A junk vehicle is not safe to operate on U.S. roads and highways. It should never be titled or registered. The vehicle should only be sold as parts or scraps.
Junk Title Brands
| NMVTIS Brand | Description |
| Crushed | The frame or chassis of the vehicle has been crushed or otherwise destroyed so that it is physically impossible to use it in constructing a vehicle. |
| Dismantled | The vehicle should only be sold as parts and cannot be legally driven. |
| Junk | This vehicle is incapable of safe operation for use on U.S. roads or highways and has no resale value except as a source of parts or scrap, or the vehicle's owner has irreversibly designated the vehicle as a source of parts or scrap. This vehicle should never be titled or registered. |
| Junk Automobile - CARS.gov | Pursuant to the Consumer Assistance to Recycle and Save Act of 2009 (CARS), this vehicle is incapable of operating on public streets, roads, and highways. The vehicle has no value except as a source of parts or scrap, shall be crushed or shredded within a specified time period (including the engine block), and shall not be exported prior to crushing or shredding. |
| Pending Junk Automobile - CARS.gov | The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) Consumer Assistance to Recycle and Save (CARS) program is processing an application which, if approved, will render this vehicle incapable of operating on public roads and highways. The vehicle will have no value except as a source of parts or scrap, shall be crushed or shredded within a specified time period (including the engine block), and shall not be exported prior to crushing or shredding. |
| Totaled | A vehicle that is declared a total loss by a jurisdiction or an insurer that is obligated to cover the loss or that the insurer takes possession of the title to that vehicle. The reporting jurisdiction, or an insurance company, has determined this vehicle is a total loss and is incapable of safe operation for use on U.S. roads or highways. This vehicle cannot be registered or titled, and its only value is as a source of parts or scrap. |