1993-1999 odometer roll over

Search on

I've seen some threads about it.

Thanks for the info. This car was bought in Canada and has been here since new. How do I know the true mileage (actually kilometers here)? The provincial (state) registration was verbally given the mileage as

379,000 km when the person I purchased the vehicle from registered it on Dec. 30, 2005 but they won't provide this in writing because it was verbal. Also when the most recent vehicle inspection was done by the person I bought it from in Jan., 2006 the recorded mileage was 381,000+. Unfortunately because of a new federal Protection of Privacy Act here the company verbally confirms this but won't give me any documentation. Feels like this is all protecting a fraud artist. The police say they need documentation that the odometers roll over at 300,000km but VW refuses to provide anyth> I assume you bought the car in the US because you mention VW North America.

Hi Frank, Did you get run a Car Fax (or some other equivalent) report on it before you bought it? They, and perhaps others like them, will buy your car back from you if they failed to detect the odometer fraud when they ran the report. And you wouldn't need proof of rollover for them, you would only need proof of what the seller advertised it as having vs. their records of what it used to be.

-Bryan

I don't know how it works in Canada, but if inspections are required in the USA the mileage is usually recorded and sent to the state. If policies in the Frozen North are similar, and you are certain the odometer has been set back, then showing the car to a police investigator, filling out a complaint, etc., may result in an investigation of the inspection records that could lead to criminal prosecution. The court records that result might be the basis for an insurance claim or even a subsequent civil suit.

Just a thought.

JRE