Getting a title problem straightened out is a big problem, even when the Dept of Motor Vehicles screws up.
I had a 1973 Grand Am I bought a number of years back with an out of state title. The title had the VIN listed clearly, and the type was 2D. There was only one space between the VIN and 2D, and the information was not contained in boxes. So what does the NC DMV do? When they issued the title to me, they appended the 2D to the end of the VIN number. I never noticed it until went to sell the car. I went to the DMV office and showed them a photocopy of the original title, clearly showing it was their error. But they claimed they couldn't do anything about it. To get it corrected, I had to make an appointment with a DMV inspector. He went over it for almost two hours, looking for VIN numbers on the frame, engine, and tranny. Luckily it was a numbers match car, so everything was fine. I was really annoyed to find that I had to pay to correct their mistake.
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