So how does all this odometer rollback happen? Is it that easy to manipulate the odometer? Is it a hack or are they replacing the dash components? I’m not asking for step by step on how to do it, just wondering if there’s a “tell” that one could use to figure out if it’s been tampered with? Seems super common with Lambos for some reason.
Google 'odometer correction' and there are all kinds of 'companies' you can send your gauge cluster to in order to have your odometer "corrected".
There is a legit reason to have this done. Say your dash becomes inop...etc, you might then have to replace it and need the mileage to reflect actual. But I would hazard to say 95% of the business is used for illegal purposes.
I believe on the Gallardo and older lambos, it is stored on a eprom in the dash unit. Some cars it is OBD accessible.
On Huracans, it is stored in multiple places. I have heard of stories where people put 'mileage blockers' on a H, but when the dealer reads the trans it reflects the actual mileage and there no way of hiding it. (why a PPI at a lambo dealer is a must). Some cars, I think BMW and possibly mercedes fight fraud by storing in even more places like the car keys.
Not sure what this guys story is but about a year a go my mother-in-law went to trade in her Ford Focus for a new Toyota and the Toyota dealership said there was an odometer rollback issue and wouldn't give her fair trade for her car. I looked at the report and it was obvious when her car was at the Ford dealership for oil change services that they fat fingered the mileage when they entered it. Mileage went from 35k to 33k and then to 43k. The 33k should have been 38K. Caused all kinds of issues and was a PIA trading her car in. Dealership couldn't do anything about it to fix the report.
That is not the case with the car listed but yes you are correct that can happen. I saw a car fax one time for a car where it was flagged for 'odometer rollback', but it was only 100 miles and separated by a single day. What happened was car was inspected first, then they they went and titled it and wrote the wrong info on the odometer disclosure when they titled. (probably making their best guess). Only problem was service station who did inspection had exact mileage and the mileage listed on the new title/registration was slightly under (again, probably a guess) and it put a flag in the system.
ALWAYS verify mileage and dont guess when title-ing or registering.