Under 49 U.S.C. § 32710, a buyer harmed by an intentional odometer violation can recover the greater of three times actual damages or $10,000, plus costs and attorney’s fees. This article explains how the formula works, what counts as actual damages, and what usually decides the amount.
A digital odometer rollback leaves no scratched wheels, only a dashboard number that disagrees with the vehicle’s records. This article explains how mileage gets rewritten, what evidence exposes it, and what federal and Florida law provide.
A Texas buyer with a rolled-back odometer has the Federal Odometer Act’s greater of three times actual damages or $10,000 plus fees, the Texas DTPA’s listed odometer violation with treble damages and fees, and a criminal statute, Transportation Code section 727.002, behind the claim.
Michigan requires a written odometer statement on every transfer under MCL 257.233a, makes tampering a felony, and gives the buyer three times actual damages or $1,500 plus attorney’s fees; the Federal Odometer Act adds the greater of three times actual damages or $10,000, plus fees.
A D.C. buyer with a rolled-back odometer has a federal claim for the greater of three times actual damages or $10,000 plus fees, and a CPPA claim that doesn’t require intent. How the fraud is proven, what each statute pays, and the two-year and three-year deadlines.
Vermont fines odometer tampering under 23 V.S.A. § 1704a and treats a missing dealer odometer statement as a deceptive act under Rule CP 108, but the buyer’s money remedy comes from the Federal Odometer Act: the greater of three times actual damages or $10,000, plus attorney’s fees.