reproduction fender tags legal?

73AbodEE said:

exactly. how many mopars are LEGALLY registered across the u.s. in every state , without a trim tag?every day. how many cars are LEGALLY bought and sold and plated missing or incorrect trim tag and the new owners have no clue there is even supposed to be one or that it even has the VIN # on it? everyday. a trim tag is like adding a hood scoop in the laws eyes.no where on any paperwork do you need any information off of the trim tag to buy, sell or register a car anywhere in the u.s. when a vehicle is reported stolen, the information is pulled off of the registration VIN# and cross-referenced with the dash VIN # and nothing else."numbers matching" vehicles are for the purist and the hobbyist, and what makes them valuable is all the documentation and visual numbers proving that the VIN matches the motor/trans/sequence numbers on the body stampings/trim tag/build sheet etc.etc.

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You are correct thru the yes of the DMV...but to knowing and willfully sale a product that is misrepresented is fruad and a CIVIL lawsuit can be won by the prosacutor.It's no different than sewing a casmere tag on a wool sweater just to raise the value,happens all the time.I would tread lightly when considering falsifing a fender tag,reprodusing one that is damaged with proper buildsheet seems fine but with ambulance chasing lawyers running around aho knows.

yes absolutely. i have never and would never try to pass off any car as such, that it is not.there are those out there that do all the time. especially when it comes to data plates and VIN tags. the bottom line here is that IF you are to buy or sell a car claiming whatever options, it is up to the buyer or seller to provide or seek proof of such, if it is an issue. but i see no problem with any repopped trim tag as long as it is not used to pass off a car that it is not.but again, it is up to the buyer to take any action to prove otherwise/or the owner to state that the tag is not original to the car.the bigger issue i think is people out there faking high dollar muscle cars, with rebodied cars using hemi and six pack VIN tags, restamping trim tags to show options, but thats why build sheets are so important.they reflect every option and drivetrain code and the VIN# and back up the trim tag. i have never heard nor seen a fraudulent build sheet.but im sure they are out there.

I see the point of misrepresentation trying to pass a car off as if it is a real Hemi car and it is not would be very wrong.
But just to reproduce a tag to have one on your car should be fine.
Every car I ever bought was sold (as is no warranty implied).
I guess I will just leave my car without one. :salute: