NMVTIS Brand Definition Glossary

Agricultural Vehicle

The vehicle will primarily be operated on private roads for agricultural

purposes.

Antique

The vehicle is over 50 years old.

Bond Posted

The insurance company has issued a bond on the

vehicle because the ownership of the vehicle cannot be proven; this allows the vehicle to be sold and titled. Note: This brand is not valid after January 17, 2003.

Classic

The vehicle

is over 20 years old and adheres to other jurisdiction-specific criteria, e.g., vehicle make, condition, etc.

Collision

Vehicle damaged by collision.

Crushed

The frame or chassis of the vehicle has been crushed or otherwise destroyed so that it is physically impossible to use it in constructing a vehicle.

Disclosed Damage

The vehicle has sustained damage to the extent that the damage is required to be disclosed under the jurisdiction’s damage disclosure law.

Dismantled

The vehicle can only be sold as parts and can not be legally driven.

Fire damage

Vehicle damaged by fire.

Flood damage

Vehicle damaged by freshwater flood (or it is unknown whether the damage was caused by fresh water or saltwater).

Former Rental

Former Rental

Gray Market

Vehicle was manufactured for use outside the United States and has been brought into the United States. The vehicle is not in compliance with applicable federal standards.

OR:

Vehicle was manufactured for use outside the United States and has been brought into the United States. The vehicle is in compliance with applicable federal standards.

Hail damage

Vehicle damaged by hail.

Junk

The vehicle is incapable of safe operation for use on the roads or highways and has no resale value except as a source of parts or

scrap, or the vehicle’s owner has irreversibly designated the vehicle as a source of parts or scrap. This vehicle shall never be titled or registered. Also known as non-repairable, scrapped, or destroyed.

Kit

A vehicle that has been built by combining a chassis with a different (non-matching VIN) frame, engine, and body parts. The VIN on the chassis is used as the vehicle’s VIN.

Logging Vehicle

The vehicle will primarily be operated on private roads for logging purposes.

Manufacturer Buy Back

A vehicle that has

been bought back by the manufacturer under jurisdiction -defined regulations or laws, such as lemon laws. For example, the manufacturer could be obligated to buy back the vehicle when a specified number of repair attempts fail to correct

a major problem on a new vehicle, or if a new vehicle has been out of service for repair for the same problem for a cumulative period of 30 days or more, within one year of purchase.

Memorandum Copy

The title document is a facsimile title and not the active (original or duplicate) title document.

Original Police

Vehicle is currently registered as a police

vehicle.

Original Taxi

Vehicle is currently registered as a taxi.

Owner Retained

A vehicle that has been declared by

the insurance company to be a total loss but the owner maintains possession and ownership of the vehicle.

Prior Non Repairable / Repaired

A vehicle constructed by repairing a vehicle

that has been destroyed or declared to be non-repairable or otherwise declared to not be eligible for titling because of the extent of damage to the vehicle but has been issued a title pursuant to state law after falling within this

criterion with this brand on the face of the certificate of title.

Prior Owner

A vehicle that was previously branded Owner Retained and Retained was sold. The new owner’s

title contains this brand.

Prior Police

Vehicle previously registered as a police vehicle.

Prior Taxi

Vehicle

previously registered as a taxi.

Rebuilt

The vehicle, previously branded “salvage”, has passed anti-theft and safety inspections, or other jurisdiction procedures, to ensure the

vehicle was rebuilt to required standards. Also known as prior salvage (salvaged).

Reconstructed

A vehicle that has been permanently altered from original construction by

removing, adding, or substituting major components.

Recovered Theft

The vehicle was previously titled as salvage due to theft. The vehicle has been repaired and inspected (or complied

with other jurisdiction procedures) and may be legally driven.

Refurbished

Any vehicle modified by the installation of a new cab and chassis for the existing coach which has

been renovated, resulting in a vehicle of greater value or a vehicle with a new style.

Remanufactured

Vehicle was reconstructed by the manufacturer.

Replica

A vehicle with a body built to resemble and be a reproduction of another vehicle of a given year and given manufacturer.

Saltwater damage

Vehicle

damaged by saltwater flood.

Salvage Retention

The vehicle is branded salvage and is kept by the owner.

Salvage—Damage or Not

Specified

Any vehicle which has been wrecked, destroyed or damaged, to the extent that the total estimated or actual cost of parts and labor to rebuild or reconstruct the vehicle to its pre-accident condition and

for legal operation on roads or highways exceeds a jurisdiction-defined percentage of the retail value of the vehicle. The retail value of the vehicle is determined by a current edition of a nationally recognized compilation (to include

automated data bases) of retail values. Salvage—Damage or Not Specified also includes any vehicle to which an insurance company acquires owner- ship pursuant to a damage settlement, or any vehicle that the vehicle’s owner may wish

to designate as a salvage vehicle by obtaining a salvage title, without regard to extent of the vehicle’s damage and repairs, or any vehicle for which the jurisdiction cannot distinguish the reason the vehicle was designated salvage.

