{"state":"MI","state_name":"Michigan","topic_slug":"title-correction","topic_name":"Title correction","title":"Correct a title record in Michigan","summary":"Use this path when the Michigan title has the wrong owner, lien, name, or vehicle detail and needs a formal correction before you rely on it.","when_to_use":"Choose this path when the Michigan title exists but contains a material record error that affects ownership or vehicle identity.","requirements":["current title or title record details","supporting documents that prove the correction","title correction fee when Michigan charges for the correction","lien release or lienholder documentation when the correction affects lien data"],"steps":["Identify the exact title error and gather the documents that prove the correction before scheduling the Secretary of State visit.","Use Michigan's title-correction process rather than assuming a normal transfer or renewal will fix the record.","Do not sell or transfer the vehicle against a Michigan title that still contains a material error."],"official_links":[{"label":"Michigan title correction","href":"https://www.michigan.gov/sos/all-services/title-correction","note":"Primary Michigan Secretary of State source for correcting title-record problems."},{"label":"Michigan title-correction appointment","href":"https://dsvsesvc.sos.state.mi.us/TAP/?Link=TTLXFRCOR"}],"local_authorities":[],"common_questions":["What documents prove a Michigan title correction?","Does Michigan require a branch visit for title corrections?","Can I correct a lien or owner name on a Michigan title?"],"source_url":"https://www.michigan.gov/sos/all-services/title-correction","source_updated_at":"2026-04-23 07:18:40","help_cta":{"kind":"official_service","headline":"Start the official title correction workflow","body":"PlateHarbor already normalized the steps. Open the live Michigan service page to confirm eligibility, forms, and fees before filing.","label":"Michigan title correction","href":"https://www.michigan.gov/sos/all-services/title-correction","placement":"after-steps","disclosure":"Official state service link","tracking_key":"official-start-michigan-title-correction"},"coverage_status":"source_backed","confidence_note":"This guide is refreshed from an official state source and has a recent successful sync timestamp."}