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> Tom Layton of Henderson, Nevada first noticed FedEx's odometer rollbacks in 2017. Layton, who's been buying and selling trucks and vans for 36 years, bought a
by jmclnx 3y ago
> Tom Layton of Henderson, Nevada first noticed FedEx's odometer rollbacks in 2017. Layton, who's been buying and selling trucks and vans for 36 years, bought a FedEx Freightliner truck with around 180,000 indicated miles. When he sold the truck, his buyer hooked it up to a computer that told them the real mileage was around 400,000 miles.
And yet another reason to ensure "Right to Repair" Laws are passed and enforced.
Right now, one state, I forgot which, was informed by the auto industry they will ignore the law. I do not know if enforcement has started yet.
- primer42 3y agoMassachusetts I think https://arstechnica.com/cars/2023/06/feds-tell-automakers-not-to-comply-with-mass-right-to-repair-law/ https://arstechnica.com/cars/2023/06/feds-tell-automakers-no...
- bagacrap 3y agoThanks for the link. Instructed by the federal government not to comply seems quite a bit different than what gp is implying. Why would legislators bother considering the full implications of their bills?
- sunk1st 3y agoWe only know that “buyer hooked it up to his computer and said [something]” - how does that strengthen an argument for (or against) right to repair, exactly?
- sp332 3y agoCar manufacturers are trying to lock out that kind of interface. https://arstechnica.com/cars/2023/06/feds-tell-automakers-not-to-comply-with-mass-right-to-repair-law/ https://arstechnica.com/cars/2023/06/feds-tell-automakers-no...