Background on Total Loss Disclosure Legislation

H.R. 1257:

News and Press Releases on Senate Total-Loss Disclosure Legislation:

2009

• November 5, 2009 — Carfax, Experian add Clunker VINs to Databases (Automotive News)
• March 6, 2009 — Justice Department Rule Will Help Increase Public Transparency of Flooded and Rebuilt Wrecks (press release)

2008

• July 21, 2008 — Liberty Mutual and Carfax Team to Protect Consumers from Unknowingly Buying Flood Damaged and Totaled Cars (Liberty Mutual)
• July 1, 2008 — NADA: New VIN database helps combat title washing, but not enough (Automotive News)
• July 1, 2008 — Insurers Offer Some Info on Totaled Vehicles to Fight Title Fraud (press release)
• June 18, 2008 — Free Web site will allow buyers to check a vehicle's hidden repair history (LA Times)
• May 20, 2008 — Industry groups and foes unite on title washing (Automotive News)
• May 20, 2008 — Consumer Advocates And Auto Coalition Fight to Keep ‘Rebuilt Wrecks’ Off Nation’s Roadways (press release)

2007

• Nov. 17, 2007 — Cars ruined by Katrina sold in Bolivia (Associated Press)
• Nov. 7, 2007 — National Insurance Crime Bureau Announces Free "VINCheck" for Unrecovered Stolen Vehicles (NICB)
• August 20, 2007 — Flooded Cars Go to Market With Little to Stop Them  (USA Today)
• April 15, 2007 — Hurricanes Have Passed, but the Cars May Remain (Boston Globe)
• April 12, 2007 — NADA Pushes for Used-Car Transparency (United Press International)
• April 11, 2007 — NADA Urges Senate to Make Consumer Data on Flooded, Totaled, Stolen Vehicles Available to Consumers (press release) (Read the testimony) 
• February 20, 2007 — Total-Loss Disclosure Bills Introduced in Both House and Senate (NADA Weekly)
• February 13, 2007 — NADA Praises Lott for Introducing Bill to Reduce Title Fraud and Keep Unsafe Vehicles Off the Road (press release)

2006

• December 7, 2006 — Lawmakers Pledge To Pursue Disclosure of Insurance Data on Flooded, Totaled, Stolen Vehicles in Next Congress (press release)
• December 7, 2006 — U.S. Representative Bobby L. Rush Vows To Help Clean Up The Dirty Business Of Car Title Washing (Rep. Rush)
• December 7, 2006 — Rep. Gene Green: No More Lemons on Our Highways (Rep. Green)
• December 7, 2006 — 13-Member Coalition Urges Congress to Pass Total-Loss Disclosure Legislation (Salvage Auto Fraud Reform Coalition)
• November 17, 2006 — Insurance Company Voluntarily releases VINs of Flooded Vehicles (press release)
• August 28, 2006 — Encourage Your Senators to “Red Flag” Flooded Cars (NADA Weekly)
• August 7, 2006 — ABC’s World News Tonight Covers NADA’s Legislative Push for Disclosure of Flood Vehicles (NADA Weekly)
• August 3, 2006 — New Legislation Calls for Disclosure of Dangerous Flooded and Wrecked Vehicles (press release) 
• April 14, 2006 —The Washington Post, Letter to the Editor (press release)
• March 1, 2006 — Congressional House Testimony: NADA Seeks Timely Disclosure of Total-Loss Data on Damaged Vehicles (press release)

2005

• July 31, 2005 — Senate Bill Would Require Disclosure of Total-Loss Vehicle Information (NADA Weekly) 
• November 16, 2005 — Congressional Senate Testimony: NADA Proposes Steps to Protect Consumers from Purchasing Vehicles Severely Damaged by Floods, Other Causes (press release)

For additional information, contact the NADA Legislative Affairs office at 1 (800) 563-1556 or email: legislative@nada.org.