odometer rollback
Tampering with mileage
Odometer rollback is the illegal practice of tampering with a vehicle's odometer to show fewer miles than actually driven, making the car appear less worn and more valuable.
The term applies both to the act itself and to vehicles that have been tampered with: The dealer got caught selling odometer rollbacks.
Also called clocking in British English.
- mileageDistance traveled by vehicle
- fraudIntentional criminal trickery
- tamperingImproper interference with something
- speedometerVehicle velocity display
- dashboardVehicle control panel
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