The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced in mid-July that it conducted the first compliance sweep of car dealerships since the effective date of its revised Used Car Rule requiring the use of a new Buyer’s Guide sticker. The sweep occurred between April and June 2018 in 20 cities nationwide. The FTC partnered with 12 agencies in seven states to ensure dealers are displaying a revised version of the Buyer’s Guide, which contains warranty and other information for consumers. 

In the sweep, the FTC inspected over 2,300 vehicles at 94 car dealerships in seven states. Inspectors found that approximately 70 percent of vehicles displayed Buyer’s Guides and roughly half of those displayed the appropriate revised Buyer’s Guide. Just 33 dealerships posted the revised Buyer’s Guide on more than half of their vehicles, and only 14 dealerships were compliant in having revised Buyer’s Guides on all their used vehicles for sale. 

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