IL vehicle manufacturer bonds.
Flat 3%. Enter your amount.
Illinois licenses vehicle manufacturers through the Secretary of State, Vehicle Services Department under Chapter 5 of the Illinois Vehicle Code. The license carries a surety bond running to the People of the State of Illinois — we issue it at a flat 3% with no credit check. Enter the amount your license requires.
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No underwriting queue for the standard manufacturer bond — enter your amount, pay, and file with the Secretary of State. Here is the whole thing:
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Your business details, the bond amount your license requires, and the effective date — that is the entire application.
Issued on the spot
No credit check and no waiting — the executed bond is generated as soon as you pay. Larger amounts may get a quick review.
File with the Secretary of State
Submit the executed bond with your Vehicle Services manufacturer license application or renewal. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever the office insists.
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Bond amount × 3% = your premium, one-time, $275 minimum. Enter the figure on your license notice and the premium updates.
What it is and who needs it.
What the manufacturer bond actually guarantees
Illinois regulates the people who build, distribute, and sell vehicles through Chapter 5 of the Illinois Vehicle Code (625 ILCS 5/5), administered by the Secretary of State’s Vehicle Services Department. A licensed manufacturer is part of that chain, and the license carries a surety bond.
The bond runs to the People of the State of Illinois and, for the dealer and manufacturer licenses in Chapter 5, is conditioned on the proper transmittal of all title and registration fees and taxes the licensee collects (excluding Retailers’ Occupation Tax). If the licensee fails to remit what it owes the state, the state can recover against the bond.
It is not insurance for you — if the surety pays a claim, you repay the surety. The standard Chapter 5 dealer/manufacturer bond is $50,000 per location; because manufacturer licensing can vary by category, confirm the exact figure on your Secretary of State notice and we will issue that amount at a flat 3%.
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Five minutes, issued on the spot.
Submit the application with the bond amount your license requires — the executed bond is generated instantly, ready to file with the Secretary of State.
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Five-minute application, flat 3%, $275 minimum. Enter your amount and file with the Secretary of State the same day.