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Using the VIN


VINs, also known as vehicle identification numbers are alphanumeric codes that uniquely identify every different individual motor vehicle. The VIN can be found both the vehicle itself, and on many documents associated with the vehicle such as registration documents, insurance documents, etc.

If considering purchasing a vehicle, you can use the VIN to perform some basic checks:
  • You can check the VIN on the vehicle itself matches the VIN on the documents that are associated with the vehicle.

  • You can use online services to research the history of the vehicle. For example, VinAudit.com† provides vehicle history reports with over 60+ problem checks (based on access to a database of over 40 million records from state DMVs, junk yards, and insurance carriers)..

  • If you can decode the VIN (this does require a bit more work and knowledge), you can check details of the vehicle (and its documents) match the information encoded within the VIN.



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