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§580.17. Exemptions.

49 C.F.R. § 580.17

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 manufactured in or before the 2010 model year that is transferred at least 10 years after 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.
(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)(4)— For vehicle transfers occurring during calendar year 2031, model year 2011 or older vehicles are exempt.
(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.
Notes, amendments, and revision history

Amendments

[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]

Authority

Authority: 49 U.S.C. 32705; Pub. L. 112-141; delegation of authority at 49 CFR 1.95.

Source

Source: 53 FR 29476, Aug. 5, 1988, unless otherwise noted.

Amendments

[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]