No, I showed them the title, they stamped the original with "Port of Detroit" date stamp and I was gone. I can't stress enough how all I needed was the Title and the Sales Receipt.
That is it, no recall letter, no compliance label, no registration etc. No one ever looked at the car during the entire process.I pulled up at US customs,parked 1/2 mile deep in a parking lot full of trucks trying to clear customs, walked the 1/2 mile up to the building, gave them the title and he stamped it and I left. I could have had any car out there, they never even looked at it. I drove it to the Canadian side, told the customs official I wanted to "import" the vehicle I was driving, and he pulled me in. I walked in and as luck would have it, I got the same girl I had visited the Saturday prior when I went in to check that I had everything. She never even spoke about the car the entire time we were processing it, we just went through the paperwork, I showed her the title and the sales receipt of what I paid for it. I did not try to cheat anyone on the taxes, I showed them exactly what I paid, the ebay confirmation notice and the bank draft receipt.I paid my taxes, she filled out the form for me, she paid my RIV fee so the Form #2 would be automatically sent and she told me to enjoy the car. I took the roof off and welcomed the car into Canada.

Again, from my experience, all you need is the Title and the Sales receipt and make sure you fax the border the title with your intention to "export" the vehicle 72 hours in advance. If you do that,it is a breeze.

Tommy