Alaska Vehicle Record Recovery Packet
Alaska Division of Motor Vehicles

Official form / request path:
Request for Vehicle Record Form 851

Official link:
https://doa.alaska.gov/dmv/forms/pdfs/851.pdf

Fee / submission note:
$10 per record listed by NMVTIS/BJA.

Contact / submission note:
DMV Research, 1300 W Benson Blvd, Ste. 200, Anchorage, AK 99506-3600; doa.dmv.research@alaska.gov.

Steps:
1. Complete Form 851 and sign/date it.
2. Attach payment and documents proving DPPA eligibility.
3. Mail or email to DMV Research.

Privacy limit:
Private ownership, prior-owner identity, title-holder, address, registration history, and protected motor-vehicle records are privacy controlled under DPPA/permissible-use rules. This website prepares the request path only and does not pull private DMV/MVC records.

Public checks to run separately:
- NHTSA recalls and safety campaigns
- NHTSA complaint patterns
- VIN decoding and basic vehicle specs
- NMVTIS-approved/public vehicle-history provider checks where appropriate
- Auction/salvage signals only where public or licensed-provider data is available

Last reviewed: 2026-05-23
Source note: Compiled from official state motor vehicle agency pages where available and NMVTIS/BJA State Vehicle Record Request Information. Verify current forms, fees, addresses, and eligibility before submitting.