As the title states, I am looking at buying a sportbike from auction but the vin is listed as “missing” but was recovered somehow from another location on the frame/ engine. The seller is the insurance. I imagine they did all the legal proceedings to ensure they could auction it.
However, bc the it will be a bill of sale with a vin not easily visible on the bike, how would I go about getting a vin reissued or replacement vin legally? I planned on going to my local DMV for guidance but I keep finding that I need to involve the police even though it’s coming from auction from insurance from Washington.
Thanks for reading!
TLDR:
Bike has a sanded off vin, how do I go about getting a new/replacement so that I can get a bonded/ new title.
Location: Texas