Odometer fraud protection
Committing odometer fraud is a serious crime in Japan. It’s considered an offense with potential punishments including legal action potential criminal charges depending on the severity of the fraud that sometime result jail or heavy penalties. Odometer fraud also called odometer tampering, or “busting miles” or “clocking” is the illegal practice of rolling back odometers to make it appear that vehicles have lower mileage than actual.
To ensure correct mileage, Japan Inspection Organization (JIO) issue “Odometer verification certificate” for the vehicles once registered in Japan. The certificate will be issued with last available mileage record. The “Odometer verification certificate” may cannot issue if mileage data is insufficient.
Fee: Soft copy PDF by Email: Japanese Yen 10,000 per certificate (currency exchange rate)
Hard copy by speed courier: Japanese Yen 15,000 per certificate (currency exchange rate)
How to pay fee: Fee is accepted by credit card only.
Accepted Credit cards: Visa card, Master card, JCB card, American Express, Diners Card.
Procedure
- Fill-up the Application form by click here.
- The verification for the certificate from relevant agencies/authorities in Japan will take 5-8 working days.
- Certificate will be sent by Email attachment soon after verification process is completed.
- If required, hard copy also can be sent by speed courier to overseas address, and by Japan post or Takkyubin to a local address in Japan.
Send inquiry for vehicle recall verification certificate by Email: inquiry@japaninspection.org