How to fill out the HSMV 82993 in Florida
A field-by-field walkthrough of the Florida HSMV 82993 (Separate Odometer Disclosure Statement and Acknowledgment) for licensed used car dealers — what goes in every section, who signs what, and the documents you attach. Verified against the official form, FLHSMV procedure TL-09 (Odometer Disclosure and Declaration Requirements, rev. 06/2026), section 319.225, Florida Statutes, and 49 CFR Part 580 as of October 2026.
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Filling out the FL HSMV 82993 after a sale:
- What it is
- Florida's standalone odometer disclosure statement (HSMV 82993), used when no title or other form carries the federal mileage disclosure
- Who completes it
- The seller states the mileage and signs; the buyer signs and prints their name to acknowledge it. On a retail sale the seller is your dealership
- Where to file it
- Usually nowhere. Seller and buyer exchange copies and dealers keep theirs 5 years; the tax collector asks for it to correct a blank, altered, or mismatched odometer entry
- Processing time
- None. It isn't processed on its own
- Cost
- No fee printed on the form
This guide is informational and does not replace the official Florida instructions. Always confirm the current form and procedure with the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles (FLHSMV) before you file.
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What the HSMV 82993 is and why it matters
HSMV 82993 is Florida's Separate Odometer Disclosure Statement and Acknowledgment. The seller states the mileage, the date it was read, and whether it's actual, over the odometer's mechanical limits, or not actual. The buyer signs to acknowledge it. Both sign under penalty of perjury.
Most Florida dealer sales don't need it. A Florida title issued on or after April 29, 1990 has the odometer statement built in, and the dealer reassignment supplement (HSMV 82994) and power of attorney (HSMV 82995) carry their own. The 82993 is for the transfers that have no other compliant odometer form, and it's the document tax collectors ask for when an odometer entry on a title application is blank, altered, or doesn't match. This guide walks every box and says when a dealer actually needs one.
The current revision is HSMV 82993 (Rev. 11/11), the form FLHSMV posts today. It's the Florida odometer statement people mean when they search "form 82993." The PDF is fillable, so you can upload it to DealerVLO once under Settings → Forms: the VIN, year, make, color, body, title number, and both parties' names and addresses fill from every deal. Two quirks in the state's PDF: the make, color, and body boxes each take only 6 characters, so use the short codes printed on the title; and the reading is six single-digit boxes. Check the reading and the status box against the car before anyone signs. Those are the seller's sworn statement.
Documents to have before you start
The HSMV 82993 usually stays in your deal file, not the title packet. It travels with a title application only when the tax collector asks for it to fix an odometer problem.
- The vehicle, so you can read the odometer — The form records the reading and the date it was read. Read it the day you fill the form, not from the auction sheet.
- The title or proof of ownership — Copy the VIN, year, make, body, and title number from it. If the title's own odometer statement is complete and correct, you may not need an 82993 at all.
- A letterhead affidavit explaining the error, when correcting an alteration or discrepancy — TL-09 requires an affidavit from the transferor, on dealership letterhead when a dealer is involved, alongside the corrected disclosure.
HSMV 82993, section by section
When to use HSMV 82993, and when not to
The back of the form sets the rules. Use it when a vehicle that needs an odometer disclosure is sold or bought and no disclosure has been made on another state or federal form. Don't use it when a Florida title issued on or after April 29, 1990 is available, when an HSMV 82994 dealer reassignment supplement or an HSMV 82995 power of attorney/odometer disclosure was used, or when a conforming out-of-state title is used. On a normal retail sale, your odometer statement goes in the reassignment on the title or the 82994. Where dealers do reach for an 82993: FLHSMV procedure TL-09 lists it as the fix when an odometer entry is omitted, altered, or doesn't match on a title application, and as a way to show the current reading when a record reads "999,999 Not Actual Mileage." If a title is held electronically and the buyer keeps it electronic, section 319.225(7) calls for a secure reassignment document signed at the tax collector or license plate agent, and FLHSMV's TL-11 names the HSMV 82994 for that, not the 82993.
