What is a clean title history for a car?
A title documents the ownership of a vehicle. If a car has a salvage title, has liens or has a Vehicle Identification Number that does not match the VIN of the car, it does not have a clear title and you will have trouble registering the vehicle.LiensWhen you take out a loan to purchase a car, the lender puts a lien on your vehicle that cannot be removed until the loan is repaid. The lienholder must issue a release of the lien, for the title to be cleared.VIN NumberThe VIN must match the car to the title. If they don’t match, don’t buy the car. The title could be fraudulent or it could be a simple case of a typographical error, but you have no way of knowing without doing an extensive search on the history of the vehicle. You can’t register your car if these numbers don’t match.Deceased OwnerIf the owner of the car has died, though their decedents inherit the car, they must transfer the title to their name before it can be sold. Unless this is done, the car does not have a clear title.
