Title Brand Report

CLEAN TITLE OR
HIDDEN BRAND?

Every title brand ever recorded on a vehicle in any US state — salvage, rebuilt, flood, junk, lemon law, and more. Sourced directly from NMVTIS.

Salvage title brands

Rebuilt & reconstructed titles

Flood and water damage brands

Junk and scrapped designations

Lemon law buyback history

State-by-state title transfers

Report Details

SourcesNMVTIS + 50-State DMV

Brands Tracked12+

CoverageAll 50 states

PriceFrom $14.99

VIN Number

What's Covered

6 TITLE BRAND CATEGORIES CHECKED

Salvage History

A salvage brand is applied when an insurer declares a vehicle a total loss. We surface every state where a salvage brand was issued, along with the issuing date.

Rebuilt Status

After a salvage vehicle is repaired and passes inspection, it receives a rebuilt or reconstructed brand. We show both the salvage origin and the rebuilt certification state.

Flood Brands

Flood-damaged vehicles receive a permanent brand at the state DMV level. We cross-reference both the title brand and insurer total-loss declarations to catch vehicles that crossed state lines after flooding.

Lemon Law

Vehicles repurchased by a manufacturer under state lemon law statutes are permanently branded. We report the state, repurchase date, and whether the manufacturer disclosed the defect history.

Junk Title

Vehicles designated as junk or scrap are intended for parts or crushing only. We flag any vehicle with a junk or dismantled brand so you know it was never legally intended for road use again.

Title Transfer Chain

Every title transfer across all 50 states, with state of issuance and date. Multiple rapid transfers between states can indicate title washing — we flag unusual patterns automatically.

Common Questions

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

A salvage title is issued when an insurance company declares a vehicle a total loss — typically when repair costs exceed a threshold percentage of the vehicle's pre-damage value (usually 70–90%, varying by state). A salvage-branded vehicle cannot be legally driven on public roads until it is inspected and re-titled as "rebuilt." Salvage vehicles are typically worth 20–40% less than comparable clean-title vehicles, even after full repairs.

Yes. A salvage vehicle can be repaired and re-inspected by a state DMV or licensed inspector. Once it passes inspection, the title brand changes from "salvage" to "rebuilt" or "reconstructed." However, the rebuilt brand is permanent — it follows the VIN forever regardless of how many times the vehicle is sold or re-titled. Some insurers will not write comprehensive or collision coverage on rebuilt vehicles, and resale values remain depressed.

Lemon law buybacks occur when a manufacturer repurchases a new vehicle that could not be repaired after a reasonable number of attempts to fix a substantial defect. Federal and state lemon laws require the vehicle to receive a permanent brand disclosing its lemon law history. These vehicles are often resold at auction — sometimes across state lines — so buyers outside the original state may not be aware without a title check.

Not always. Title washing — re-titling a flood vehicle in a state with less stringent branding requirements — can obscure a flood history. VinScan USA mitigates this by cross-referencing NMVTIS data (which aggregates from all states) with insurance total-loss declarations and FEMA flood event data. This multi-source approach catches flood damage that a single-state DMV check would miss, though no system guarantees 100% detection on washed titles.

All 50 US states are covered through the NMVTIS (National Motor Vehicle Title Information System), which is the federal system that requires all states to report title transactions. Coverage of individual state DMV data may vary slightly by state reporting frequency, but as an NMVTIS-authorized data provider, VinScan USA has access to the most comprehensive cross-state title database available to the public.

CLEAN TITLE ORHIDDEN BRAND?