DMV outage reported nationwide, warnings sent to drivers with scheduled appointments

2024-12-24 08:50:17 source: category:Stocks

Department of Motor Vehicle offices nationwide reported a network outage impacting facilities across the country on Thursday.

Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias's posted on X, formerly known as Twitter, an advisory caution to drivers scheduled to visit one of the facilities today.

“We are currently experiencing a nationwide network outage at our DMV facilities. All DMVs across the country are currently down,” Giannoulias wrote. “Please call us at 800-252-8980 before you visit our DMVs, as these circumstances may impact operating hours or services.”

It is not known what may have caused the outage across the country.

USA TODAY has reached out to the American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators for comment.

Some DMV offices coming back online Thursday afternoon

The North Carolina's Department of Transportation has reported that its databases have been repaired and facilities will resume operation.

In a post on X the department wrote, “All #NCDMV Driver License offices have resumed operations following a temporary nationwide outage of a motor vehicle database system which prevented the issuance of driver licenses.  The nationwide system outage has been repaired and customer services have resumed.”

North Carolina is the only state so far that has reported that the have regained access to the system.

Ahjané Forbes is a reporter on the National Trending Team at USA TODAY. Ahjané covers breaking news, car recalls, crime, health, lottery and public policy stories. Email her at [email protected]. Follow her on Instagram, Threads and X

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