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Top Reasons to Check the VIN

Now that you understand where to find your car, truck, or motorcycle VIN, and have access to this handy checker, it helps to know why you would want to check it out anyway. The VIN number tells more than where the car came from and when it was made. It gives a relatively comprehensive look back at its entire history. This matters quite a bit if you want to buy a pre-owned vehicle. The VIN records may include number of owners, if the vehicle was ever used commercially, its service record, if it was involved in any accidents or was damaged in a flood or other natural disaster, and what type of major repairs occurred over its lifetime. Also, a VIN number checker tells you about any recalls for a particular year, make, and model so you know if the car you consider buying is safe or not. VINs also provide law enforcement with information about whether the car was stolen or used in a crime. From a simple 17-digit number stamped on your car's dashboard, your trailer panel, or your motorcycle's frame, you can get a wealth of information. Use the VIN Decoder to make sure you only purchase the best possible vehicles to stay safe and stave off costly repairs down the road.

Get Information You Need With the VIN Decoder

Understand the importance of your VIN when you run it through the VIN Decoder or another checker program. After you type in the 17-number code carefully and start the decoder process, you will get a wealth of information about your car, truck, SUV, van, or other vehicle. The basic data includes make and model, manufacturing year and location, body type, size of the engine, and what year it was released for commercial sale. All of this data comes from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration or NHTSA. This VIN Decoder only works for 17-digit numbers from cars built in 1981 or later. Cars and other vehicles manufactured in 1980 or earlier only had 11 digits in their VINs.

Locate the VIN On Any Vehicle

Finding the VIN on any personal vehicle is simple. While you are outside the car, peer in through the windshield toward the steering wheel. Low down on the dashboard is a small plaque that has the VIN number and occasionally other information. If the number is not in this location, open the driver's side door and look at the metal body frame on the side away from the door hinges. This sticker may include the vehicle identification number as well as information like tire pressure and more. Motorcycles display their VIN under wear the handlebars attach to the main bike frame. You can find it either on the steering neck, the motor casing, or the bike's motor frame. It should not take too long to locate it in one of those three places. Tractor trailers and other commercial tow-behinds have VINs on the left side of the trailer's front panel. If all else fails, the VIN number will show up on the car title and insurance card or policy paperwork.

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