§ 32701. Findings and purposes

• (a) Congress finds that—
  • (1) buyers of motor vehicles rely heavily on the odometer reading as an index of the condition and value of a vehicle;
  • (2) buyers are entitled to rely on the odometer reading as an accurate indication of the mileage of the vehicle;
  • (3) an accurate indication of the mileage assists a buyer in deciding on the safety and reliability of the vehicle; and
  • (4) motor vehicles move in, or affect, interstate and foreign commerce.
• (b) The purposes of this chapter are—
  • (1) to prohibit tampering with motor vehicle odometers; and
  • (2) to provide safeguards to protect purchasers in the sale of motor vehicles with altered or reset odometers.