The unique characteristics of the car include a special vin-code. This is a unified international identifier, on the basis of which you can find out the year and place of production, as well as the make of the car, the manufacturer, and sometimes even information about the owners.
Instructions
Step 1
To check the vin number of the car, contact the company that provides services for providing information about the vehicle based on the vin number. This is a paid service, the cost of which is approximately 3000 rubles. There are only two companies in the world that have the most complete information on vin numbers: CARFAX in the United States of America and Autocheck in Canada. All other companies that work in this area are simply intermediaries or subsidiaries. Their service cost is much higher.
Step 2
Take advantage of free vin number verification services. There are a lot of such sites on the Internet. However, the volume and reliability of the free information they provide leaves much to be desired. You have to pay for obtaining true information. And the vin number is no exception.
Step 3
If you decide to check the car's vin number yourself, you should understand that the positions of applying the identifier are different throughout the world. First, take a close look at the place where the vin number is located. Usually it is applied to a special metal plate, the main thing is that the plate cannot be removed without damaging the body. Sometimes the vin number is placed directly on the body of the car. Vin-number is always affixed in several places. Find them all and compare if the number is the same.
Step 4
Pay attention to the clarity of the writing of the numbers. Each vin number carries information. The first symbol speaks about the country of manufacture of the car, the second - about the company that produced the vehicle, the third - about the type of car, from the fourth to the eighth - the full characteristics of the car, the ninth character - the checksum, the tenth - the year of manufacture, the eleventh - the plant where it was assembled, from the twelfth to the seventeenth characters - the production sequence.
