Pennsylvania — Motor Vehicle Salvor Service Bond
Pennsylvania's prescribed MV-375 lists $10,000 salvor security for each place of business. Match the actual salvor authorization and location.
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- Recorded state
- Pennsylvania
- Bond type
- Auto Dismantler / Salvage Dealer Bond
- Category
- Vehicles, titles & transportation
What this bond does
Application MV-951 requests the Department's MV-375 undertaking for salvor authorization. The shared bond has a Salvor designation and its own per-place amount; another dealer, agent or messenger role on that form does not supply the salvor requirement.
- Who needs it
- The business seeking PennDOT authorization as a salvor for abandoned vehicles. MV-951 permits a combined application with the relevant miscellaneous motor-vehicle-business registration; ordinary repair, towing or salvage status is not itself the salvor authorization.
- Who it protects
- MV-375 names the Commonwealth and parties transacting with the principal in its State-authorized capacity. Its condition addresses lawful business conduct and defined Commonwealth monetary losses involving fees, sales tax and penalties. Coverage follows that undertaking and its claim rules, not a blanket promise for every vehicle or towing loss.
Your bond option
This is the option on record for this bond.
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The bond amount describes the limit of the bond obligation, not the price. A listed amount does not establish what the requesting party requires. The premium is what you pay and must be confirmed for the actual option. An E&O limit, where listed, is separate errors and omissions insurance.
Sources
- PennDOT: actual MV-951 salvor authorization application (opens in a new tab)Checked October 26, 2026
- PennDOT: actual MV-375 bond and amount instructions (opens in a new tab)Checked October 26, 2026
Have these ready
- Identify the salvor applicant, business and actual location on MV-951.
- Use the MV-375 Salvor designation and required per-place sum.
- Check principal/business details and any actual branch or additional-role instructions.
- Complete required execution/seal and attach power of attorney if applicable.
- Follow current PennDOT application/execution/delivery instructions with storage and towing evidence.
Questions about this bond
Is MV-951 the bond?
No. It is the application for salvor authorization. Its checklist requests the prescribed MV-375 security and separate supporting photographs. Purchasing the bond is not approval of the application.
Is $10,000 required for every abandoned vehicle?
The actual MV-375 amount instructions say per place of business for a salvor. Match the actual authorized locations rather than multiplying by the number of vehicles or using another role's amount.
Does an old continuous bond always remain sufficient?
Check its effective status and full required amount. The form's instructions say authorization is void below the required security. Continuous wording does not make depleted or cancelled security sufficient.