Rebuilt/Salvage title

[MrStang123]

Ok so I just recently switched insurance carriers because my last one shafted me on premiums. But anyway, I get a call from my new carrier today and they tell me that there is a problem with the title for my brothers car. She said that it was a salvage title and could not be on the road. So I checked the title and it said rebuilt salvage/tx which means that it was salvaged at some point in Texas and then rebuilt and inspected for road use. I have to bring the title to the broker, but if the car passed the inspection in another state would I have to have it done again in my state (NY)?

Anyone have a carfax account that they could check the VIN for me?

 

[ryan218]

yeah you have to have it done when your trying to register is in another state.

 

[Bad92GT]

depends upon the state. Rarely do titles transfered from, in your case, texas to newyork title, rarely do they transfer over the rebuilt/salvage. Most car flippers do that, rebuild a car, get it inspected, "sell it" take it to another states dmv, and get it transfered so it becomes so to speak "clean". They apparently caught yours though

 

[wythors]

Most insurance companies will only give you liability coverage on a salvage car and some refuse to cover them altogether.

 

[MrStang123]

I find it weird since the guy that owned it before us had it registered and insured for about 3-4 years. Then I had it insured for 1 1/2 years and they never said a damn thing. Now all of a sudden its an issue.