October 2022 Assembled and Reconstructed Vehicle Manual Update

Texas Department of Motor Vehicles

Please review and distribute as appropriate.

The latest update to the Assembled and Reconstructed Vehicle Manual (attached) is now available via Registration and Title System (RTS) 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 1 – Assembled Vehicles
Section 1.3, “Application for Title,” was updated to remove the requirement for newly assembled trailers to be titled regardless of weight as outlined in the Registration and Title Bulletin (RTB) #003-22.

Chapter 8 – Assembled Trailers
This chapter was also updated to remove the requirement for newly assembled trailers to be titled regardless of weight.

Thank you,

 

Roland D. Luna, Sr., Deputy Executive Director
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.