New York Vehicle Record Recovery Packet
New York Department of Motor Vehicles

Official form / request path:
MV-15 Request for Certified DMV Records / Vehicle Registration or Title Record Abstract

Official link:
https://dmv.ny.gov/records/request-another-persons-records

Fee / submission note:
Verify current NY DMV fee on MV-15 / DMV records page.

Contact / submission note:
NYS DMV MV-15 Processing, 6 Empire State Plaza, Albany NY 12228.

Steps:
1. Use MV-15 for most certified DMV record requests.
2. Provide identity documents, payment, and the requested record details.
3. For another person’s record, review DPPA permitted-use requirements before submitting.

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.