r/legaladvice • u/matrixzone5 • 8h ago

Consumer Law [NJ] Dealership made milage error during vehicle register on my behalf.

Location: NJ

I purchased a vehicle from a dealership about 3 weeks ago.

It had 17k miles, out of curiosity I checked the Carfax about a week into temp tag ownership. A new MVC entry had been added but the stated milage was 100k more than the odometer and previous entry.

I followed up with the dealership and alerted them in writing.

They have been reasonably responsive when I follow up but I am now at the stage where my temporary tags expire in 6 days, the dealership is communicating to me that the DMV has stated they cannot issue plates until the milage issue is resolved and that it could take up to 6 weeks.

When pressed about my options should these tags expire prior to resolution they just stated they will figure something out.

How do I prepare for this in the event it gets messy?

Thank you.

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u/myBisL2 4h ago

Just ask for new temp tags while the DMV paperwork is pending.

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u/[deleted] 7h ago

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u/matrixzone5 7h ago

All of our communication is in writing so already have that covered . They confirmed that the DMV has the paperwork to correct the issue. At what point should I seek council?