Nevada Salvage Title Cars
Rebuilding and registering a salvage title car in Nevada
If the car or truck to be rebuilt is less than 5 years old, it must be brought to a DMV Inspection Station for completion of the Authorization for Vehicle Restoration. Vehicles may not be restored, titled or registered unless this has been completed. This is not necessary for vehicles six years old or older.
Garages, body shops and rebuilders must repair vehicles to the common standards published and applied in the automotive repair industry. Air bags and seat belts must be repaired to the standards set in federal law. The business must keep records of the repair including any identifying information of parts.
When the reconstruction has been completed, the Certificate of Inspection must be completed by a Nevada registered garage, licensed body shop or licensed rebuilder.
The vehicle must then be brought to a DMV inspection station for completion of the Certificate of Inspection. Once this is accomplished and all other registration requirements have been met, the vehicle may be registered and titled. The vehicle may be sold once the new title has been issued.
All future titles will be a normal Nevada Certificate of Title but will be “branded”, which means the title will be labeled with the word “Rebuilt” or other appropriate term. The brand cannot be removed.
Rebuilt Cars – not salvage title:
Vehicles which have had certain repairs must be titled as Rebuilt even if they do not meet the definition of a salvage car. This applies to any vehicle that has had one or more of the following major components replaced:
* Cowl assembly;
* Rear clip assembly;
* Roof assembly;
* Floor pan assembly;
* Conventional frame coupled with one additional major component
* Complete front inner structure for a unibody
These vehicles must be inspected by a licensed garage or body shop and the DMV using the Certificate of Inspection for Rebuilt Vehicles (Not Salvage). The existing title must be surrendered to the DMV, which will issue a title branded “Rebuilt”.
A vehicle for which the only change is the installation of a truck cab assembly is not considered a rebuilt or salvage vehicle.
Need more info? Contact:
Nevada Department of Motor Vehicles
Central Services and Records Division
Salvage Unit
555 Wright Way
Carson City, NV 89711
(775) 684-4785
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