Indiana Vehicle Record Recovery Packet
Indiana Bureau of Motor Vehicles

Official form / request path:
Request for Certified Records – State Form 53789

Official link:
https://www.in.gov/bmv/titles/title-forms/

Fee / submission note:
Verify with Indiana BMV.

Contact / submission note:
Indiana Bureau of Motor Vehicles.

Steps:
1. Open Indiana BMV Title Forms.
2. Under Obtaining a Vehicle or Watercraft Record, use Request for Certified Records – State Form 53789.
3. Submit with identification, purpose, and fee as the form requires.

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.