Lost title · Tennessee

Replacing a lost car title in Tennessee

Tennessee charges $14 through the county clerk on Form RV-F1315201, and it will not issue at all while a lien is outstanding.

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What Tennessee charges

The replacement title fee is $14. $14 through the county clerk using form RV-F1315201; additional county fees may apply. All liens must be discharged first — if a lien remains, the lienholder must request it.

That figure comes from Tennessee Department of Revenue, Vehicle Services Division, read from its own page and current as of August 2026. The hub compares all fifty states if you want to see where Tennessee sits — the spread runs from $5 to $101, which is wider than most people expect for the same piece of paper.

The part that catches people out

The filing is at county level, and county fees may be added on top of the $14, so the state figure is a floor rather than a total. The firmer rule is about liens: all liens must be discharged before a duplicate will issue, and where one remains, it is the lienholder who has to request the title, not you. That reverses who does the paperwork.

Tennessee RV-F1315201: Noting a Lien or Duplicate Title, with every box filled in

That is the document Tennessee wants, and we publish a worked example of it: Tennessee RV-F1315201: Noting a Lien or Duplicate Title.

It also means a paid-off loan that was never formally discharged blocks the whole thing, and the fix runs through the lender rather than through the clerk’s office.

Sources

Tennessee Department of Revenue, Vehicle Services Division — replacement title fee — Where the Tennessee figure of $14 was read, current as of August 2026
Tennessee Department of Revenue, Vehicle Services Division — agency home — The agency that issues Tennessee titles

Common questions

What people ask about this

How much does it cost to replace a lost car title in Tennessee?

$14. $14 through the county clerk using form RV-F1315201; additional county fees may apply. All liens must be discharged first — if a lien remains, the lienholder must request it.