Assembled trailers must have a special assembled title. To apply for an assembled trailer title, visit a Secretary of State office and provide the following:
- Your valid driver’s license or ID
- trailer title
- Assigned ownership documents (Example: Release of Abandoned Vehicle notice from a police department)
- Original bills of sale for all parts or components
- The trailer weight slip
- Vehicle Number/On-Road Equipment Inspection Form completed and signed by a Michigan law enforcement officer
The running gear of the trailer, (the frame, axle, and wheels), must be accounted for in the ownership documents presented. The box, if any, or the body unit for trailer coaches or camping trailers must also be noted.
6% will be due on materials used to upgrade the trailer unless sales slips are presented showing the tax was paid.
Upon passing a final inspection with the Michigan Department of State, the trailer will be issued a new VIN and may be registered at a Secretary of State office.
Small, non-titled trailers don’t need to go through the assembled vehicle process since these vehicles don’t undergo an inspection like assembled trailers that are 2,500 pounds or more and require titling.
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