South Carolina Vehicle Record Recovery Packet
South Carolina Department of Motor Vehicles

Official form / request path:
Form 5027-A Request for Vehicle Information

Official link:
https://www.scdmvonline.com/Vehicle-Owners/Titles

Fee / submission note:
Verify with SCDMV.

Contact / submission note:
South Carolina DMV, PO Box 1498, Blythewood, SC 29016-1498.

Steps:
1. Prospective buyers of a vehicle currently titled in South Carolina may request title history using Form 5027-A.
2. Complete the Request for Vehicle Information.
3. Mail to SCDMV with fee and supporting documentation.

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.