Vehicle License Title (VLT) Stop, Reason Code 89—When registration is refused for a California noncertified or direct import vehicle, the Technical Compliance Section (TCS) in DMV headquarters places a VLT stop, reason code 89 on the vehicle record to …

R60 Record Status Message VLT STOP Indicates • A stop was placed on the vehicle license/title record for a specified reason. • A Unit Code and Reason Code also appear.

Turns out, there's a VLT (Vehicle License Title) stop on your vehicle's record. This fancy term basically means your car is grounded by the DMV until you sort out some issue. There are many reasons why your car might be stuck in VLT purgatory, like: Missing paperwork: The DMV is like a filing cabinet with a bad case of the sniffles.

Whenever the record status condition shows a suspense in process (SIP), any of the following suspense reason codes and destination codes may appear:

Nov 29, 2021 · I tried to sell my car at CarMax but apparently there's a VLT stop with code Q009 on my car. Can someone please help explain what this is? I got these photos from a DMV partner agency who also don't know what it means.

If you are concerned someone will sell or give away your vehicle without permission, you can file a “ Courtesy Stop” request with the DMV to put a 60 day hold on transfers. Before you can do that, however, you must first start a lawsuit against the DMV and the person threatening to sell or give away your car.

Dec 13, 2023 · I called the DMV a month later to see if they received anything it is still on a VLT stop for the same thing. I told the dealer what was going on. He keeps on saying he sent it in.

The VLT courtesy stop is a 60-day temporary stop placed on the vehicle record until a temporary restraining order (TRO) is served upon the Director of the Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV). A courtesy stop request is not limited to the current registered or legal owner.

Applications which result from having received a CHP letter and/or having a vehicle license title (VLT) stop, are processed as usual following the procedures in the Basic Registration Requirements section in this chapter, or if interstate (dual) registration is requested, the Out-of-State California Resident section in this chapter.

Mar 5, 2024 · Well fast forward to a a few weeks ago our tags are due and when we went into the DMV to get our tags for the car the VLT stop was still there. They said the reg service never sent the 227 and we needed to fill it out again.