But they cannot change the owner of the vehicle on the records from the Manufacturer, yes they can find out recalls, but you are not going to get a letter in the mail from Nissan Canada or whom ever if you bought a used vehicle.
I've bought many used vehicles, never bothered to register them with the manufacturer and never received anything (despite visiting a dealer for repair / etc). If you call the manufacturer they will have you on record as the owner for future problems that could come up.
when I bought my used outback, the local dealer updated subaru's records, because I started getting stuff from Subaru Canada.
So maybe they 'can't' do it, but obviously they 'do' do it.
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