Odometer exempt Trailer Bill of Sale — Custer County, Nebraska

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.

Custer County clerk office and recording fees

Bill-of-sale filings and title transfers for a odometer exempt trailer sale in Custer County are filed at the Nebraska county clerk in Custer 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 Custer County, call the county clerk before visiting or check the Nebraska DMV directory at https://www.google.com/search?q=Nebraska%20DMV%20title%20transfer.

Filing deadline: Nebraska requires title transfer within 30 days of the sale date. Plan the Custer County clerk visit promptly to avoid penalty fees on late filings.

Nebraska lien-release procedure for liened trailer sales

If the trailer carries an active lien, the seller cannot transfer clean title to the buyer until the lien is released. Nebraska 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. Lienholder completes the lien release section on the back of the existing Nebraska title.
2. Owner submits the released title and title application at a county treasurer's office.
3. Pay the title fee and receive a clean Nebraska title.

Form reference: DMV Title (lien section) is the Nebraska document used to clear a lien on a trailer title before a Custer County odometer exempt transfer can be recorded.

Trailer recall categories to verify before a Custer County odometer exempt transfer

Open safety recalls follow the vehicle, not the owner — if the trailer has an unrepaired recall when the odometer exempt sale closes, the Custer 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 trailer models:

• Tires
• Electrical (lighting)
• Axle/Suspension
• Coupling
• Brakes

On average a trailer model has 1.5 recalls — buyers in Custer 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 Nebraska consumer-protection law.