Salvage—Reasons Other Than Damage or Stolen

Any vehicle the reporting jurisdiction considers salvage based on criteria, such as abandonment, not covered by the

Salvage— Damage or Not Specified and Salvage-Stolen Brands. Note—Percent of damage is not reported with brand.

Salvage—Stolen

Any vehicle the reporting

jurisdiction considers salvage because an insurance company has acquired ownership pursuant to a settlement based on the theft of the vehicle.

Street Rod

The vehicle has been

modified to not conform with the manufacturer’s specifications, and the modifications adhere to jurisdiction-specific criteria.

Test Vehicle

The vehicle is built and retained by the

manufacturer for testing.

Totaled

A vehicle that is declared a total loss by a jurisdiction or an insurer that is obligated to cover the loss or that the insurer takes

possession of or title to.

Undisclosed Lien

The vehicle has entered the titling jurisdiction from a jurisdiction that does not disclose lien-holder information on the title. The

titling jurisdiction may issue a new title without this brand if no notice of a security interest in the vehicle is received, within a jurisdiction-defined timeframe. Note: This brand is not valid after January 17, 2003.

Vandalism

Vehicle damaged by vandals.

Vehicle Contains Reissued VIN

The chassis VIN has been reissued, i.e. the same VIN is reused.

Vehicle Non- conformity Corrected

A non-safety defect reported to the jurisdiction by the vehicle manufacturer has been corrected.

Vehicle Non- conformity Uncorrected

A non-safety defect reported to the jurisdiction by the vehicle manufacturer remains uncorrected.

Vehicle Safety Defect Corrected

A safety defect reported to title jurisdiction by the vehicle manufacturer has been corrected.

Vehicle Safety Defect Uncorrected

A safety defect reported to the

jurisdiction by the vehicle manufacturer remains uncorrected.

VIN replaced by a new state assigned VIN

A title should not be issued for the VIN. This brand can be issued

for rebuilt vehicles.

Warranty Return

Vehicle returned to the manufacturer because of a breach in the warranty.

ODOMETER BRANDS

Actual

The true mileage for the vehicle. The odometer has not been tampered with, reached its mechanical limits, or been altered.

Call Title Division

The titling authority knows of some problem with the odometer reading that it cannot print on a title. Titling authority will discuss the problem (manual

process) with authorized inquirers.

Exceeds Mechanical Limits

The odometer reading is less than the true mileage of the vehicle because the odometer cannot display the total

number of true miles.

Exempt from Odometer Disclosure

The vehicle falls within criteria that allow it to change ownership without disclosure of the odometer reading.

Junk Automobile -CARS.gov

Pursuant to the Consumer Assistance to Recycle and Save Act of 2009 (CARS) this vehicle is incapable of operating on public streets, roads, and highways. The vehicle

has no value except as a source of parts or scrap, shall be crushed or shredded within a specified time period (including the engine block), and shall not be exported prior to crushing or shredding. For additional information concerning

the CARS program visit CARS.gov.

Not Actual

The odometer reading is known to be other than the true mileage for the vehicle.
OR:
Odometer tampering

verified—the odometer reading is known to be other that the true mileage for the vehicle, due to tampering.

Odometer Discrepancy

The titling authority has reason to believe

that the odometer reading does not reflect the true mileage of the vehicle because of known previous recorded values of odometer for the vehicle.

Odometer may be Altered

The

titling authority has reason to believe that the odometer reading does not reflect the true mileage of the vehicle because of an alteration to the odometer.

Odometer Replaced

The

odometer in the vehicle is not the odometer put in the vehicle when manufactured.

Pending Junk Automobile – CARS.gov

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration –

(NHTSA) Consumer Assistance to Recycle and Save (CARS) program is processing an application, which, if approved, will render this vehicle incapable of operating on public streets, roads, and highways. The vehicle will have no value

except as a source of parts or scrap, shall be crushed or shredded within a specified time period (including the engine block), and shall not be exported prior to crushing or shredding. For additional information concerning the CARS

program visit CARS.gov.

Reading at Time of Renewal

The odometer reading was recorded when the registration was renewed.

Rectify Previous

Exceeds Mechanical Limits Brand

A state other than the brander corrected Exceeds Mechanical Limits.