What is a Salvage Vehicle? QUESTIONS CONTACT DVS!

1 minnesota Department of Public Safety Driver and vehicle services division 445 minnesota Street St. Paul, MN 55101 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 vehicleoSix model years old or newer A high-value vehicleoValued at $9,000 or more prior tothe damage; oroA vehicle with a manufacturer sgross weight rating over 26,000poundsA minnesota Salvage title is required when: An insurance company acquires a damagedvehicle after paying a total loss claim A vehicle s owner is self-insured and thatvehicle s damage is more than 80 percent ofits value A vehicle has an out-of-state Salvage titleMinnesota Salvage titles are clearly marked: Salvage -MUST 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.

2 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 to find an office location and CONTACT information to make an appointment or by calling (651) 284-1234. QUESTIONS ? CONTACT DVS! Email: Motor vehicle QUESTIONS : (651) 297-2126 Office Locations: (651) : (651) 282-6555 What you need to bring to the Salvage inspection: The Salvage titleoIf you applied for title before theinspection, you will receive aphotocopy of the title and documentsyou surrendered with instructions onhow to arrange the inspection. Declaration of Reconstruction (PS2015) formcompleted by the owner at the time of repair. Receipts on original company letterhead for anymajor parts that were replacedOnce 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.

3 The Salvage status will be removed from the vehicle s title and replaced with a prior Salvage 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; ; ; 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 brandingunless it has been reconstructed, in which case the title will be stamped RECONST.

4 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 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 ofessential This is stamped on a minnesota title when: The vehicle has sustained damage in excess of 80 percent and the PRIOR Salvage brand does 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.

5 Lemon Law vehicle Effective August 1, 2008, the title for any vehicle subject to minnesota s lemon law ( ) 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 445 minnesota Street Saint Paul, MN 55101-5160 Phone: (651) 297-2126 TTY: (651) 282-6555 Web: Schedule of vehicle Inspections Schedule online at 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 - 12 & 12:30 - 3:30 GREATER minnesota Exam Station CONTACT Site Inspection Day & Time Austin, 100 11th Ave 2nd & 4th Wed.

6 8 - 11 Duluth, 6630 Grand Ave. 1st & 3rd Wednesday every month 8:30 - 12 & 12:30 - 3:30 *Eagle Lake, 100 Industrial Dr. Mondays 8:30 - 12 & 12:30 - 3:30 Faribault, 1320 2nd Ave. 2nd Tuesday every month 8:30 - 11:50 Long Prairie, 17792 US 71 1st & 3rd Monday every month 8:30 - 11:50 *St. Cloud, 3051 36th Ave. Tuesday - Friday 8:30 -12 & 12:30 - 3:30 Virginia, 612 N. 8th St. 2nd Monday every month 12:30 - 4 Willmar, 605 Litchfield Ave. Mondays 8 - 11 Worthington, 98 Nobles St. 2nd Wednesday every month 8:20 - 3:30 REVISED 08/2021