How can you get a manufacter's certificate of origin (MCO) ? By drifter (Read 1,991 times)

[drifter]

Hello folks, I hope someone can help me here. I recently acquired a 2013 Rowdy 150 by SSR. This scooter was bought and then abandoned on my friends property for over 3 years. After years of trying to get this removed from their property, they called me to see if I would take it. After much work I have her purring again. This Scooter was never registered in any capacity, I have run the VIN and there's nothing. So apon studying the processes of Scooter registration in Ohio, it said that I need a MCO certificate. Don't know where to begin, any help would be greatly appritciated!

[cyborg]

You need to contact the original manufacturer or dealer where it was bought,,, that should set you right,,, if not I know Vermont and Texas do lost paperwork vins,,,, if I remember correctly they are called bonded titles

[cyborg]

One other way is to purchase another frame on eBay and swap everything over,,, it will be registered as a reconstruction ( I've done this several times,, also you may want to get chummy with a salvage yard,,, explain to them what you want to do,,, they can dummyup some lien paperwork for a few bucks ,,, done that a couple times myself,,,

[drifter]

Unfortunately, I don't know where it was ever ordered from. Just know that it came in a crate, and the guy never did anything, except ride round the block with no tags.

[drifter]

Don't know if contacting SSR with the VIN would do anything. I think that I saw on their site, that they do not assist with MCO's

[drifter]

Update, got a direct number to SSR from a local dealer. The guy said that he could trace the VIN to tell me the dealer who originally sold it. Said he'd call me back. So, crossing fingers!

[2stroked]

Good luck!

[greginisn]

If the VIN is clear maybe a "lost title" approach would work for you?

Greg

[darrell]

they could also charge a 75 dollar fee for a duplicate mco