U.S. Code » Title 49 » Subtitle SUBTITLE VI— MOTOR VEHICLE AND DRIVER PROGRAMS › Part PART C— INFORMATION, STANDARDS, AND REQUIREMENTS › Chapter CHAPTER 327— ODOMETERS

49 U.S.C. § 32704

Service, repair, and replacement

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(a)Adjusting Mileage.—A person may service, repair, or replace an odometer of a motor vehicle if the mileage registered by the odometer remains the same as before the service, repair, or replacement. If the mileage cannot remain the same—(1) the person shall adjust the odometer to read zero; and(2) the owner of the vehicle or agent of the owner shall attach a written notice to the left door frame of the vehicle specifying the mileage before the service, repair, or replacement and the date of the service, repair, or replacement.(b)Removing or Altering Notice.—A person may not, with intent to defraud, remove or alter a notice attached to a motor vehicle as required by this section.(Pub. L. 103–272, § 1(e), July 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 1049.)

Historical and Revision Notes

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Section

Source (U.S. Code)

Source (Statutes at Large)

32704

15:1987.

Oct. 20, 1972, Pub. L. 92–513, § 407, 86 Stat. 962; July 14, 1976, Pub. L. 94–364, § 405, 90 Stat. 983.

In subsection (b), the text of 15:1987(b)(1) is omitted as surplus.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 8 cases (3 in the last 5 years), 1998–2024 · leading case: Shaghoian v. Aghajani, 228 F. Supp. 2d 1107 (C.D. Cal. 2002).
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Shaghoian v. Aghajani, 228 F. Supp. 2d 1107 (C.D. Cal. 2002). · cites it 2× “49 U.S.C. § 32704 (a); see also Suiter, 151 F.”
Suiter v. Mitchell Motor Coach Sales, Inc., 151 F.3d 1275 (10th Cir. 1998). “49 U.S.C. § 32704 (a). Civil liability attaches only if the owner/agent acted with intent to defraud.”
Nabors v. Auto Sports Unlimited, Inc., 475 F. Supp. 2d 646 (E.D. Mich. 2007). “§ 32703 (prohibiting tampering with odometers); 49 U.S.C. § 32704 (providing requirements for servicing or repairing odometers); 49 U.”
Nevada Fleet LLC v. Fedex Corp. (E.D. Cal. 2024). “19 49 U.S.C. § 32704 (a). Additionally, “a person transferring ownership of a motor vehicle shall 20 give the transferee .”
Moore v. MAV Motors Co. (D. Minnesota 2021). “49 U.S.C. § 32704 (a); Minn. Stat. § 325E.”
Edmondson v. Lilliston Ford, Inc. (D.N.J. 2023). “, the Federal Odometer Act, 49 U.S.C. § 32704 et seq., and New Jersey’s Consumer Fraud Act, N.”
Beam v. Domani Motor Cars, Inc., 922 F. Supp. 2d 1338 (S.D. Fla. 2013). “In addition, he claims that Defendant may have failed to comply with 49 U.S.C. § 32704 , which governs the procedures that a vehicle owner must follow when service or replacement of an odometer results in a change in the odometer’s reading.”
United States v. Carroll (4th Cir. 1998). “§§ 1984 and 1990(c), 49 U.S.C. §§ 32704 (2) and 32709(b), and 18 U.”
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