Ford Dealership, Former Owner Accused Of Rolling Back A Bronco's Mileage By More Than 50% Before Selling It

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Odometer rollbacks are thing cipher ever wants to woody pinch connected a car they conscionable bought. Unfortunately for 1 utilized Ford Bronco buyer successful Michigan, that's precisely nan rumor he's facing. Now, he's suing, accusing a section Ford dealership of certifying an incorrect odometer reference that has little than half nan miles it should person connected it. 

The Bronco successful mobility was leased by Lunghamer Ford of Owosso, astir 90 miles northwest of Detroit, successful April of 2023. It was subsequently returned successful September of 2025, and that's erstwhile nan dealership recorded 24,042 miles connected nan clock, according to a national tribunal title reviewed by Automotive News. Here's nan rub, though: nan title lists 5 dates erstwhile nan Bronco's lessee had it serviced by different Ford dealership aliases independent shop. During those visits, nan reported mileage accrued from 33,641 miles successful April of 2024 to a whopping 60,657 miles successful July of 2025. This woman was driving. That's besides astir a period and a half earlier she turned it in, yet erstwhile Wesley Beckman (disturbingly British name) bought nan off-roader backmost successful November of past year, complete 36,000 miles had vanished.

Now, it's a matter of figuring retired who knew what, and when. The title alleges that nan trader "knew aliases had logic to cognize of nan inaccuracy of nan odometer connection astatine nan clip it sold nan vehicle," AutoNews reports. It goes connected to opportunity that nan personification who leased nan Bronco had antecedently "tampered pinch nan odometer and rolled it backmost [more than] 36,000 miles."

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Now, Beckman is seeking damages from Lunghamer Ford and nan Bronco's erstwhile lessee, who his lawyer says is legally liable for nan mileage rollback, saying it's "hard to spot how" she wouldn't beryllium alert of nan discrepancy. Just to apical it each off, Beckman is besides looking for damages from nan lender that financed nan deal. The suit besides alleges violations of some national and Michigan odometer laws, misrepresentation, breach of statement and violations of nan authorities user protection law.

Beckman's lawyer told Automotive News that Ford itself — which isn't a suspect successful nan lawsuit — really offered to bargain backmost nan SUV arsenic a citrus if he agreed to motion a archive that nan odometer reference reflected existent miles. He apparently rejected nan connection because "it would person exposed him to being sued by consequent purchasers." Something is fishy here, folks.

Unfortunately, odometer rollbacks aren't astir arsenic uncommon arsenic they should be. We've sewage you covered, though. In nan past, we've told you how to show if a car's mileage has been rolled back, and which states person nan astir cars pinch rolled-back odometers. We've besides covered plentifulness of stories connected nan matter, like an Ohio utilized car trader that was sued for rolling backmost cars, FedEx being accused of rolling backmost motortruck odometers and Ferrari's rollback issues.