This field is to record an estimation of total damage to the motor vehicle as a result of this crash.
00 - No Damage is used when there is no damage for this vehicle as a result of this crash. Also use this option if this vehicle had minor, functional, or disabling damage prior to this crash (e.g., the vehicle was stopped due to functional damage when it became involved in the crash).
02 - Minor Damage is damage that does not disable or affect the operation of the motor vehicle. This option is used when damage to the vehicle, as a result of this crash, is considered to be Minor Damage or less than Functional Damage and the vehicle is not towed due to damage.
Examples of 02 - Minor Damage include: dented or bent fenders, bumpers, grills, body panels, and destroyed hubcaps.
04 - Functional Damage is damage, as a result of this crash, that is not disabling, but affects the operation of the motor vehicle or its parts.
Examples of 04 - Functional Damage include:
- doors, windows, hood and trunk lids that will not operate properly;
- broken glass that obscures vision;
- damage that would prevent the motor vehicle from passing an official motor vehicle inspection;
- tire damage even though the tire may have been changed at the scene;
- bumpers that are loose;
- headlight or taillight damage that would make night driving hazardous but would not affect daytime driving; and,
- damage to turn signals, horn or windshield wipers, that makes them inoperative.
NOTE: There is a distinction between the cost to repair the damage and the degree to which the damage affects the vehicle’s operability (totaled, under/over monetary threshold). Operational damage is recorded here. For example, if the vehicle was totaled and towed away, use 06 - Disabling Damage. However, if the vehicle was totaled, but the vehicle was driven away, use 04 - Functional Damage.