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Report a car dealer for missing title or plates

File a complaint with Oregon DMV if a dealer did not give you the title, plates or transfer documents, or did not pay off a lienholder.

Steps

4 steps
  1. File through DMV2UFiling online means you do not have to mail in the Request for Investigation form.
  2. Or complete Form 6504Fill out the Request for Investigation, then sign and date it.
  3. Attach your paperworkInclude legible copies of your contract, purchase order, receipts or canceled checks.
  4. Mail the formSend the signed form and your papers to DMV Business Regulation in Salem.

Bring

  • Request for Investigation (Form 6504)
  • Contract, receipts, canceled checks
DMV may not be able to act against a dealer that has closed, but it keeps complaints on file.

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