Odometer exempt ATV Bill of Sale — Johnson County, Indiana

Legal notes

49 CFR § 580.17 exempts vehicles 10 or more model years old from the odometer disclosure requirement of the Motor Vehicle Information and Cost Savings Act (49 U.S.C. § 32705). Gross-weight exemption applies to vehicles with a GVWR exceeding 16,000 lbs. Despite the federal exemption, knowingly falsifying mileage on any document is still fraud under 49 U.S.C. § 32709.

Johnson County clerk office and recording fees

Bill-of-sale filings and title transfers for a odometer exempt atv sale in Johnson County are filed at the Indiana county clerk in Johnson County (sometimes called the recorder, tax collector, or treasurer depending on the state). The office accepts the signed bill of sale, the assigned title, and a completed title application. Recording fees vary by document type; expect a base fee plus per-page charges for additional pages.

For office hours, recording fees, and accepted payment methods in Johnson County, call the county clerk before visiting or check the Indiana DMV directory at https://www.google.com/search?q=Indiana%20DMV%20title%20transfer.

Filing deadline: Indiana requires title transfer within 45 days of the sale date. Plan the Johnson County clerk visit promptly to avoid penalty fees on late filings.

Indiana lien-release procedure for liened atv sales

If the atv carries an active lien, the seller cannot transfer clean title to the buyer until the lien is released. Indiana handles this through a documented sequence that the lienholder, seller, and buyer must complete in order. Skipping a step often means the new title is issued with the lien still noted, blocking resale.

1. Obtain State Form 1014 from the Indiana BMV or the lienholder.
2. Lienholder completes and signs State Form 1014 releasing the lien.
3. Submit State Form 1014 with the existing title and title application at an Indiana BMV branch.
4. Pay the title fee and receive a clean Indiana title.

Form reference: State Form 1014 is the Indiana document used to clear a lien on a atv title before a Johnson County odometer exempt transfer can be recorded.

ATV recall categories to verify before a Johnson County odometer exempt transfer

Open safety recalls follow the vehicle, not the owner — if the atv has an unrepaired recall when the odometer exempt sale closes, the Johnson County buyer inherits the obligation to bring it to a dealer for the free fix. The NHTSA recall database flags the following categories most frequently for atv models:

• Fuel System
• Steering
• Suspension
• Electrical
• Throttle

On average a atv model has 2.1 recalls — buyers in Johnson County should run a NHTSA recall check before signing. Enter the VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls to pull the live status. Document any open recalls in the bill of sale so the buyer cannot later claim the seller concealed a known defect — a clean disclosure protects both parties under Indiana consumer-protection law.