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... you default on your car loan (for example, by not making the payments), you aren’t entitled to notice ... However, after the repossession, you’re entitled to several written notices, including one about ... Notices You’ll Get After a California Vehicle Repossession
Under California law, the lender has ... to send you the following notices after repossessing your car:
a notice about the seizure
an inventory ... of your personal effects, and
a notice about your right to get the vehicle back through reinstatement ...