[crxsitogo]

just out of curiosity-what can happen to a dealer or a private seller if this happens? as in, what time of charges can occur, if any?
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[stick]

I would think that it would be classified as fraud and sentencing would depend upon the difference in value that it would make to the vehicle.

 

[toxiclows]

FROM...

http://www.dot.wisconsin.gov/safety/con ... ometer.htm

Tamperers face fines and jail time

Resetting, disconnecting or altering a vehicle’s odometer to conceal the true mileage is called "odometer tampering." It is illegal for anyone to tamper with an odometer or to sell a vehicle knowing that the odometer has been tampered with.

Whether tampering is done by a backyard mechanic who resets the odometer before trading for a new car, by a person who buys a gadget to keep miles from registering on the odometer, by a dealer who contracts with a "reconditioning" firm, or by a multi-state used car mill, odometer tampering violates state and federal laws, and is punishable by fines, imprisonment or both.