The acknowledgement a buyer signs when they take on a salvage-titled vehicle. It is on this list because it is the seller who has to put it in front of them - and because it is one page that prevents an argument later.
Written against ENF-SAL-221 (Rev 08/16), issued under Texas Transportation Code 501.0925. The sentence that matters is the last one: the buyer may not drive it on a public highway until a rebuilt salvage title and registration have been issued. Somebody driving a salvage car home from your driveway is doing something this form told them not to.
Two documents, and they are not the same thing. Take the blank ENF-SAL-221 from the txdmv.gov copy so you get the revision that is current today.
| On the form | What to put in it |
|---|---|
| Year, make, VIN | Three lines identifying the car. Nothing else about the vehicle appears. |
| Printed name of purchaser | The buyer, not you. This is their acknowledgement. |
| What they are acknowledging | Three things, pre-printed: that they know the vehicle is on a salvage title; that if they intend to operate it lawfully they must apply for a title through a Texas county tax assessor-collector's office with forms showing repairs have been made, and pay the fees; and that they may not drive it on a public highway until a title branded rebuilt salvage and a registration have been issued. |
| The flood box | Ticked only where the vehicle is classified as salvage based solely on flood damage. |
| Purchaser's signature and date | Theirs. |
Every line here was read off ENF-SAL-221 (Rev 08/16) itself — the PDF is here — and off the Texas Department 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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