§ 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)

    (i) A vehicle

    that was

    manufactured in

    a

    or before the 2010 model year

    beginning

    that is transferred at least

    ten

    10 years

    before

    after January 1 of the calendar year

    in which the transfer occurs; or

    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.

    (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)(

    3

    4): For vehicle transfers occurring during calendar year

    1998

    2031, model year

    1988

    2011 or older vehicles are exempt.

    (

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    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]