Changing a Vehicle's VIN


clement clement
Why will VIN of a vehicle change?

The Vehicle Identification Number (VIN) is a unique 17-character code assigned to every vehicle that identifies its make, model, year, and other important information. In general, the VIN of a vehicle does not change during its lifetime, as it serves as a permanent and unique identifier for that specific vehicle.

However, there are certain situations where the VIN of a vehicle may change. Some common reasons include:

Vehicle reconstruction: If a vehicle is severely damaged and needs to be rebuilt, a new VIN may be assigned to the rebuilt vehicle. This is usually done to help track the history of the vehicle and ensure that it is safe to operate on the road.

Title issues: If there are issues with the title of a vehicle, such as fraud or a mistake on the paperwork, a new VIN may be assigned to the vehicle to clear up any confusion or legal issues.

Stolen or recovered vehicles: In some cases, stolen vehicles may be recovered and assigned a new VIN to prevent them from being sold illegally.

Importing/exporting: When a vehicle is imported or exported to another country, it may need to have its VIN changed to comply with local regulations or to prevent fraud.

Overall, while the VIN of a vehicle typically does not change during its lifetime, there are certain situations where a new VIN may be assigned to the vehicle for legal or safety reasons.

onlinediva:


You are welcome.

Stolen or not, I will never buy a car with such grave inconsistency.
Thank you for the enlightenment.

onlinediva:


Not sure you are correct with the accusation either; STOLEN used in the subject was used to catch attention.

As other people have said, it might be for other reasons and I'm not disputing that.

If you were you the one knowing that about the car, will you still go ahead buying it?

See you are correct.

clementjava:

Changing a Vehicle's VIN


clement clement
Why will VIN of a vehicle change?

The Vehicle Identification Number (VIN) is a unique 17-character code assigned to every vehicle that identifies its make, model, year, and other important information. In general, the VIN of a vehicle does not change during its lifetime, as it serves as a permanent and unique identifier for that specific vehicle.

However, there are certain situations where the VIN of a vehicle may change. Some common reasons include:

Vehicle reconstruction: If a vehicle is severely damaged and needs to be rebuilt, a new VIN may be assigned to the rebuilt vehicle. This is usually done to help track the history of the vehicle and ensure that it is safe to operate on the road.

Title issues: If there are issues with the title of a vehicle, such as fraud or a mistake on the paperwork, a new VIN may be assigned to the vehicle to clear up any confusion or legal issues.

Stolen or recovered vehicles: In some cases, stolen vehicles may be recovered and assigned a new VIN to prevent them from being sold illegally.

Importing/exporting: When a vehicle is imported or exported to another country, it may need to have its VIN changed to comply with local regulations or to prevent fraud.

Overall, while the VIN of a vehicle typically does not change during its lifetime, there are certain situations where a new VIN may be assigned to the vehicle for legal or safety reasons.

Thanks for educating us all. I know of the vehicle reconstruction part. Once happened to a Hilux I know of all thanks to a ghastic accident and our smart panel beaters.

Oracleee:


Thanks for educating us all. I know of the vehicle reconstruction part. Once happened to a Hilux I know of all thanks to a ghastic accident and our smart panel beaters.

So, the VIN of the hilux was legally changed in Nigeria to the one car scanner will detect when used on it?

clementjava:

Changing a Vehicle's VIN


clement clement
Why will VIN of a vehicle change?

The Vehicle Identification Number (VIN) is a unique 17-character code assigned to every vehicle that identifies its make, model, year, and other important information. In general, the VIN of a vehicle does not change during its lifetime, as it serves as a permanent and unique identifier for that specific vehicle.

However, there are certain situations where the VIN of a vehicle may change. Some common reasons include:

Vehicle reconstruction: If a vehicle is severely damaged and needs to be rebuilt, a new VIN may be assigned to the rebuilt vehicle. This is usually done to help track the history of the vehicle and ensure that it is safe to operate on the road.

Title issues: If there are issues with the title of a vehicle, such as fraud or a mistake on the paperwork, a new VIN may be assigned to the vehicle to clear up any confusion or legal issues.

Stolen or recovered vehicles: In some cases, stolen vehicles may be recovered and assigned a new VIN to prevent them from being sold illegally.

Importing/exporting: When a vehicle is imported or exported to another country, it may need to have its VIN changed to comply with local regulations or to prevent fraud.

Overall, while the VIN of a vehicle typically does not change during its lifetime, there are certain situations where a new VIN may be assigned to the vehicle for legal or safety reasons.

If VIN is legally and appropriately changed, VIN that the car scanner will detect will be the same on the windscreen and driver door post.

Anything different from that as it is the case of this benz, run to avoid wahala.

RomanGreen:


Why not give reasons why a car scanner will churn out a different result for a supposed clean car instead of ranting. It's really difficult to have genuine conversation with some of you without being combative

There’s nothing honest or genuine here, OP is already alleging that the car was stolen/ there’s foul play rather than leaving options for a sincere reason for the discrepancy

RomanGreen:


Why not give reasons why a car scanner will churn out a different result for a supposed clean car instead of ranting. It's really difficult to have genuine conversation with some of you without being combative

Exactly!!!

iLoveYouToo:



There’s nothing honest or genuine here, OP is already alleging that the car was stolen/ there’s foul play rather than leaving options for a sincere reason for the discrepancy

onlinediva:


If VIN is legally and appropriately changed, VIN that the car scanner will detect will be the same on the windscreen and driver door post.

Anything different from that as it is the case of this benz, run to avoid wahala.

Research on the quoted.
Think about about the quoted.

