Delaware Code Title 21 Sec. 6406 – Lawful service, repair or replacement
(a) Nothing in this chapter shall prevent the service, repair or replacement of an odometer, provided the mileage indicated thereon remains the same as before the service, repair or replacement. Where the odometer is incapable of registering the same mileage as before such service, repair or replacement, the odometer shall be adjusted to read “0” and a notice in writing shall be attached to the left door frame of the vehicle by the owner or the owner’s agent specifying the mileage prior to repair or replacement of the odometer and the date on which it was repaired or replaced.
Terms Used In Delaware Code Title 21 Sec. 6406
- Mileage: means actual distance that a vehicle has traveled. See Delaware Code Title 21 Sec. 6402
- Odometer: means an instrument for measuring and recording the actual distance a motor vehicle travels while in operation; but shall not include any auxiliary odometer designed to be reset by the operator of the motor vehicle for the purpose of recording mileage on trips. See Delaware Code Title 21 Sec. 6402
(b) (1) No person shall fail to adjust an odometer or affix a notice regarding such adjustment as required pursuant to subsection (a) of this section.
(2) No person shall, with intent to defraud, remove or alter any notice affixed to a motor vehicle pursuant to subsection (a) of this section.