| Field | Who fills it |
|---|---|
Paper Florida title (issued on or after April 29, 1990) Disclose on the title's reassignment. No 82993. | You (dealer) |
Title reassignments used up, or a nonconforming title HSMV 82994 carries the disclosure. | You (dealer) |
Title held by a lienholder or lost HSMV 82995 power of attorney/odometer disclosure. | You (dealer) |
Correction of a blank, altered, or mismatched reading 82993 (or 82994 when a dealer is involved), plus an affidavit for alterations and discrepancies. | You (dealer) |
Vehicle description: VIN, year, make, color, body, title number
The top row identifies the car. Copy each item from the title so it matches the title application. In the fillable PDF, the year box takes 4 characters and make, color, and body take 6 each, so use the abbreviations the title uses. Enter the title number of the title being transferred.
| Field | Who fills it |
|---|---|
Vehicle identification number All 17 characters, matching the title. | You (dealer) |
Year, make, color, body Short codes fit the PDF's 6-character boxes. | You (dealer) |
Title number | You (dealer) |
The reading: 5 or 6 digit odometer, miles, date read
Check whether the odometer has 5 or 6 digits, then write the reading in the boxes with no tenths. FLHSMV's TL-09 says not to write in the tenths block. Enter the date you read it (month, day, year). A reading over 100,000 isn't wrong on a six-digit odometer, and FLHSMV notes that a six-digit odometer doesn't require the "in excess of mechanical limits" box. Florida exempts model year 2010 and older vehicles, and model year 2011 and newer vehicles once they're 20 years old. Vehicles over 16,000 pounds GVWR and vehicles that aren't self-propelled are also exempt. In 2026 that means every model year 2011 or newer car or light truck still needs a disclosure.
| Field | Who fills it |
|---|---|
5 digit or 6 digit odometer checkbox | You (dealer) |
Odometer now reads (no tenths) Six single-digit boxes in the PDF. | You (dealer) |
Date read: month / day / year | You (dealer) |
The certification: actual, exceeds limits, or not actual
Check exactly one box. Box 1, "reflects actual mileage," is the normal answer. Box 2, "is in excess of its mechanical limits," applies only to a 5-digit odometer that's working and has rolled past 99,999. Box 3, "is not the actual mileage, warning odometer discrepancy," is for when you know the reading is wrong or there's a problem with it. FLHSMV rejects altered statements and wording like "true mileage unknown" (TMU) or "exceeds true mileage" (ETM). For a salvage vehicle where no reading can be taken, TL-09 says to enter 9s in every odometer space with "Not Actual Miles" and attach an affidavit explaining why (no keys, no battery, burned).
| Field | Who fills it |
|---|---|
1. Reflects actual mileage | You (dealer) |
2. Is in excess of its mechanical limits (5-digit odometers only) | You (dealer) |
3. Is not the actual mileage: warning, odometer discrepancy | You (dealer) |
Seller and buyer: signatures, printed names, addresses
The seller signs, prints their name, and gives their street address, city, state, and ZIP. On a retail sale that's your dealership. The buyer then signs, prints their name, and gives their address. Section 319.225(4) makes the transferor complete the disclosure and the transferee acknowledge it by signing and printing their name, and section 319.225(5) bars the same person from signing as both seller and buyer in the same transaction. On a trade-in the roles flip: the customer is the seller and your dealership is the buyer. A typed or stamped printed name is accepted, but FLHSMV rejects a blank one. There's no notary block; both sign under the form's penalty-of-perjury declaration.
| Field | Who fills it |
|---|---|
Seller's signature and printed name Your dealership on a retail sale. The customer on a trade-in. | You (dealer) |
Seller's street address, city, state, ZIP | You (dealer) |
Buyer's signature and printed name | Buyer |
Buyer's street address, city, state, ZIP | Buyer |
Copies, filing, and the 5-year rule
FLHSMV says two originals are completed and exchanged between seller and buyer. The form says it doesn't need to be filed with the state unless the Division of Motorist Services asks for it, even though its header says to submit it to your local tax collector office. In practice it goes to the tax collector when it's correcting a title application. Dealers keep their copy for five years: the form says so, and federal rule 49 CFR 580.8 requires dealers to keep every odometer statement they issue and receive for five years at their primary place of business. That includes the statements you take in on trades and auction buys. Electronic copies are allowed if they can't be altered. FLHSMV also accepts electronically signed 82993s from dealers when the signature process meets the federal assurance level 2 standard, with an audit trail and an attestation on dealership letterhead.
