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Talked to my wife who has been in the insurance business (in a corporate office) for about 30 years.
She recommends contacting the state insurance commissioner in your state (every state has one she says, it's a gov't office). This won't happen overnight, it'll take a little time, although initially you usually hear back from them right away, there will be forms to file, etc. But just explain the situation and explain your concerns. She says you couldn't really just sell the vehicle without disclosing damage of this type. She thinks it may actually result in the vehicle having a "branded" title, although unsure what type of branding it would be, for example it wasn't actually "totalled" or "salvaged". It will be a touchy problem and what exactly they would do for you she is unsure, the insurance co. won't total it NOW with all this work shoveled into it they paid for.
As for me, the truck did it's job once, I'd hate to see kids in the truck and get another rear-end accident. From any other direction I wouldn't sweat it (well, I mean the truck should be as good as before the accident), but from the rear I'd worry it won't be nearly as good as it was on this accident again.
Gilly
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