NOTE: Each state has its own rules and regulations governing vehicle titles. You must familiarize yourself with your state's procedures regarding the reconstructed title process. Below we have links to information about each state's reconstruction process.
Good Title / Clean Title: A good title, also known as a clean title or clear title, designates that the vehicle has no prior salvage history.
Salvage Title: A salvage title is assigned to a vehicle that has been declared a total loss from Fire, Vandalism, Collision, Theft or Flood. A salvage vehicle cannot be registered or legally driven until a reconstructed title has been issued.
Reconstructed Title: A reconstructed title is issued when a vehicle has been repaired and has passed its state's reconstructed title procedure. Once a reconstructed title has been issued the vehicle can be insured, registered and driven like any other vehicle but the title will always be branded with a reconstructed or previous salvage notation.
*Non-repairable / Parts Only / Export Only: A non-repairable or parts only title indicates that the vehicle cannot be titled or registered in the U.S. again. These vehicles may be exported in most cases.
TMU: TMU is a title designation which means "True Mileage Unknown". Often this is marked on a vehicle which has a digital odometer which may have been inoperable due to the damage to the vehicle or no key. Canadian customers check here for import instructions and a list of cars admissible from the United States: http://www.tc.gc.ca/roadsafety/importation/impusae.htm
Alabama http://www.ador.state.al.us/motorvehicle/mvrules/57501.html
Alaska http://www.state.ak.us/dmv/titles/rechbt.htm Arizona http://www.dot.state.az.us/mvd/faqs/scripts/FAQsResponse.asp?Category=11&Keyword= Arkansas http://www.arkansas.gov/dfa/motor_vehicle/mv_tagrenew.html http://www.arkansas.gov/dfa/motor_vehicle/forms/aff_rec_dmv2.pdf California http://www.dmv.ca.gov/pubs/brochures/howto/htvr13.htm
Colorado http://www.colorado.gov/cs/Satellite?blobcol=urldata&blobheader=application http://www.revenue.state.co.us/mv_dir/wrap.asp?incl=titleregoffices
Connecticut http://www.ct.gov/dmv/cwp/view.asp?a=804&Q=244912&dmvPNavCtr=|#30238 http://www.ct.gov/dmv/LIB/dmv/20/29/K-186.pdf http://www.ct.gov/dmv/LIB/dmv/20/29/b-256.pdf
Florida http://www.hsmv.state.fl.us/html/web_index.html http://www3.hsmv.state.fl.us/Intranet/dmv/Forms/BTR/Milpak/82040.pdf Georgia http://motor.etax.dor.ga.gov/motor/titles/needed/rebuilt.asp Idaho http://www.itd.idaho.gov/dmv/VehicleServices/titles2.htm Iowa http://www.dot.state.ia.us/mvd/omve/salvage.htm Indiana http://www.in.gov/icpr/webfile/formsdiv/44606.pdf Illinois http://www.cyberdriveillinois.com/publications/pdf_publications/sos_dop1029.pdf Kansas http://www.ksrevenue.org/faq-dmvtandr.htm Kentucky http://www.fayettecountyclerk.com/fccweb/pdf/AffidforSalavage.pdf Louisiana http://omv.dps.state.la.us/ Maine http://www.dmv.org/memaine/salvaged-vehicles.php Maryland http://www.mva.state.md.us/VehicleServ/REG/buyvehicle.htm#3 Massachusetts http://www.state.ma.us/rmv/titles/9salv.htm Michigan http://www.michigan.gov/sos/0,1607,7-127-1585_1587_1588-76394--,00.html Minnesota http://www.dps.state.mn.us/dvs/MotorVehicle/dvsrecon.html Mississippi http://www.dps.state.ms.us/dps/dps.nsf/webFAQ?OpenForm&Div=ci Missouri http://www.dor.mo.gov/mvdl/motorv/forms/5043.pdf Montana http://www.doj.state.mt.us/driving/forms/manuals/trbtitlemanual.pdf Nebraska http://www.dmv.state.ne.us/dvr/mvtitles/salvage.html http://www.dmv.state.ne.us/dvr/mvtitles/inspect.html Nevada http://www.dmvstat.com/salvage.htm#Restoration New Hampshire http://www.nh.gov/safety/divisions/dmv/forms/dsmv545f.pdf New Mexico http://www.state.nm.us/tax/forms/mvd/mvd10015.pdf New York http://www.nydmv.state.ny.us/salvage.htm http://www.nydmv.state.ny.us/forms/mv899.pdf http://www.nydmv.state.ny.us/forms/mv82.pdf http://www.nydmv.state.ny.us/salvexam.htm North Carolina http://www.ncdot.org/dmv/vehicle_services/registrationtitling/vehiclesSalvage.html North Dakota http://www.dot.nd.gov/dotnet2/faq/faq.aspx Ohio http://ohioinsurance.org/factbook/2003-04/chapter6/chapter6_i.shtml Oklahoma http://www.dmv.org/ok-oklahoma/salvaged-vehicles.php Oregon http://egov.oregon.gov/ODOT/DMV/vehicle/trsalvage.shtml http://egov.oregon.gov/ODOT/DMV/vehicle/damage.shtml Rhode Island http://www.dmv.state.ri.us/titles/salvage.php http://www.dmv.state.ri.us/documents/forms/Salvage%20Inspection_Application.pdf South Carolina http://www.scdmvonline.com/DMVNew/forms/s-2.pdf South Dakota http://www.state.sd.us/drr2/motorvehicle/title/register.htm#Rebuilt http://www.state.sd.us/drr2/forms/mv/non0859V2-AffidavitForRebuiltMotorVehicle.pdf Tennessee http://www.dmv.org/tn-tennessee/salvaged-vehicles.php http://state.tn.us/revenue/forms/titlereg/applmvidcertification.pdf Texas http://www.dot.state.tx.us/forms/vehicle_titles.htm Utah http://dmv.utah.gov/rebuiltreconstructed.html Vermont http://www.aot.state.vt.us/dmv/SiteMap.htm Virginia http://www.dmv.state.va.us/webdoc/citizen/vehicles/salvehlawreq/repaired_rebuilt.asp Wahington http://www.dmv.org/wa-washington/salvaged-vehicles.php http://www.wsp.wa.gov/traveler/vinspect.htm West Virginia http://www.wvdot.com/6_motorists/dmv/6g4_applications.htm Wisconsin http://www.legis.state.wi.us/rsb/code/trans/trans149.pdf Wyoming http://www.dmv.org/wy-wyoming/salvaged-vehicles.php