Salvage titles are assigned to cars that are viewed as a total loss by insurance companies, and are also known as branded titles. This doesn’t mean the car can’t be driven, but vehicles branded with salvage titles have lower market values and are difficult to sell.
Title washing clears away a vehicles branding. Once the branding is eliminated, the car’s value goes up and it’s a lot easier to sell. You can see why so many car owners might be motivated to “wash” their titles. Titles are washed by transferring a salvaged vehicle to a state that doesn’t recognize the brand. When the state issues a new title, it may no longer show that it had been salvaged. If the salvage brand still exists, the seller will move it from state to state until the branding is gone.
Consumers can do an AutoCheck which tracks a vehicle’s history even if it’s moved to another state. Once a vehicle has been branded and that information is reported to AutoCheck, it remains on the record no matter how many states the car is moved through. The title may no longer indicate severe damage, but a vehicle history report will. “Washing” a title doesn’t wash away computer records. Every car at MAC comes with AutoCheck.
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