Putting a JUNK title on the road?

[BradPitt]

So I know of a vehicle that was in a "freshwater" flood which is branded as Junk... It is in awesome shape

anyway to get that re-classified as a rebuilt title so it can be put on the road?

thanks!

[meme]

by JUNK...do you mean IRREPARABLE?

http://www.riv.ca/english/html/faq_s.html


Can I legally drive an "Irreparable" or "Salvage" vehicle on Ontario roads?

No, if your vehicle is branded as "Salvage" you cannot drive your vehicle on the road. However, a "Salvage" vehicle can be towed for the purposes of repairs or for the purposes of receiving a Safety Standards Certificate.
If you want to drive your "Salvage" vehicle it must be upgraded to a "Rebuilt" brand which can only be done if it has passed a strict structural inspection and passed a safety inspection so that it can be registered for on-road use.

Vehicles branded as "Irreparable" can never be driven on Ontario's roads and can only be used for parts or scrap.

3. How can I change the brand on my vehicle from "Salvage" to "Rebuilt"?

The vehicle must have successfully passed an inspection in accordance with the requirements in Ontario's Regulation 611 of the HTA and have been issued a Structural Inspection Certificate (SIC). The owner must then submit the SIC and registration permit to a Ministry of Transportation licensing office. Once accepted and approved, the "Salvage" brand will be changed to "Rebuilt". This process helps ensure that damaged vehicles are repaired to meet minimum prescribed standards before being allowed back on the road.
Once the "Rebuilt" brand is placed on the vehicle registration file, a Safety Standards Certificate must be obtained in the same manner from any Motor Vehicle Inspection Station in order for the vehicle to be declared "fit". The vehicle may then be plated and legally operated once it has been provided with a drive clean certificate (if required).

[BradPitt]

Thanks that info is very useful!

So supposing the vehicle is a Salvage title and can undergo a Structural inspection - where would I get this done?

also - is there any way to 'wash' the title from irrepairable to salvage etc?

[sevenfiddy]

Even if you get the car back on the road with a rebuilt title... you still must think in the long run whether you are going to be keeping this car for a long time. No one in the right mind would buy a rebuilt title car from you unless they are getting one heck of a deal..

[NVRider]

be careful. Are you talking about a bike that is already in Canada? If it is from the US, some things have changed since August last year. There were loop holes you could get a bike across the border and have it inspected and passed, even with a salvage title on it. You can't anymore. So if it is from the US,with a branded title, salvage title, be careful.

[Fingolfin]

Thanks that info is very useful!

So supposing the vehicle is a Salvage title and can undergo a Structural inspection - where would I get this done?

also - is there any way to 'wash' the title from irrepairable to salvage etc?

legally? get the car inspected.
illegally? find the same car with a clean title, swap all the VIN's.

[JohnnyP636]

The GOV recently chandged the laws here in Ont and you can no longer rebrand "repairable title'' US bikes. In most states there are 3 titles CLEAN, REPAIRABLE, and SALVAGE.....SALVAGE could never be registerd for the street but you used to be able to buy REPAIRABLE's rebuild them, have them inspected and if they passed you could have the title chandged back to clean ("BRAND:NONE in Canada)......However like I said they recently chandged that law from what Ive been told and you can no longer do this, they will only allow non branded US bikes to be registerd for the street in ONT.....

I have 2 friends that bought repairable titled bikes from the US a few months ago, with plans to eventually rebuild them and have them re registered as Clean here in ONT. And now because they chandged the law before they did so, they are stuck with useless titles that can never be registered as fit for Ont roads...

From what I know you can still do it in 1 or 2 other provinces, but not Ont anymore

[BradPitt]

its actually a car, and it is Canadian title, so no cross-border issues to worry about.

Where would I get it inspected though? not like a regular safety by the sounds of it