what’s a salvaged title? vehicle was junked?

A salvaged title means that my vehicle was damaged in an accident and the over all amount of damage was over a certain % of my overall vehicle value at the time of the accident. In MN, where I live, I have to obtain paperwork from the prior owner which in this case could be one of a number of people so I can get my vehicle inspected. If I don’t get this done, I won’t be able to renew my tabs next spring. I also can’t get the title to the vehicle into my name. Does this help?

I just had to sign something in my state (Washington), a notarized document, saying that I gave up rights to the car (3 years ago the engine died, and I sold the car to a dealer who wanted to replace the engine). When this happened, I had contacted the state to let them know I no longer owned the car, but the dealer himself needed this form signed by me so that he could sell the car he finally (three years later) had fixed.