| Field | Who fills it |
|---|---|
Original to the buyer; original kept by the seller | You (dealer) |
Dealer copy, kept 5 years Including statements you receive on trades. | You (dealer) |
Review of odometer entries on the title application Alterations and discrepancies can go to FLHSMV's Odometer Fraud Unit. | At the counter |
Common HSMV 82993 mistakes that cause rejections
If you have a Florida title issued on or after April 29, 1990, or you're reassigning on an HSMV 82994 or 82995, disclose there. The 82993 is for transfers with no other compliant form, and for corrections.
That box is for a working 5-digit odometer that has rolled over. A six-digit odometer reading over 100,000 is actual mileage.
Check exactly one of the three printed boxes. FLHSMV rejects altered statements and "true mileage unknown" or "exceeds true mileage" wording.
FLHSMV treats any strike-over, erasure, ink-over, or white-out as an alteration. Fill a clean 82993 and attach a letterhead affidavit explaining the error.
The 10-year exemption only covers model year 2010 and older. Model year 2011 and newer vehicles need a disclosure until they're 20 years old.
Dealers keep every odometer statement they issue or receive for five years (49 CFR 580.8), including trade-ins.
Common questions
What is form HSMV 82993?+
HSMV 82993 is the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles' Separate Odometer Disclosure Statement and Acknowledgment. The seller states the odometer reading (no tenths), the date read, and whether it's actual, over mechanical limits, or not actual, and signs. The buyer signs and prints their name to acknowledge it. The current revision is HSMV 82993 (Rev. 11/11).
Do Florida dealers need a separate odometer disclosure statement on every sale?+
No. The form itself says not to use it when a Florida title issued on or after April 29, 1990 is available, when an HSMV 82994 or HSMV 82995 was used, or when a conforming out-of-state title is used. Those documents carry the odometer statement. Dealers use the 82993 when no other compliant form carries the disclosure, or when the tax collector needs a corrected disclosure. FLHSMV says a dealership may also use it as a separate federal odometer statement.
Where do I file the Florida odometer statement?+
Usually you don't. The form says seller and buyer exchange copies and it doesn't need to be filed with the state unless the Division of Motorist Services requests it. It goes to the tax collector with a title application when it's correcting an omitted, altered, or mismatched odometer entry.
Which vehicles are exempt from odometer disclosure in Florida?+
Under section 319.225(4), Florida Statutes, and 49 CFR 580.17: model year 2010 and older vehicles, model year 2011 and newer vehicles once they're 20 years old, vehicles over 16,000 pounds gross vehicle weight rating, and vehicles that aren't self-propelled. FLHSMV's TL-09 also lists low-speed electric vehicles and off-highway vehicles.
Does the Florida odometer disclosure statement need to be notarized?+
No. HSMV 82993 has no notary block. Seller and buyer sign under a penalty-of-perjury declaration printed on the form.
How long do Florida dealers keep odometer statements?+
Five years. The 82993 tells dealers to keep it five years, and 49 CFR 580.8 requires dealers to keep a copy of each odometer statement they issue and receive for five years at their primary place of business, in a format that can't be altered if it's electronic.
What happens if the odometer statement is left blank in Florida?+
Section 319.225(4) makes failing to complete or acknowledge a required disclosure a second-degree misdemeanor, and the department may not issue a title until the disclosure is done. FLHSMV procedure TL-09 tells tax collectors to reject a title application with a missing reading on a non-exempt vehicle.
Is there software that fills out the HSMV 82993 automatically?+
Yes. The Florida HSMV 82993 is a fillable PDF, so dealer management software like DealerVLO can fill it for you: upload the blank form once, DealerVLO detects its fields and suggests a mapping you confirm, and from then on it fills from every deal you enter — the buyer, co-buyer, the vehicle you sold, and your dealership's details already in place. It's $29/month flat with a 14-day free trial, and the same deal also generates your federal documents (Bill of Sale, FTC Buyers Guide, odometer disclosure) and your state title paperwork.
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