Auto recall

[texasqueen]

What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? Texas
I bought a car at a used car lot in February 2009. Just recently my car caught on fire while I was driving it. I later found that there was a recall on my car for an engine issue that would cause the car to catch on fire. My question is how was I to know that my car was being recalled? Would this be something the dealer would know?

[JETX]

My question is how was I to know that my car was being recalled?

There are all kinds of FREE recall searches on the internet.... starting with:
[url=http://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/recalls/]Office of Defects Investigation - Safety Recalls[/url]

Would this be something the dealer would know?

Would know?? Possibly.
Required to know?? No.
Liable for not knowing?? No.