According to the NHTSA, there are approximately 452,000 cases
of odometer fraud per year in the United States.
NHTSA investigates safety defects in motor vehicles, sets and enforces fuel economy standards, helps states and local communities reduce the threat of drunk drivers, promotes the use of safety belts, child safety seats and air bags,
investigates odometer fraud, establishes and enforces vehicle anti-theft regulations and provides consumer information on motor vehicle safety topics.
Congress tried to
reduce odometer fraud in 1986 by passing the Truth in Mileage Act, which requires owners to disclose mileage on the title when a vehicle is sold.
Crooked numbers or numbers that contain gaps are often an indication
of odometer fraud.
NHTSA motor vehicle and traffic safety programs; drunk drivers; safety belts; child safety seats; automatic crash protection (such as air bags); driver behavior; vehicle safety; crashworthiness of new cars; fuel economy;
odometer fraud; and motor vehicle theft.
The National Automobile Dealers Association has moved to protect dealers and consumers from salvage or
odometer fraud.
Odometer fraud is another issue.
Even dealers can get tricked, so a vehicle history report from a web - based service like CarProof or CarFax is a great way to check for hidden accident claims, unpaid liens and
odometer fraud.
If you're looking at the odometer reading on the car and it's smaller than the last reported odometer reading in the NMVTIS report, you're probably a victim of
odometer fraud.