April 2018 NMVTIS Guide Update

Texas Department of Motor Vehicles

Please review and distribute as appropriate.

The latest update to the NMVTIS Guide (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 between Title and Reg).

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

Chapter 5 – Title Brands
Section 5.4, “Reconstructed Brand,” was updated to remove the 49 SALVAGE-STOLEN brand. Unrecovered stolen vehicles are not considered salvage in Texas. Programming was completed with the RTS 8.8.0 release to prevent this brand from being returned as an NMVTIS error.

Chapter 7 – Title Numbers and Issue Date
Section 7.3, “Title Samples and Title Information,” was updated to provide new title information for Mississippi, Virginia, and Washington. This update includes information provided in Registration and Title Bulletin #001-17. 

Chapter 9 – TxDMV Procedures and Guidelines
Section 9.4, “Removal from NMVTIS,” was updated to remove information related to use of the “Export” notation in the Junk and Salvage Information section.

Thank you,

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

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If you have any questions concerning this communication, please contact your local TxDMV Regional Service Center.