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US has very strictly enforced laws against odometer tampering. "Major defendants in large odometer fraud prosecutions have received prison terms of up to seven
by jedmeyers 6y ago
US has very strictly enforced laws against odometer tampering.
"Major defendants in large odometer fraud prosecutions have received prison terms of up to seven years under current Sentencing Guidelines which do not permit parole. Sentences in the 18 month to three year range are common."
https://www.justice.gov/civil/case/federal-odometer-tampering-statutes#:~:text=Major%20defendants%20in%20large%20odometer,three%20year%20range%20are%20common https://www.justice.gov/civil/case/federal-odometer-tamperin....
- tyingq 6y agoThings like Carfax discourage it as well. They have partnerships with oil change (and similar) services that record the mileage and date. Rolling back becomes obvious.
- fnord77 6y agogiven the number of odometer eeprom hacking tools sold on Ebay, it must be fairly widespread
- jedmeyers 6y agoNo one says it's not easy. Stealing mail is fairly easy too. Federal prison is not a fun place to be, though.