Buying and Selling Vehicles - New (to me) car missing some things...

I bought a car from a used dealership in August of 2006. At the time the car didn't have a functioning middle seatbelt and the emergency/hazard lights didn't work. The delaership fixed the problem, it took a month or two, but it got done. I recently noticed that the car didn't come with a spare tire. I am wondering if anyone here knows if that is legal. I heard selling a vehicle without all seatbelts being operational is illegal, I just want to know if that is the same for spares. Thanks!

Not likely, although I confess I don't know for sure. I'm not even sure the inop middle seatbelt was illegal. Is there a licensed dealer out there who can give us the answer?

FWIW, in the future you might want to be a little more thorough in your pre-purchase examination of the vehicle.

Where we are and I suspect in your area as well a spare tire is not a piece of required safety equipment like a mirror or brakelight.

I don't see it being a legal requirement , check for a local "you pull it " junk yard .

my sons first car had a spare ,few months later he had a flat and the rim was wrong , bolt pattern was just slightly off . ever since then I check the spare on every used car i buy to be sure it actually fits

Most of the time cars come with a spare tire, but being a used car , no, I don't see why it would be illegal, check before you buy next time.

Spare tires are usually an option on all new cars. If the option is not used there would be no spare. So it is not surprising a used car would not have one.