Automobile Fraud: 2.3.1 When and When Not to Use Summary Title Reports
A car’s title history can reveal much about the car’s past, including evidence of a salvage history, lemon laundering, an odometer rollback, or misrepresentation of prior use or the number of prior owners. A true title search requires the searcher to trace back to the car’s first title, and to obtain copies of each title and related documents pertaining to the car, which may involve obtaining titles from multiple state departments of motor vehicles.