![]() This includes salvage vehicles sold at auction, vehicles used for parts or rebuilding. Without knowing the brand history, a consumer or business may pay more than a vehicle’s true value or purchase a vehicle that has not been adequately repaired and is not safe to drive.Īny individual or business that acquires or sells five or more junk, salvage or total loss vehicles per year is required to provide information on those vehicles to NMVTIS. ![]() The vehicle moves from state to state, and its title is gradually "washed" of the junk brand, so a "clean" title can be presented, disguising the vehicle’s real condition. Why is this important?īrand information helps protect consumers and businesses avoid a common scheme known as "title washing," in which a vehicle branded as "junk" in one state is registered in another jurisdiction with less stringent titling rules, then again in yet another state with still different title regulations. ![]() ![]() ![]() Title brands are statuses or labels applied by state motor vehicle titling agencies that describe a vehicle's history or condition, such as "salvage," "flood," or "prior taxi." NMVTIS keeps a history of brands that have been applied to a vehicle title, even if the vehicle is no longer titled in the state that applied the brands. ![]()
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