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Iowa car bill of sale

Fill in a bill of sale for a vehicle sold in Iowa, print two copies, sign them with the buyer. Free, and nothing you type leaves your browser.

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The vehicle

Enter the 17-character VIN and the year, make, model and body type fill themselves in, from NHTSA's free database.

The sale

Seller

Buyer

Terms and signatures

Vehicle Bill of Sale

State of

For the sum stated below, the seller transfers ownership of the vehicle described here to the buyer, and acknowledges receipt of payment in full.

Vehicle

Year
Make
Model
Body type
Color
License plate
VIN
Title number

Sale

Sale price
Date of sale
Payment

Seller

Name
Address

,
Phone

Buyer

Name
Address

,
Phone

Odometer disclosure

The seller states that the odometer reading above is, to the best of their knowledge: miles

  • X Actual mileage
  • X Exceeds mechanical limits
  • X Not the actual mileage

Condition

The vehicle is sold as-is, where-is, with no warranty of any kind, express or implied. The buyer has inspected the vehicle, or has had the opportunity to, and accepts it in its present condition.

The seller declares that they are the legal owner of the vehicle, that it is free of any lien or encumbrance unless stated here, and that they have the right to sell it.

Seller · Signature
Printed name: Date: ____________
Buyer · Signature
Printed name: Date: ____________
Made with the free bill of sale generator at karbeam.com. Not legal advice: check your state's requirements.

US Letter, portrait. In the print dialog, choose "Save as PDF" to keep a copy.

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What Iowa asks for

Last checked October 2026. Rules change: confirm with the agency before a sale.

  • Titles and registration are handled by the Iowa Department of Transportation, Motor Vehicle Division. iowadot.gov

  • Iowa has no official bill of sale form of its own, so a written bill of sale with the details below is what buyers and sellers use.

  • A bill of sale is required to title a vehicle bought in Iowa.

  • No notary is needed for a bill of sale in Iowa.

Checked against the official Iowa source

Worth knowing

  • Two copies, two signatures

    Print the document twice. Seller and buyer each sign both copies and keep one. It is the proof of who owned the vehicle, when it changed hands, and for how much.

  • Before you sign

    Check the VIN on the document against the car and the title, and copy the odometer reading off the dashboard, not from memory. A wrong digit is what makes a bill of sale useless on the day it is needed.

  • After the sale

    The title still has to be signed over, and most states expect the seller to report the sale to the DMV within days. Each state page below says where to start.

  • Your details stay on your machine

    Names, addresses and the sale price are nobody's business but yours and the buyer's. The document is put together in your browser: nothing reaches us and nothing is stored.

Bill of sale by state

Each state page says whether that state requires a bill of sale, whether it has its own form, and whether it needs a notary.

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