Odometer exempt Van Bill of Sale — Pendleton County, West Virginia

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.

Pendleton County clerk office and recording fees

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

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

West Virginia lien-release procedure for liened van sales

If the van carries an active lien, the seller cannot transfer clean title to the buyer until the lien is released. West Virginia 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 Form DMV-62-TR or the lien release section on the existing West Virginia title.
2. Owner submits the lien release with the title and title application at a WV DMV office.
3. Pay the title fee and receive a clean West Virginia title.

Form reference: DMV-62-TR or Title (lien section) is the West Virginia document used to clear a lien on a van title before a Pendleton County odometer exempt transfer can be recorded.

Van recall categories to verify before a Pendleton County odometer exempt transfer

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

• Electrical
• Power Train
• Airbags
• Doors/Latches
• Fuel System

On average a van model has 3 recalls — buyers in Pendleton 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 West Virginia consumer-protection law.