What exactly is your concern? Hopefully you plan on riding your bike. Unless the mileage is tied to some kind of warranty, then I wouldn't worry about it. Once you put 2,000 miles on it, no one will care.

 

Found out last week that my transmission fluid was 8oz low after 600 miles of riding. The thought is that it went into the primary. It's going into the shop at a dealer other then the one I purchased it from this coming Wednesday to start testing for for fluid transfer issues on TA0022. They could likely question the mileage discrepancy being that the mileage is lower then the last recorded transaction not only on the title but, on the service records, and the VIN verification. I guess I could tell them that I've been driving backwards for the last 1,800 but that might void the warranty.

 

I contacted the dealer about this issue and they are claiming they don't know what happened. The General Manager got real snotty with me stating that they have power or attorney to do whatever they see fit with mileage.

On another note, How could an odometer be rolled back? My odometer showed 1646 less miles on it then it had when I signed the papers back in January. All the paperwork says 6812. The service history says 6812. The purchase from the previous dealer says 6812. I remember pressing the tip meter and it said 6812.

The dealer had it for two months doing the recalls and adding some options put on the purchase. I took delivery on it around the beginning of April. It's the odometer and not the trip meter. The VIN matches the paper work. I tired to contact the previous owner but he died in May.

According to the local dealer where I'm from, the only way to permanently change mileage is to change the ECM. Why someone would want to roll back an odometer just 1600 or so miles is insane. There's another issue here that someone isn't telling me. If unauthorized changes were made to my bike after purchase it and is undocumented, that's an issue I could bring up with an outside agency for investigation if I feel that someone was trying to hide.

..and unrelated to my issue, the General Service Manager, The General Sales Manger, and the Parts Manager are no longer employed at the dealer where I purchased the bike.

 

You're spending too much time worrying about this. Could be someone looked at trip or something. I don't think CSI or the Democratic Party is going to jump on this.

 

Oh so you're saying the tip had more miles than the odometer? Interesting.

 

The trip meter has a decimal place on it, that if you missed reading it you could inadvertently turn 681.2 into 6812. Mistakes can happen, it doesn't have to mean something ominous.

 

Agreed. I’d forget about this and start thinking about a possible transfer issue.

 

When I reviewed the bike on the day of purchase on 1/25, I pushed the button with the ignition off. That never shows the TRIP meter, it shows the ODOMETER only. It said 6812. Please let me know if you have any further suggestions.

 

The bike is at a different dealer right now about the transfer issue which is right around the corner from me. The place of purchase is 40 miles from me. Two separate dealers and two separate issues. But, I was told that the only way to roll back an odometer is to change the ECU. If that was done it was done after I purchased the bike and it wasn't authorized by me.

Another thing, with this OD discrepancy, what if I now want to sell the bike.. Where does that leave me when the OD doesn't jive with the paperwork

 

Harley warranties are unlimited mileage, and solely based on years. So there is no reason for someone to roll the mileage backwards for any reason by such a small amount. If you can't get the selling dealership to fix the paperwork, then simply go put some miles on the bike. get it to at least what the paperwork says, then your problem is solved, and you got to ride and smile the whole way.