October 2017 Assembled and Rebuilt Vehicle Manual Update

Texas Department of Motor Vehicles

Please review and distribute as appropriate.

The latest update to the Assembled and Rebuilt Vehicle Manual (attached) is now available via Registration and Title System workstations and at www.txdmv.gov.

We welcome your feedback and encourage you to email any comments or suggestions to VTR_Title_Reg-Manual-Update@txdmv.gov (please note the underscores between VTR and Title and Title and Reg).

Updates for this release are marked with red change bars in the text. 

Chapter 3 – Rebuilt and Reconstructed Vehicles
Section 3.1, “Application for Title and Supporting Documentation,” was updated to include information stating an applicant is not required to provide a Vehicle Inspection Report when applying for Custom Vehicle or Street Rod license plates and to specify the “VIN Certification Waived” remark is applied to the record in these situations if there is not a Texas record. 

Chapter 4 – Replicas
Section 4.1, “Application for Title and Supporting Documentation,” was updated to include information stating an applicant is not required to provide a Vehicle Inspection Report when applying for Custom Vehicle or Street Rod license plates and to specify the “VIN Certification Waived” remark is applied to the record in these situations if there is not a Texas record.

Chapter 15 – Assigned and Reassigned Vehicles
This chapter was deleted, and the information moved to Chapter 13 of the Motor Vehicle Title Manual in the October 2017 revision.

Thank you,

Jeremiah Kuntz, Director
Vehicle Titles and Registration Division
Texas Department of Motor Vehicles

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