Code of Federal Regulations (Last Updated: November 8, 2024) |
Title 49 - Transportation |
Subtitle B - Other Regulations Relating to Transportation |
Chapter V - National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Department of Transportation |
Part 580 - Odometer Disclosure Requirements |
§ 580.17 - Exemptions.
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§ 580.17 Exemptions.
Notwithstanding the requirements of §§ 580.5 and 580.7:
(a) A transferor or a lessee of any of the following motor vehicles need not disclose the vehicle's odometer mileage:
(1) A vehicle having a Gross Vehicle Weight Rating, as defined in § 571.3 of this title, of more than 16,000 pounds;
(2) A vehicle that is not self-propelled;
(3)
that was(i) A vehicle
amanufactured in
beginningor before the 2010 model year
tenthat is transferred at least
before10 years
in which the transfer occurs; orafter January 1 of the calendar year
corresponding to its designated model year;
(ii) Example to paragraph (a)(3): For vehicle transfers occurring during calendar year 2020, model year 2010 or older vehicles are exempt.
3(4)
(i) A vehicle manufactured in or after the 2011 model year that is transferred at least 20 years after January 1 of the calendar year corresponding to its designated model year; or
(ii) Example to paragraph (a)(
19984): For vehicle transfers occurring during calendar year
19882031, model year
2011 or older vehicles are exempt.
4(
5) A vehicle sold directly by the manufacturer to any agency of the United States in conformity with contractual specifications.
(b) A transferor of a new vehicle prior to its first transfer for purposes other than resale need not disclose the vehicle's odometer mileage.
(c) A lessor of any of the vehicles listed in paragraph (a) of this section need not notify the lessee of any of these vehicles of the disclosure requirements of § 580.7.
[53 FR 29476, Aug. 5, 1988, as amended at 54 FR 35888, Aug. 30, 1989. Redesignated at 62 FR 47765, Sept. 11, 1997; 63 FR 52632, Oct. 1, 1998; 84 FR 52704, Oct. 2, 2019; 84 FR 65019, Nov. 26, 2019]