The VIN can also be found by reading the vehicle software or control units with specialized tools.
This is useful in cases where the VIN is absent or removed from other locations in the vehicle.
A few of the other advantages or uses of a VIN report:
- Determine factory vehicle specifications: Make, Model, Year, Trim, type of transmission (Automatic, Manual, CVT, etc), factory colour, type of interior (cloth vs leather vs mixed), etc.
- Determine use history:
Date of manufacture, Country of use, number of previous owners, liens or loans, mileage, use as taxi, police vehicle, etc
- Determine damage history:
Title (registration) status: Clean title, Salvage title, etc
Number and dates of recorded accidents and collisions, flood and water damage, theft and vandalism, mileage and odometer rollback, VIN defacing, and so much more.
-Other:
Country exported from and to, to verify a car was shipped to Nigeria (Lagos) or Benin (Cotonou)
A VIN Check and report is an indispensable tool when planning to purchase any vehicle, and should always be an initial step, combined with thorough physical inspection subsequently. |
