MVD | Georgia Department of Revenue

**MVD Office Hours: 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday thru Friday excluding state holidays **

Major Component Parts of a Motor Vehicle

A major component part of a motor vehicle is any one of the following sub-assemblies:

Front clip assembly (Fender, hood and bumper),

Rear clip assembly (Quarter panels and floor panel assembly, and Roof Assembly, excluding a Soft Top

Engine and transmission,

Frame; or,

A complete side of a vehicle (including fenders, door(s) and quarter panel).

A Georgia title for a damaged, restored or rebuilt motor vehicle, requiring the replacement of one or more major component parts (see above) to restore to a safe operating condition, and passing an inspection by the MVD Inspection Section will be issued a Georgia title branded ‘Rebuilt'.

If the vehicle's restoration to a safe operating condition required the replacement of less than one major component part, as listed above, a Georgia title will be issued branded ‘Rebuilt'. If the damage to the vehicle was the result of fire, flood, or water, the title will be issued reflecting the applicable cause of damage (i.e. Fire, Flood or Water).

A Georgia title issued for a cab and front axle altered by the installation of a glider kit will always be branded ‘Rebuilt'.

Definition:

A glider kit is a ‘new' tractor cab and tractor front axle used to replace a wrecked or retired cab and front axle.

In this state, a salvage vehicle is any motor vehicle:

• Damaged to the extent that it's restoration to an operable condition would require the replacement of one or more major component parts as listed above,

• That an insurance company has paid a ‘total loss claim' and the vehicle has not been repaired, regardless of the extent of damage to such vehicle or the number of major component parts required to repair such vehicle.

• That is an imported motor vehicle that has been damaged in shipment and disclaimed by the manufacturer as a result of the damage, has never been the subject of a retail sale to a consumer; and, has never been issued a certificate of title.

A salvage motor vehicle is not a motor vehicle:

• That has been recovered with the manufacturer's vehicle identification intact (a/k/a serial plate); the vehicle is undamaged; has only cosmetic damage; or has been damaged but only to the extent that its restoration to an operative condition will not require the replacement of one or more major component parts, as listed above;

• For which a ‘total loss claim' has been paid and for which the vehicle has sustained only cosmetic damage from causes other than by fire or flood.