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At the training session held during the summer outing,
Jay Svendsen from Auto Data Direct (ADD) recapped
the details of the Iowa NMVTIS/Affidavit Law that
passed last session. The new rule will be written by the
Iowa Department of Transportation (DOT) in the com-
ing months. The Iowa Automotive Recyclers and other
interested parties will meet throughout this process.
The new law will begin on January 1, 2016.
In preparation for the new Iowa reporting system, IAR
members are urged to review their NMVTIS reporting
processes, get current on reporting and remember to
report every 30 days as is required. Many member
yards are using automatic reporting through their in-
ventory management systems. Automatic reporting is
an option to reduce the workload of manually entering
the VINs for each vehicle.
PARTS CARS
When reporting a vehicle to NMVTIS
that is destine for parts and then crushing,
the Iowa
DOT has advised that Auto Recyclers use the
‘CRUSHED’ reporting status for any vehicle that
will never be returned to the roadway or sold as a
whole car by the recycler.
These vehicles can be
reported as SCRAP and then reported again later
when then are sent for metal recycling as CRUSHED.
Reporting twice is not necessary for cars that will be
held for part sales and then crushed under the same
ownership. Parts can still be sold even after the vehicle
has been reported as CRUSHED with the VINs noted
on bill of sale. Parts that are warehoused may also be
sold after the vehicle has been shredded.
REBUILDERS
Vehicles that may be rebuilt and re-
turn to the roadway at some point have different re-
porting status. Jay Svendsen offer this advice for a re-
cycler reporting a rebuilder vehicle, “If he buys the cars
with clear/clean title and they don't meet the definition
of a salvage vehicle, then he does not need to report
the vehicle to NMVTIS at all. This is common if buying
‘off the street’".
Jay goes on to say, “If he is buying the vehicles from
[an auto salvage auction such as] Copart or IAA, then
most likely the vehicle has been reported to NMVTIS
by the salvage auction and he should be reporting the
vehicle within 30 days with a disposition of
‘BLANK"/"UNKNOWN’
. This just states that he has
the vehicle and possibly plans to sell it as a whole car”.
“Once the rebuild is complete and he sells the vehicle
to someone (or if he sells rebuilders to others for them
to rebuild) then he should report again using a disposi-
tion of
"SOLD"
and
provide the name to whom the ve-
hicle was sold.
This is the most appropriate process.
He should do both of these entries/reports even if he
buys and sells within 30 days.” The purpose of report-
ing rebuilder vehicles it to keep the NMVTIS database
up-to-date. Rebuilder vehicles sold by an auto recycler
that do not get reported as sold will remain in NMVTIS
under the ownership of the recycler even after the car
has returned to the roadway.
Two cleanup processes will get NMVTIS reporting rec-
ords in tip top shape before the new Iowa law goes in
place: 1) Vehicles that were reported as SCRAP but
have been or will be crushed should be report as
CRUSHED to kill the VINs even if parts are still being
sold and 2) Rebuilder vehicles should be reported as
SOLD if they were received from a reporting entity and
are now sold to a repairer or BLANK/UNKNOWN if the
auto recycler still owns the potential rebuilder vehicle.
What Status to Report in NMVTIS
National Motor Vehicle Information System
Recyclers News Press
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