Title & VIN Records
What free federal and state records show about a VIN — NHTSA's vPIC decode, NMVTIS title checks, brands, odometer filings — and where each one goes blind.
- Title & VIN Records Odometer Disclosure Statement: Reading It for a Rollback The federal form certifies actual mileage unless a box is checked. Which boxes exist, what makes a power of attorney void, and who has to keep the copy.
- Title & VIN Records Branded Title vs Salvage Title in Six States Salvage, rebuilt, flood and buyback are state words, not federal ones. What each means by statute in six states, and which ones survive a move across the line.
- Title & VIN Records NMVTIS Title Check: What Is In One and Who Sells It The federal title check costs about ten dollars and comes back nearly empty on most cars. What it reports, who feeds it, and the gap in the rules.
- Title & VIN Records NHTSA Recall Lookup and vPIC: What Each Tells You vPIC decodes what a manufacturer filed for that VIN pattern; the recall lookup checks one specific car. Mixing the two up costs buyers money.