Title 49 — TransportationRelease 119-73not60
§32704 Service, Repair, and Replacement
Title 49 › Subtitle SUBTITLE VI— MOTOR VEHICLE AND DRIVER PROGRAMS › Part C— INFORMATION, STANDARDS, AND REQUIREMENTS › Chapter 327— ODOMETERS › § 32704
Summary
Odometers can be serviced or replaced if they still show the same miles. If they cannot, set the odometer to read zero and the owner or agent must attach a written notice on the left door frame with the prior mileage and the date. Do not remove or alter that notice 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 49 — Transportation
Last Updated
Apr 5, 2026
Release point: 119-73not60