Motor Vehicle Dealer Bond
File the TxDMV $50,000 dealer surety before your GDN issues
Texas motor vehicle dealers must purchase a $50,000 surety bond approved by TxDMV under Tex. Transp. Code § 503.033 before the department issues or renews a general distinguishing number (or wholesale auction GDN).
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A Texas motor vehicle dealer bond is a three-party surety obligation that protects consumers when a licensed dealer fails to honor bank drafts for vehicle purchases or fails to transfer good title.
The surety bond guarantees that the principal will perform the duties required under Tex. Transp. Code § 503.033 up to the penal sum.
A claim may arise if the principal fails to comply with the bonded Texas obligation or causes covered loss to the obligee or protected parties.
If a claim is valid, the surety may pay up to the bond penalty according to the bond terms; the principal remains liable to reimburse the surety.
Amount, premium, term, and the authority that requires this filing.
Any business seeking or renewing a Texas TxDMV motor vehicle dealer or wholesale motor vehicle auction general distinguishing number needs this bond.
Purchase a properly executed $50,000 surety bond on a TxDMV-approved form with an authorized surety, then submit proof with your eLICENSING application or renewal.
Share your license type, court order, or obligee form and the exact penal sum required by Texas Department of Motor Vehicles (TxDMV).
We review credit and filing details, then quote premium options through licensed surety markets.
Once approved, we issue the bond for delivery to Texas Department of Motor Vehicles or for your Texas filing package.
The amount is $50,000 for motor vehicle dealer and wholesale motor vehicle auction general distinguishing numbers (raised from the prior $25,000 schedule — confirm current TxDMV form), as set under Tex. Transp. Code § 503.033 and confirmed with Texas Department of Motor Vehicles (TxDMV).
The obligee is typically Texas Department of Motor Vehicles. Always match the exact name on the Texas form.
Many Texas filings can be underwritten the same day when documents and credit are complete; complex amounts may take longer.
Not always. Premium and collateral options vary by credit and bond size — ask for markets that still write the risk.
Most bonds renew on the term shown (1 Year). Keep continuity so your Texas license or filing does not lapse.
Next step
We’ll match the requirement and route the application.
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