The National Motor Vehicle Title Information System (NMVTIS) was made available for consumers on Jan. 30 and is accessible through third-party, fee-for-service Web sites. The Office of Justice Programs’ Bureau of Justice Assistance administers NMVTIS in coordination with the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI).
The system allows state motor vehicle administrators to verify and exchange titling and brand data and provides law enforcement officials, consumers and others with critical information regarding vehicle histories. Consumers now have access to the vehicle’s brand history, odometer data and basic vehicle information and can be redirected to the current state of record to access the full title record if available. Law enforcement can track the vehicle’s status from state to state by accessing the system directly.
