Rental companies like Hertz
Rental companies like Hertz/Avis/Enterprise are not allowed to sell/rent vehicles with safety recalls. FTC law. However, car dealerships are not required to follow the same law due to loopholes and will not sit used cars until repaired. So they tend to sell/dump the units as fast as they can, to get the asset off their books. You can spot these as the price is almost too good to be true or below market value. They protect themselves by showing you the CarFax (or similar) and have you sign the document to presumably release them of liability. Do your research on any vehicle your are purchasing.