California Vehicle Code term for a vehicle that meets nonrepairable criteria, receives a nonrepairable vehicle certificate, and cannot be titled or registered.
Nonrepairable vehicle is a stronger California status than ordinary salvage. It matters for dismantling and circularity records because it blocks retitling/registration and points toward parts, materials, dismantling, or disposal pathways.
California Vehicle Code — dismantler and salvage vehicle provisions
A “nonrepairable vehicle” is a vehicle of a type otherwise subject to registration that meets the criteria specified in subdivision (a), (b), or (c). The vehicle shall be issued a nonrepairable vehicle certificate and the vehicle, the vehicle frame, or unitized frame and body, as applicable, and as defined in Section 670.5, shall not be titled or registered.
Reference: Vehicle Code § 431
Implementation records should capture the nonrepairable certificate, vehicle identity, frame/body status, title and registration restrictions, dismantler handling, parts removal, and downstream material route.
For Minespider, nonrepairable vehicle should be modeled as a state-specific proof boundary: it can inform end-of-life handling but should not be treated as a global synonym for ELV.