NM VIN inspector bonds.
$900 flat. Soft pull.
A New Mexico licensed business authorized to perform vehicle identification number (VIN) inspections files a $30,000 surety bond with the Motor Vehicle Division. Ours is $900 flat — 3% of the bond amount, the same for everyone. One soft credit pull, e-signed in 1–2 business days.
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Three steps to inspecting.
Your VIN inspection credential is waiting on this bond. Here's the entire process — no broker phone tag:
Apply once, online
Business details, owner information, effective date, and a few commercial questions. The only extra step is a one-time consent to a soft credit pull.
Reviewed & approved
Most of these clear quickly; if underwriting needs anything, you hear from an underwriter within 48 hours. The credit check is a soft pull that never affects your score.
E-sign & file with the MVD
Pay online and receive the executed bond ready to file with your VIN inspection credential. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever the state insists.
The whole pricing page.
$30,000 bond × 3% = $900, one-time per term. Fixed amount, fixed price, multi-year if you want it.
What it is and who needs it.
What the bond actually guarantees
A vehicle identification number (VIN) inspection verifies that a vehicle's VIN matches its title and registration paperwork — a safeguard against title fraud and vehicle theft. New Mexico's Motor Vehicle Division authorizes certain licensed businesses to perform these inspections, and conditions that authority on a $30,000 surety bond.
The bond is a consumer-and-state-protection guarantee: it stands behind the accuracy and integrity of the inspections you perform. If an inspector certifies a VIN improperly and a buyer, lender, or the state is harmed, the harmed party can recover against the bond.
It is not insurance for you — if the surety pays a claim, you repay the surety. The MVD will reject or revoke a credential if the bond lapses, so we track it and send renewal notices 60 and 30 days out to keep your filing continuous.
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Five minutes. The whole thing.
These are the actual underwriting fields, including a one-time consent to a soft credit pull. Submit once and your bond is typically issued within 1–2 business days.
Start the application →Common questions.
If yours isn't here, the bond team can usually answer within the hour.
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Is there a credit check? +
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The MVD is waiting on one document.
$900 flat, five-minute application, e-signed bond in 1–2 business days. Free until issued.