Multi-State Vehicle Records - Description of Service

The National Motor Vehicle Title Information System (NMVTIS) is a system that allows an electronic means to verify and exchange titling, brand, and odometer data among motor vehicle administrators, law enforcement officials, prospective purchasers, and insurance carriers. Auto Data Direct, Inc. (ADD) contracts with the American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators (AAMVA) to provide multi-state vehicle data using NMVTIS.

NMVTIS data allows state titling agencies to verify the validity of ownership documents before they issue new titles. NMVTIS also keeps a history of all "brands" ever applied by any state to the vehicle. "Brands" define the status of a vehicle such as "theft", "flood", "salvage", "rebuilt", "kit", etc. and are not lost when the vehicle travels from state to state.

NMVTIS is operated by AAMVA under the auspices of the Department of Justice. Over half of the states currently provide motor vehicle data to this database. By accessing NMVTIS, ADD customers have valuable information available to them.

ADD provides customers access to:

  • Current state of title
  • Title issue date
  • Odometer reading
  • Previous state of title
  • Current brand(s)
  • Previous brand(s)
  • Date the brands were applied (In the states participating in NMVTIS)


Why is NMVTIS important?

  • Auto fraud is a profitable business.
  • "VIN Cloning" is a growing trend.
  • Some 570,000 vehicles were affected in 2005 by hurricanes. These vehicles are now perfect targets for vehicle title fraud ("brand washing").