Can you drive a salvage title car in Kansas?

I bought a wrecked Ford F-150 and finally got all the repairs finished. It’s in good driving condition now but has a non-highway salvage title. Can you drive a salvage title car in Kansas?

Mary Alice Morris · Answered on Dec 09, 2022

Reviewed by Shannon Martin, Licensed Insurance Agent.

You can drive a salvage title car in Kansas, but you’ll need to get your non-highway salvage title transferred to a salvage title so you can register and plate your pickup.

To get your Ford F-150 ready for the road, you’ll need to follow these steps:

Vehicle inspection: Take your truck to a Kansas Highway Patrol motor vehicle inspection station for a motor vehicle examination. You’ll get a pink paper copy of the motor vehicle examination record to keep, called an MVE-1.
Update the title: Take the MVE-1, proof of insurance, and your old non-highway salvage title to your county treasurer’s office to apply for a rebuilt salvage title.
Register your vehicle: You can complete your Kansas vehicle registration as usual through the county treasurer’s motor vehicle office.

MORE: How to insure a car with a salvage title

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