US Code

Public Law 119-73 (01/23/2026)

49 U.S.C. § 32703

Preventing tampering

A person may not—
(1)
advertise for sale, sell, use, install, or have installed, a device that makes an odometer of a motor vehicle register a mileage different from the mileage the vehicle was driven, as registered by the odometer within the designed tolerance of the manufacturer of the odometer;
(2)
disconnect, reset, alter, or have disconnected, reset, or altered, an odometer of a motor vehicle intending to change the mileage registered by the odometer;
(3)
with intent to defraud, operate a motor vehicle on a street, road, or highway if the person knows that the odometer of the vehicle is disconnected or not operating; or
(4)
conspire to violate this section or section 32704 or 32705 of this title.

Pub. L. 103–272, § 1(e)108 Stat. 1049Pub. L. 103–429, § 6(33)108 Stat. 4380(, , ; , , .)

Historical and Revision Notes

Pub. L. 103–272

Revised

Section

Source (U.S. Code)

Source (Statutes at Large)

32703(1)

15:1983.

Oct. 20, 1972, Pub. L. 92–513, § 403, 86 Stat. 962; July 14, 1976, Pub. L. 94–364, § 402, 90 Stat. 983.

32703(2)

15:1984.

Oct. 20, 1972, Pub. L. 92–513, §§ 404, 405, 86 Stat. 962; restated July 14, 1976, Pub. L. 94–364, §§ 403, 404, 90 Stat. 983.

32703(3)

15:1985.

32703(4)

15:1986.

Oct. 20, 1972, Pub. L. 92–513, § 406, 86 Stat. 962.

In clause (1), the words “the mileage the vehicle was driven, as registered by the odometer within the designed tolerance of the manufacturer of the odometer” are substituted for “the true mileage driven. For purposes of this section, the true mileage driven is that mileage driven by the vehicle as registered by the odometer within the manufacturer’s designed tolerance” to eliminate unnecessary words.

In clause (3), the words “public” and “road” are added for consistency in this subtitle.

Pub. L. 103–429

section 1 of the Act of July 5, 1994Public Law 103–272108 Stat. 1049This amends 49:32703(3) to correct an error in the codification enacted by (, ).

Editorial Notes

Amendments

Pub. L. 103–4291994—Par. (3). struck out “public” before “street”.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date of 1994 Amendment

Pub. L. 103–429section 9 of Pub. L. 103–429section 321 of this titleAmendment by effective , see , set out as a note under .