NMVTIS back in action: Keeping car titles fraud-free nationwide
Published Date: 4/23/2026
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Summary
The Department of Justice is bringing back the National Motor Vehicle Title Information System (NMVTIS) data collection to keep car title info accurate and prevent fraud. Auto recyclers and related businesses will need to keep sharing info, helping everyone buy safer vehicles. Comments on this plan are open until June 22, 2026, so jump in and share your thoughts!
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Analyzed Economic Effects
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Monthly NMVTIS Reporting Requirement
If you operate a junk yard, salvage yard, vehicle recycler, broker, salvage auction, or similar business and you handle 5 or more junk or salvage motor vehicles per year, you must report an inventory to the National Motor Vehicle Title Information System (NMVTIS) within one month of receiving each vehicle. The reporting obligation is required by federal law (rules implementing the Anti-Car Theft Act) and failure to report may lead to a civil penalty of $1,000 per violation.
Estimated Respondent Counts and Time Burden
The DOJ estimates 50,383 entities have NMVTIS reporting IDs and 21,612 have submitted at least one report. For smaller operators entering data manually, reporting is estimated to take 30–60 minutes per month; automated batch reporters have negligible time. DOJ estimates annual reporting hours of 648,360 (if each of the 21,612 reporters spends 30 minutes per month) up to 1,296,720 hours (if 60 minutes per month).
Better Title Data to Prevent Fraud
The reinstated NMVTIS data collection is intended to keep car title information accurate and help prevent fraud, which the Department says helps everyone buy safer vehicles. The DOJ frames NMVTIS reporting as supporting more accurate title records and fraud prevention for vehicle buyers.
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