49 U.S.C. § 32701 : TRANSPORTATION — MOTOR VEHICLE AND DRIVER PROGRAMS — INFORMATION, STANDARDS, AND REQUIREMENTS — ODOMETERS — Findings and purposes

(a) FINDINGS.-Congress finds that-
(1) buyers of motor vehicles rely heavily on the odometer reading as an index of the condition and value of a vehicle;
(2) buyers are entitled to rely on the odometer reading as an accurate indication of the mileage of the vehicle;
(3) an accurate indication of the mileage assists a buyer in deciding on the safety and reliability of the vehicle; and
(4) motor vehicles move in, or affect, interstate and foreign commerce.
(b) PURPOSES.-The purposes of this chapter are-
(1) to prohibit tampering with motor vehicle odometers; and
(2) to provide safeguards to protect purchasers in the sale of motor vehicles with altered or reset odometers.

49 U.S.C. § 32701

Pub. L. 103-272, §1(e), July 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 1048.

HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES
Revised

Section

 Source (U.S. Code) Source (Statutes at Large)
32701(a) 15:1981 (1st sentence). Oct. 20, 1972, Pub. L. 92-513, §401, 86 Stat. 961.
32701(b) 15:1981 (last sentence).

odometer
"odometer" means an instrument or system of components for measuring and recording the distance a motor vehicle is driven, but does not include an auxiliary instrument or system of components designed to be reset by the operator of the vehicle to record mileage of a trip.
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