VIN inspection · Washington

Getting your VIN inspected in Washington

Washington answers this differently depending on what you are titling.

Who Washington allows

  • Road vehicles: Washington State Patrol only
  • Off-road and ATV: private dealership or mechanic

Start hereOff-road only: private dealership or mechanic

The split runs the opposite way to every other state - WSP does not inspect off-road machines, so those get a private route while cars and street bikes do not.

What happens at the inspection

Whoever does it fills in Section 2 of Montana form MV20 by hand, in ink, standing at the vehicle, and signs it. You collect one document showing their name and department or license, take four photos, and mail the original back to us with the return label from your packet and one Forever stamp.

Read the step-by-step, including what not to let them write on.

Checked against Washington's own form or titling page on 2026-08-26. If the rules have moved since, tell us and we'll correct it the same week.

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$20 opens your case and buys the prepared form. The $279 balance is charged only once your Montana title has been issued and is in our hands.