Attorney General Cox Provides Notice to Vehicle Owners

In a letter dated September 14, 2005, Michigan Attorney General Mike Cox notified 2,532 affected consumers with a vehicle registered in Michigan about a multistate settlement with State Farm Mutual Insurance Company.  Consumers learned that they are eligible for compensation from State Farm and that their vehicle - previously designated by State Farm as a total loss -would be issued a Michigan salvage title.

 State Farm Agreement (01/13/2005) (Adobe PDF) 

Department of State Will Mail New Salvage Vehicle Title in Next Few Weeks

The Michigan Department of State is mailing a new orange Certificate of Title with a "Salvage Vehicle" designation to owners as soon as the proper documentation is received from State Farm.  The new title will include detailed instructions on how to re-certify the vehicle for road use. 

Public Notice of Vehicles Involved

Attorney General Cox is making the vehicle information available so that during this transition time citizens can adequately research Michigan-titled used vehicles. 

The search feature of this page allows you to determine whether a particular vehicle is one of those State Farm identified as a total loss.

A complete list of the vehicles is also available (Adobe PDF) 

Agreement Background

State Farm discovered that it could not confirm proper titles were issued to vehicles it acquired from policyholders due to damage or theft, during the period 1997-2003.   State Farm approached the Attorneys General in 49 states, including Michigan, and voluntarily entered into an agreement to compensate owners of vehicles that will be titled as salvage.  Affected vehicle owners have been instructed on how to file a claim for compensation.  Only consumers who complete and return a claim form will be eligible for compensation.  Claim forms must be returned by November 18, 2005.

Vehicle Owners Who Lost or Did Not Receive Notice of the Settlement Should Immediately Contact Russ Consulting

If you owned a vehicle identified on the list on September 14, 2005, but lost or did not receive the Attorney General letter, please immediately contact the independent claims administrator, Rust Consulting, toll-free at 1-877-491-9339.

Questions

Questions regarding the September 15, 2004, letter and claim form should be directed to the claims administrator, Russ Consulting, toll-free at 1-877-491-9339.

Michigan title questions should be directed to the Michigan Department of State, Information Center, at (517) 322-1460.

The Attorney General's Consumer Protection Division can be reached toll-free in Michigan

1-877-765-8388.