National Motor Vehicle Title Information System?
12-14-2009, 02:09 AM
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Nordschleife Master
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National Motor Vehicle Title Information System?
Snooping around I just found this.
http://www.vehiclehistory.gov/
Its .gov so looks official, part of dept of justice, but you have use private companies to actually access the data. I punched in a vin using the www.ADD123.com and it wanted to charge a credit card $2.50 for a title history.
Looks like something interesting, just throwing it out for public view.
http://www.vehiclehistory.gov/
Its .gov so looks official, part of dept of justice, but you have use private companies to actually access the data. I punched in a vin using the www.ADD123.com and it wanted to charge a credit card $2.50 for a title history.
Looks like something interesting, just throwing it out for public view.
12-14-2009, 02:40 AM
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Not the sharpest tool in the shed
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Thanks for the post Mike. Very interesting. I wonder if this is the source system for Carfax? Sounds like it is a couple of years away from being fully supported by all 50 states.
I wonder if in the future it will allow full search capabilities, like how many 928's are currently registered and on the road in the U.S. Would be really useful.
I wonder if in the future it will allow full search capabilities, like how many 928's are currently registered and on the road in the U.S. Would be really useful.
While nearly 75 percent of the U.S. vehicle population is currently in NMVTIS and more than half of the states report data to the system, the remaining states are not required to begin reporting until January 1, 2010. Similarly, insurance carriers and junk and salvage yards are not required to begin reporting until March 31, 2009. Until all entities are reporting into NMVTIS as required, consumers should be aware of the possibility that a search may yield a false negative indication, such as “no junk or salvage history.” These same gaps can exist in other, private vehicle history databases and consumers should educate themselves on these issues as well.
In addition, NMVTIS data comes from multiple sources. These sources are independent and are not required to follow or prescribe to a uniform approach for defining vehicle conditions and titling. For example, because a vehicle has been in the possession of a junk or salvage yard, does not mean that a state must brand the vehicle as junk or salvage. State laws vary in this regard and may not require application of such a brand, despite the fact that the vehicle was treated as salvage at some point. The bottom line is that the standards governing these matters vary from jurisdiction to jurisdiction.
Similarly, an insurance determination of “total loss” does not necessarily mean that a vehicle was destroyed or is worthless. In some cases, such as stolen vehicles that are not recovered within a 30-day period, insurance companies may label these vehicles as “total loss.” If the vehicle is later recovered in perfect condition, the “total loss” determination is not removed and the the insurance company or an auction company or pool may attempt to sell the vehicle in perfectly good working order.
Consumers should be aware that the information in NMVTIS is not all of the information that a state may include in its vehicle title records. Consumers are encouraged to consider accessing the actual state title record to ensure that all relevant information is considered before making a vehicle purchase decision.
In addition, NMVTIS data comes from multiple sources. These sources are independent and are not required to follow or prescribe to a uniform approach for defining vehicle conditions and titling. For example, because a vehicle has been in the possession of a junk or salvage yard, does not mean that a state must brand the vehicle as junk or salvage. State laws vary in this regard and may not require application of such a brand, despite the fact that the vehicle was treated as salvage at some point. The bottom line is that the standards governing these matters vary from jurisdiction to jurisdiction.
Similarly, an insurance determination of “total loss” does not necessarily mean that a vehicle was destroyed or is worthless. In some cases, such as stolen vehicles that are not recovered within a 30-day period, insurance companies may label these vehicles as “total loss.” If the vehicle is later recovered in perfect condition, the “total loss” determination is not removed and the the insurance company or an auction company or pool may attempt to sell the vehicle in perfectly good working order.
Consumers should be aware that the information in NMVTIS is not all of the information that a state may include in its vehicle title records. Consumers are encouraged to consider accessing the actual state title record to ensure that all relevant information is considered before making a vehicle purchase decision.
12-14-2009, 03:24 AM
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