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§32704 Service, repair, and replacement

Title 49 › Subtitle SUBTITLE VI— - MOTOR VEHICLE AND DRIVER PROGRAMS › Part PART C— - INFORMATION, STANDARDS, AND REQUIREMENTS › Chapter CHAPTER 327— - ODOMETERS › § 32704

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

Odometers may be serviced, repaired, or replaced if they keep the same mileage. If not, reset the odometer to zero and the owner/agent must attach a written notice on left door frame with prior mileage and date. No one may remove or alter it with intent to defraud.

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Title 49, §32704

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(a)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)A person may not, with intent to defraud, remove or alter a notice attached to a motor vehicle as required by this section.

Legislative History

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Historical and Revision Notes

Revised SectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 3270415:1987.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.

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Citation

49 U.S.C. § 32704

Title 49Transportation

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73