[Don]

Commodore:

CT Senate Bill 1081 ( annual DMV Bill for a number of updates/changes ) , now Public Act 09-187, has been passed by the General Assembly and sent to the Secretary of State, then to the Governor for approval/signing with effective date of Oct 1st;

Included is :

COMPOSITE MOTOR VEHICLES

The bill requires, for purposes of registration and mandatory mechanical inspections required by law, that the model year of a composite motor vehicle be determined as the model year that the body of the vehicle most closely resembles. The law defines a “composite motor vehicle” as one composed or assembled from several parts of other motor vehicles, or the identification and body contours of which are so altered that the vehicle no longer bears the characteristics of any specific make of motor vehicle. Any vehicle not assembled by a DMV-licensed manufacturer is considered a composite motor vehicle.

Not aware of any mention that the make name will change, appears that it will remain Composite, only the year designation will change. However, does not appear the DMV has published any regulations regarding the above.

Might your experience be a clerical error or the way the forms were filled out ? Did you have the Composite inspection at Wethersfield or the used car inspection at the local DMV office ?