What is a Salvage Vehicle? QUESTIONS CONTACT DVS!

SALVAGE & BRANDING

AUGUST 2017

What is a Salvage Vehicle?

Driver and Vehicle Services (DVS) issues Minnesota salvage titles to the following types of vehicles:

A late-model vehicle o Six model years old or newer

A high-value vehicle o Valued at $9,000 or more prior to the damage; or o A vehicle with a manufacturer's gross weight rating over 26,000 pounds

A Minnesota salvage title is required when:

An insurance company acquires a damaged vehicle after paying a total loss claim

A vehicle's owner is self-insured and that vehicle's damage is more than 80 percent of its value

A vehicle has an out-of-state salvage title

Minnesota salvage titles are clearly marked: SALVAGEMUST BE INSPECTED.

Vehicle Registration

Registration may be renewed only once on a salvage title. It is to your advantage to clear the salvage status of the vehicle in a timely manner.

How to clear the salvage status of a vehicle:

In order to remove "salvage" from the title of a vehicle, the vehicle is required to pass a DVS salvage inspection. The inspection is not for safety purposes, but to deter fraud and theft.

Visit dvs.dps. to find an office location and contact information to make an appointment or by calling (651) 284-1234.

QUESTIONS? CONTACT DVS!

Email:

dvs.motor.vehicles@state.mn.us

Motor Vehicle Questions:

(651) 297-2126

Office Locations:

(651) 297-2005 dvs.dps.

TTY/TDD:

(651) 282-6555

What you need to bring to the salvage inspection:

The salvage title

o If you applied for title before the inspection, you will receive a photocopy of the title and documents you surrendered with instructions on how to arrange the inspection.

Declaration of Reconstruction (PS2015) form completed by the owner at the time of repair.

Receipts on original company letterhead for any major parts that were replaced

Once the inspection is complete and successful, submit the documents listed above, along with the passed vehicle inspection report, to a Deputy Registrar office, along with a $35 salvage inspection fee and $10 filing fee. The salvage status will be removed from the vehicle's title and replaced with a "prior salvage" brand.

Minnesota Department of Public Safety Driver and Vehicle Services Division ? 445 Minnesota Street ? St. Paul, MN 55101

Permanent Brands on Titles

If a vehicle is subject to branding, the Minnesota title brand is permanent and will appear on all subsequent titles issued. A brand is a label included on a title describing the current status of a vehicle. A vehicle not subject to branding is issued a clear title.

Reference: Minnesota Statutes, sections 168A. 01, subd. 6a; 325F.6641; 325F.6642; 325F.6644

Motorcycles

A motorcycle that has been altered from its original construction is subject to the "RECONST" brand.

Motorcycles are exempt from prior salvage branding.

The title of a motorcycle that has been constructed using new aftermarket parts will be marked "Assembled."

Gross Weight Vehicles

A commercial vehicle with a vehicle gross weight rating of 16,000 pounds or more is exempt from branding unless it has been reconstructed, in which case the title will be stamped "RECONST."

Brands or notations on Minnesota Titles

Prior Salvage This is stamped on a Minnesota title when: The salvage status of a vehicle is cleared. The foreign state title contains a brand such as "prior salvage," "damaged," "rebuilt,"

"reconditioned," etc. The vehicle must have been repaired prior to entering Minnesota. Motorcycles are exempt from prior salvage branding.

Flood This is stamped on a Minnesota title when: A title application indicates that the vehicle has been classified as a loss by flood or water damage. A foreign state title is surrendered that has the notation "FLOOD" or "WATER DAMAGE."

Reconstructed This is stamped on a Minnesota title when:

A vehicle has been altered from its original construction by the removal, addition, or substitution of essential parts.

Rebuilt This is stamped on a Minnesota title when:

The vehicle has sustained damage in excess of 80 percent and the "PRIOR SALVAGE" brand does not apply.

Assembled This is not a brand but a permanent notation that appears on a Minnesota title when a motorcycle has been assembled using new aftermarket parts.

Lemon Law Vehicle Effective August 1, 2008, the title for any vehicle subject to Minnesota's lemon law (325F.665) and all vehicles with out-of-state titles that bear the term "Lemon Law Vehicle," or any similar term, will be issued a Minnesota title stamped with "Lemon Law Vehicle."

Minnesota Department of Public Safety Driver and Vehicle Services Division ? 445 Minnesota Street ? St. Paul, MN 55101

MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY

DRIVER AND VEHICLE SERVICES 445 Minnesota Street

Saint Paul, MN 55101-5160 Phone: (651) 297-2126 TTY: (651) 282-6555

Web: dvs.dps.

Schedule of Vehicle Inspections

Schedule online at drive. If unable to schedule online call (651) 282-2173

INSPECTIONS ARE DONE BY APPOINTMENT ONLY *Inspections may be done at noted locations without an appointment during the hours listed under Inspection Day & Time, based

on the inspectors' availability.

You must bring all supporting documents with you at the time of the inspection.

THIS IS NOT A SAFETY INSPECTION

METRO AREA

Exam Station Contact Site

Inspection Day & Time

*St. Paul, 222 Starkey Street

Monday - Friday, 8:30 a.m. - 12 p.m. & 12:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.

GREATER MINNESOTA

Exam Station Contact Site

Inspection Day & Time

Austin, 100 11th Ave N.W. Duluth, 6630 Grand Ave. *Eagle Lake, 100 Industrial Dr.

2nd & 4th Wed. 8 a.m. - 11 a.m.

1st & 3rd Wednesday every month 8:30 a.m. - 12 p.m. & 12:30 - 3:30 p.m.

Mondays 8:30 - 12 p.m. & 12:30 - 3:30 p.m.

Faribault, 1320 2nd Ave. N.W.

2nd Tuesday every month 8:30 a.m. - 11:50 a.m.

Long Prairie, 17792 US 71

1st & 3rd Monday every month 8:30 - 11:50 a.m.

*St. Cloud, 3051 36th Ave. S.E

Tuesday - Friday 8:30 -12 p.m. & 12:30 - 3:30 p.m.

Virginia, 612 N. 8th St.

2nd Monday every month 12:30 p.m. - 4 p.m.

Willmar, 605 Litchfield Ave. S.W.

Mondays 8 a.m. - 11 a.m.

Worthington, 98 Nobles St.

2nd Wednesday every month 8:20 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.

REVISED 08/2021

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