no its not. it would be fraud if he sold you a car that was stolen. it is un ethical to sell you a car that was recalled. see the diffrence?this is probably what they would tell you at the dealers. they would have said , well you should have reashearched the car before you bought it. car fax history reports, which the dealer is supposed to provide upon request, should have been looked at, but hindsight is 20/20. I would call the dealer manager, tell him what happened. maybe hes not a big fan of bad faith sales. he might be ale to get it taken care of free of charge, but, everyone knows how SOME car dealers can be. it is a very tricky and sneaky business. sorry for your troubles. double check to see if they gave you a warranty, and check the recall roster to see if they are repairing for free. thats all i can think of. oh wait. see if they will give you an even trade on something else, but next time. do your research!BTW in order for a car to be claimed a lemon, it has to have documented repair on the same issue, 7 times. with no fix. then after 7 times of the thing not getting fixed, you cann legally call it a lemon. but, most people dont spend the money to have something repaired 7 times, they just replace it with new.