How to Fill Out Form VP-222: Nevada Application for Vehicle Registration

Nevada DMV Form VP-222 is the Application for Vehicle Registration you complete when you register or re-register a vehicle with the Nevada Department of Motor Vehicles.¹ It is a short form, but every field has to match your title and your insurance exactly, so it is worth filling out with the documents in front of you.

What VP-222 Is

VP-222 is issued under NRS 482 and 485, the chapters covering vehicle registration and financial responsibility. By signing it, you are both applying to register the vehicle and certifying that you carry motor vehicle liability insurance (or qualify as a self-insurer) as required by NRS 485.185.¹ It is not a title application and it is not a transfer form. It is the registration piece, submitted alongside whatever title paperwork your situation requires.

What to Have in Front of You Before You Start

Collect these first so the fields fill themselves in:

The certificate of title for the vehicle, so you can copy the VIN, year, make, and model exactly.
Your Nevada driver license or ID card, or your FEIN if you are registering under a business, or your motor carrier number if that applies.
Your Nevada insurance card, so the policy information matches what the DMV verifies electronically.
The current odometer reading from the vehicle.

What the Form Asks For

VP-222 is organized into a few blocks. Work through them in order.

Vehicle Information

Enter the Vehicle Identification Number, year, make, and model.¹ Copy the VIN directly from the title rather than from the dashboard plate or the door jamb; a single transposed character will send the application back to you. The year, make, and model should also mirror the title’s spelling and format.

Owner Identification

Print your full legal name as it appears on your driver license. Then supply one of the following identifiers: a Nevada driver license number, a Nevada identification card number, your date of birth, an FEIN for a business registrant, or a motor carrier number.¹ If the title lists more than one owner, each owner’s information goes on the form.

Insurance Declaration and Signature

Your signature on VP-222 certifies that the vehicle is covered by Nevada liability insurance meeting the requirements of NRS 485.185, or that you qualify as a self-insurer. Sign and date the form. If anyone else is listed as a registered owner, they sign too.

Submitting the Form and Finishing Registration

VP-222 is submitted in person at a Nevada DMV office as part of the registration appointment. Bring the completed form along with:

The certificate of title in your name, or the title paperwork that establishes your ownership.
Nevada evidence of insurance in your name.
An emissions inspection, if your county requires one.
The vehicle’s current odometer reading.
Any existing license plates that need to be surrendered.²

You will receive new license plates at the office. If the vehicle is not currently registered and you need to move it to the DMV, get a movement permit first. Driving an unregistered vehicle on Nevada roads without one is illegal.

Common Snags That Delay Processing

Three mistakes cause most VP-222 rejections or follow-up delays.

The first is a VIN or vehicle description that does not match the title. The DMV uses the title as the source of truth; anything on VP-222 that disagrees with it has to be reconciled before the registration can issue. Copy, do not retype from memory.

The second is a name mismatch between the form, the title, and the driver license. Middle initials, suffixes, and hyphenated names all matter. If your title shows your full middle name and your license shows an initial, write it out the way the title does and be ready to show the license.

The third is the odometer reading. Federal rules now require odometer disclosure on a wider range of vehicles than before: as of 2026, any vehicle with a model year of 2011 or newer requires a disclosed odometer reading when title transfers, while vehicles from model year 2010 or older are exempt.³ Nevada’s registration checklist asks for the current reading at the office, so take it directly from the vehicle on the day of your visit. An inaccurate reading is a federal violation, not a paperwork slip.

If You Are Registering an Inherited Vehicle

VP-222 is still the registration form you fill out, but you also need the inheritance paperwork before the DMV will register the car in your name. For a vehicle you are receiving through a Transfer on Death designation, that means bringing the existing title (or Form VP-241 if the title cannot be found), a certified death certificate for each owner on the title, and, if available, the deceased owner’s Nevada driver license or ID card for cancellation.² The $20 title fee is separate from any registration fees owed. Everything else on VP-222 is filled out the same way as any other registration: your name as the new owner, your license number, your insurance, the vehicle details copied from the title.

Setting up a TOD designation in the first place is a different process using Form VP-239, not VP-222.² If that is what you are trying to do, VP-222 is not the form you need.

Where to Get the Form

Download VP-222 from the Nevada DMV website or pick one up at any DMV office.¹ Filling it out in advance saves time at the counter, but the signature should be the last thing you add, after you have checked every field against the title and the insurance card one more time.

1
Nevada Department of Motor Vehicles. Application for Vehicle Registration VP-222
2
Nevada Department of Motor Vehicles. Vehicle Beneficiary Transfer on Death
3
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Consumer Alert: Changes to Odometer Disclosure Requirements