How to fill out Oregon 735-6511

The form that decides which of three words gets printed on the next title. Assembled, reconstructed and replica are defined side by side on this sheet, and the definitions are narrower than the words suggest — the difference between assembled and reconstructed comes down to whether the body resembles a particular year model and make. Underneath sits the other half of it: the Oregon definition of a totalled vehicle, including the 80% repair-cost test and the thirty-day rule for a stolen vehicle nobody insured.

Written against 735-6511 (6-25), issued under ORS 801.135, ORS 803.070 and ORS 803.075. Revised June 2025. The three definitions look interchangeable and are not — read all three sets of bullet points before ticking, because the word that goes on the title is decided here and it is on the title for good.

Two documents, and they are not the same thing. Take the blank 735-6511 from the oregon.gov copy so you get the revision that is current today.

Every line, in the order you meet it

1. 1
   You fill this in

   Vehicle identification number, year, make, style

   The description band, with the OR tick box for a DMV-assigned number.

   Watch out: An assembled vehicle often has no factory VIN at all. That is what the OR box and the VIN inspection form are for, and the number DMV assigns starts with those two letters.

2. 2
   You fill this in

   ASSEMBLED

   The first of the three boxes, for a body that does not resemble any particular year model or make.

   Watch out: Every bullet under it has to be true, including the negatives: not factory built, and not an antique, special interest, reconstructed or replica vehicle.

3. 3
   You fill this in

   RECONSTRUCTED

   The second box, for a body that resembles and primarily is a particular year model or make.

   Watch out: This is where a rebuilt total loss usually lands. If the car still looks like the car it was, it is reconstructed rather than assembled.

4. 4
   You fill this in

   REPLICA

   The third box, for a body built to resemble and be a reproduction of another vehicle of a particular year model and manufacturer.

   Watch out: It covers both a replica built from new parts and one reconstructed from existing vehicles, so long as the finished thing would otherwise meet the replica definition.

5. 5
   Somebody else fills this in

   TOTALED VEHICLE

   A definitions block rather than a field: an insurer's declaration, the 80% repair-cost test where no insurer is involved, and a stolen vehicle not recovered within 30 days.

   Watch out: Read it even though there is nothing to fill in. It is the clearest statement Oregon publishes of when a car stops being an ordinary car.

6. 6
   You fill this in

   Major parts used

   Two columns of part name and VIN or serial number, with a NONE option, drawn from the MAJOR PARTS list beside it.

   Watch out: What counts as a major part differs by vehicle type. On a passenger car it is the body if it is not unibody, the engine, and the kit; on a motorcycle it is the engine and transmission.

7. 7
   You fill this in

   Printed name, telephone, signature and date

   The certification block at the foot.

   Watch out: Above it: knowingly making any false statement relating to the application or assignment of a title is a Class A misdemeanour, punishable by a jail sentence of up to one year, a fine of up to $6,250, or both.

What gets this one rejected

• •More than one of the three boxes ticked. The form says must check one box, in brackets, in its own opening line.
• •A certification made where the brand is already on the current title. It is for the first time the vehicle is being titled as assembled, reconstructed or replica, or for a certification to a new incident.
• •A truck built from a component kit with no Manufacturer's Certificate of Origin for the kit. The reconstructed definition requires the kit manufacturer to have assigned a VIN and provided one.
• •Major parts left blank. The form expects either the parts and their identifying numbers or the word NONE — an empty block answers nothing.
• •Inaccurate description. The form warns that for accurate vehicle records, DMV may disregard the certification and follow its own procedures for branding.

Rules that decide whether it is accepted

• •Even a car nobody repaired has to come back through here. The totalled block ends with the rule: must be titled as assembled, reconstructed or replica even if no repairs completed. A written-off vehicle does not quietly return to an ordinary title.
• •The 80% test uses book value, not what you paid. The salvage application defines retail market value as the amount shown in publications used by financial institutions in this state, and this form uses the same threshold.
• •A stolen car has a thirty-day clock of its own. A stolen vehicle whose loss was not covered by an insurer and which is not recovered within 30 days of the loss counts as totalled under this definition.
• •The same certification is built into the title application. Page two of the 735-226 carries an identical assembled, reconstructed or replica block. This standalone version exists for the cases where the certification arrives separately from the application.

Every line here was read off 735-6511 (6-25) itself — the PDF is here — and off the Oregon Department of Transportation, Driver and Motor Vehicle Services Division 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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