The National Motor Vehicle Title Information System (NMVTIS) is a repository for vehicle title history. To research a vehicle's title history,
There are two types of NMVTIS inquiries available:
1. | Verify Validity of Title |
2. | Verify History of Title |
Before performing an inquiry, you must know the VIN, title number, and titling state. If you do not have this information, before a .
To verify validity of a Title
1. | From the main menu, select Transaction Menu > Vehicle Inquiries > NMVTIS NM04 Verify Validity of Title (NTSAVT). |
2. | In the VIN field, enter the full VIN number. |
3. | Click the Inquire button. The system requests information from NMVTIS and displays the results in the NMVTIS Validity Inquiry form. |
While all vehicles built after 1980 had to have the standard 17 character VIN, states can still assign a VIN shorter than 17. If the VIN you enter is less than 17 characters, NMVTIS will return a warning message, which you can ignore.
To verify history of a Title
NTSAVH V=<vin#>
1. | From the main menu, select Transaction Menu > Vehicle Inquiries > NMVTIS NM14 Verify History of Title (NTSAVH). |
2. | In the VIN field, enter the full VIN number. |
3. | Click the Inquire button. The system requests information from NMVTIS and displays the results in the NMVTIS History Inquiry form. |