Help please!

Freelander wrote:
I ran into this type of difficulty many years ago and had to have my local police department inspect the trailer to verify the serial number and with the report in hand from the police department, the SOS could then generate a title for the vehicle. I suggest you discuss with the SOS or DMV and also contact your local police department.

^^^exactly what he said^^^

Plus, did your insurance company accept the old VIN? If so, the DMV certainly should . . . but they're the DMV, so they do whatever they want.

Worse case scenario, try to register it in a no-title state, like Alabama. No titles on anything prior to 1974.

I ran into this type of difficulty many years ago and had to have my local police department inspect the trailer to verify the serial number and with the report in hand from the police department, the SOS could then generate a title for the vehicle. I suggest you discuss with the SOS or DMV and also contact your local police department.

wanderingbob wrote:
Go to DMV and tell them your problem ,they will know how to fix it . The answer will be different in each state !

I suspect the OP already has been to their DMV and has been rejected.

Much of the modern software the DMV uses are designed to take the current VIN numbers, older trailers (and autos) built before the standardized VIN will have a serial number. This can cause a lot of problems.

Some states DMVs can create a new VIN, some states may require you to go through the reconstructed/special construction way of titleing..

OP may wish to visit a different DMV center, may get better results, not all DMVs have this experience.

Go to DMV and tell them your problem ,they will know how to fix it . The answer will be different in each state !

There should be an option to take it in and have the serial number confirmed. We recently sold a trailer and the number on the title was wrong so it had to be confirmed by someone from the DMV by looking at the trailer.

The problem is without a title, they may not be willing to plate it until you can prove you own it with a title in hand. Best bet would be to go to the prior owner and ask him to order a replacement title. Of course, with a 1968 trailer, did he buy it cheap without a title so the chain of ownership is long lost?

If you belong to AAA maybe they can help?