How to Obtain a Tennessee Salvage Rebuilt Title
Salvage vehicles cannot be driven on Tennessee roads, even if you repair or restore the vehicle. This is to prevent a heavily damaged or total loss vehicle from causing a safety hazard on the roads. To retitle a salvage vehicle, you must prove to the state of Tennessee that you have made the vehicle drivable again. Once the vehicle passes inspection, Tennessee will issue you a rebuilt title so you can register or sell it.
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Instructions
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Take color pictures of the recently rebuilt vehicle. Make copies of all receipts for the car parts and labor you used to rebuild your vehicle. Fill out the Application for Motor Vehicle Identification Certification form and sign it (see Resources).
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Mail the application and the vehicle’s salvage title as well as the receipts and the pictures to the Tennessee Department of Revenue with a check or money order for the $75 conversion fee.
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Receive all of the submitted documents (except the pictures) with a stamp added to the salvage title after the state approves it. Take all the documents back to your local Tennessee county clerk office (see Resources). Pay the title fee to receive a rebuilt title for the vehicle.
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Include all receipts for every part that you replaced on the vehicle in question. Receipts should the year, make and VIN of the vehicle they came off and the contact info for the sellers.
If any of the required items are not submitted with your application, it will be rejected without review.
