How to fill out North Carolina MVR-92H

Nine questions, sworn in front of a notary, and the substance of the whole bonded-title application. The instruction across the top is not a suggestion: the following questions must be answered in detail, and any omissions or incomplete answers could result in a delay or denial in the issuance of a title.

Written against MVR-92H (Rev 04/26), issued under N.C. General Statute 20-76. Write this one out in rough first. Question 8 is the question the Division decides on, and a sworn statement is a poor place to be improvising a chronology you have not checked.

Two documents, and they are not the same thing. Take the blank MVR-92H from the ncdot.gov copy so you get the revision that is current today, then print our MVR-92H guide and keep it beside you while you fill theirs in.

Every line, in the order you meet it

1. 1
   You fill this in

   The vehicle row

   Four boxes in the strip above question 1: year, make, body style, and the vehicle identification number.

   Watch out: Note 1 on the instruction sheet is worth reading first: a 1981 or newer vehicle should have a seventeen-digit VIN, and a shorter one on a newer car is a problem in its own right.

2. 2
   You fill this in

   Question 1, how you acquired it

   The seller's full name, full address and telephone number.

   Watch out: If you do not have them, say so and say why here rather than leaving the box empty. A blank reads as an unanswered question; an explanation reads as an answer.

3. 3
   You fill this in

   Question 2, the date

   The date you acquired the vehicle.

   Watch out: Approximate it honestly if you have to. A date that conflicts with a document you attach is worse than a month you have described as approximate.

4. 4
   You fill this in

   Question 5, outstanding liens

   Whether any lien is outstanding, the lienholder's name, and a release attached.

   Watch out: This is one of the nine refusals in disguise. A bond is not acceptable where there is an outstanding lien for which a cancellation cannot be furnished, so an honest yes here may end the application.

5. 5
   You fill this in

   Question 8, why there was no assigned title

   The longest box on the form, and an explanation in detail.

   Watch out: Chronology, names, dates. The Division is being asked to issue a title against a bond and this paragraph is the reason it might.

6. 6
   You fill this in

   Question 9, the steps you took

   What you did to contact the seller or previous owner.

   Watch out: Certified letters, county records, the closing attorney, the last known employer — list them with dates. Effort you cannot describe is effort the Division cannot count.

7. 7
   You fill this in

   Signature and notary block

   Your signature, then date, county, state, the names of the principals, and the notary's signature, printed name, seal and expiry.

   Watch out: Do this before the inspection appointment, not after. The instruction sheet puts the affidavit at step 1 and the inspection at step 2 for a reason.

What gets this one rejected

• •One-word answers. The heading asks for detail and question 8 asks for it again in its own wording.
• •Question 9 left thin. Nobody grants a bonded title to somebody who has not tried to find the last owner, and this is where you show that you did.
• •A lien named in question 5 with no release attached. The question asks for both.
• •No evidence of ownership attached at all. The heading asks you to furnish any document in your possession showing proof of ownership and names examples: a title, a bill of sale, a conditional sales contract, invoices, out-of-state registrations.
• •Filling it in after the inspection. NCDMV's instruction sheet says this form has to be completed before the vehicle is inspected, and the inspector wants to see it.
• •An unsworn copy. The affidavit is signed in the presence of a notary and the acknowledgment is part of the document.

Rules that decide whether it is accepted

• •It travels to the inspection with you. The MVR-92A says a title application and this affidavit are required at the time of inspection. Turning up at the Highway Patrol with the truck and nothing else wastes the appointment.
• •Question 4 is about the metal, not the paperwork. The inspector will be looking for the VIN plate in the place you named. Say where it actually is — door jamb, dashboard, frame rail — rather than where it is supposed to be.

Every line here was read off MVR-92H (Rev 04/26) itself — the PDF is here — and off the North Carolina Division of Motor Vehicles pages. This is plain-language help with a form, not legal advice, and where our wording and the agency's differ, theirs governs.

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