Do you think I'm a novice when it comes to automobile? The update was originally made to create awareness of what most people don't know. Not really about hearing from some criminals who will want to defend it or divert people's mind from knowing the main awareness.

onlinediva:






Research on the quoted.
Think about about the quoted.

Do you think I'm a novice when it comes to automobile? The update was originally made to create awareness of what most people don't know. Not really about hearing from some criminals who will want to defend it or divert people's mind from knowing the main awareness.

Oya now, since you say it was stolen, IT WAS STOLEN

Hello @onlinediva


What do you think about this car bidding site called Aunction Export?

Have you had any experience using the platform before?

iLoveYouToo:



Oya now, since you say it was stolen, IT WAS STOLEN

princely4ever:
Hello @onlinediva


What do you think about this car bidding site called Aunction Export?

Have you had any experience using the platform before?

Auction Export is not bad

onlinediva:


So, the VIN of the hilux was legally changed in Nigeria to the one car scanner will detect when used on it?

Legally I can't say.

Oracleee:


Legally I can't say.

it may not be stolen. if the brain box has been replaced, it will show the VIN of the vehicle from which the brain box was removed.

onlinediva:
A secondary schoolmate called for the inspection of a Mercedes-Benz he intends to buy for his dad. We physically inspected the car and as well test-drove it; it passed the checks.

The customs paper attached to it is also genuine, and it corresponds with the VIN on the driver's door post and windscreen, but on scanning the car with a car scanner, the VIN came out different.

It must be a stolen car or one without a customs duty, but the seller wants to sell it as the one with a customs duty.

Have you ever experienced such a scenario?

If not that scanner was taken along and was used on the car, the car would have been paid for. That shows that it is essential one uses a scanner on any car one intends to buy in other to avoid a vehicle that its vin has been tampered with for whatever reason.

The car doesn't have custom duty...
What they normally do is to get a vin of a same model with original duty and print and paste it to the cotonou imported car.

onlinediva:
A secondary schoolmate called for the inspection of a Mercedes-Benz he intends to buy for his dad. We physically inspected the car and as well test-drove it; it passed the checks.

The customs paper attached to it is also genuine, and it corresponds with the VIN on the driver's door post and windscreen, but on scanning the car with a car scanner, the VIN came out different.

It must be a stolen car or one without a customs duty, but the seller wants to sell it as the one with a customs duty.

Have you ever experienced such a scenario?

If not that scanner was taken along and was used on the car, the car would have been paid for. That shows that it is essential one uses a scanner on any car one intends to buy in other to avoid a vehicle that its vin has been tampered with for whatever reason.

Was the car at Ikotun?

Cos I saw a fb post for a used but not registered Benz..

Coolgent:


The car doesn't have custom duty...
What they normally do is to get a vin of a same model with original duty and print and paste it to the cotonou imported car.

From my experience, they will only forge customs duty i.e print machined out customs duty to match with the VIN of the car and not tamper with the VIN on the car.

Why the stress of changing VIN on the door post and windscreen for such old model Mercedes Benz if not that there is big thing to it?

lilachiever:


Was the car at Ikotun?

Cos I saw a fb post for a used but not registered Benz..

The car is not in Lagos.

onlinediva:
Always run VIN check with a good scanner on the car you intend to buy.

Educate me. How is it done?

HussenAdul:

Educate me. How is it done?

Once you connect a good car scanner to the car, it will detect the factory VIN or chassis number of the car.

Finger crossed

depure:

Smart people also do it for stolen car thats why is good investigate well before you buy a car
Two reasons why dealer tamper with vin is sometimes they want to sell Nigeria used car as tokumbo, or a heavy accidented car.
Seen two vin in a car don't necessarily mean its stolen car....

It's still a red flag sir.

*SCENERIO 1 .
If the ECU ( brainbox ) has been changed, you will get the vin of the donor ECU when it is scanned and it will differ from that on the chasis .
* SCENERIO 2
if the vehicle had an accident and need part that carries the embossed Vin it may alter.

But in your case from your storyline it is most likely that the ECU was changed. No cause for worries If you verify the vin plate on pillars and chasis to be legit.

U can also verify and obtain printout of custom duty
to compare .

festuks:
*SCENERIO 1 .
If the ECU ( brainbox ) has been changed, you will get the vin of the donor ECU when it is scanned and it will differ from that on the chasis .
* SCENERIO 2
if the vehicle had an accident and need part that carries the embossed Vin it may alter.

But in your case from your storyline it is most likely that the ECU was changed. No cause for worries If you verify the vin plate on pillars and chasis to be legit.

U can also verify and obtain printout of custom duty
to compare .

ECU change doesn't change VIN.
This said car is not accidented.

onlinediva:


The car is not in Lagos.

Ok

RomanGreen:


Why not give reasons why a car scanner will churn out a different result for a supposed clean car instead of ranting. It's really difficult to have genuine conversation with some of you without being combative

lol wahala everywhere😂

onlinediva:


That won't make the VIN change. That will only make its engine number change.

I will like to know how scanner works, I believe it's electronics and it's only engine and brain box has the electronic information of a car. Therefore, if engine is changed, scanner will miss it.

onlinediva:


Once you connect a good car scanner to the car, it will detect the factory VIN or chassis number of the car.

Thank u. I thought it is what I can do with phone

HussenAdul:

Thank u. I thought it is what I can do with phone

You are welcome.

onlinediva:


It will make more sense if you explain or prove otherwise in a case a car carries VIN in different places different from its factory VIN. Guess you haven't heard of VIN tampering which is mostly done when a car is stolen.


Even the seller couldn't say anything nor rant because he knew the big problem he could eventually get into.

What the bro was saying is that anything can happen along the line not necessarily theft which I am fully in support of, using theft is a hasty decision without investigation.