Disclosure requirements for auto sales

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ViolinDB

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I recently purchased a car from a car dealership. On the purchase agreement, there is a section as follows:

(Below is verbatim from the document)

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**Seller discloses that:

The Vehicle was used as a driver training motor vehicle

The Vehicle was used as a leased or rented motor vehicle

The Vehicle was a factory buyback motor vehicle or was returned pursuant to the Kansas "Lemon Law"

**If no boxes are checked, to the best of Seller's knowledge, information, and belief, the Vehicle has not been used as a driver training motor vehicle, or a leased or rented motor vehicle, is not a factory buyback motor vehicle, and has not been returned pursuant to the Kansas "Lemon Law"

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Each of the three statements has a check box at the beginning.

None of these boxes were checked by the dealership.

After I received the paperwork, I examined all the documents and noted the title indicated the first owner to have been "Enterprise Leasing Co SW" with an address in Wichita, KS. This was further substantiated by a CarFax report.

I have no problems with the car and am satisfied with the car. The fact that it was a rental car also does not concern me since I also purchased a 3 year maintenance agreement, so any problems are covered. I have had the car for less than two weeks and have not registered it yet.

What are the laws and/or requirements regarding disclosure by the care dealership, is this a legal issue, and should I pursue it? There is also a section for disclosure with regards to trade-in vehicles (which I did not have) and on the back, the possible consequences for failing to disclose defects are listed and they are, in my opinion, fairly serious.

What would your recommendation be?
 
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