It is sometimes simply necessary to determine the exact date of the car's production. Only having all the information about the production of the car, a conscientious seller will put it up for sale, and a knowledgeable and experienced buyer will agree to purchase the car.
It is necessary
- - documents for the car;
- - instructions for the car;
- - a computer with Internet access.
Instructions
Step 1
To find out the year and the exact date of the vehicle production, use the vehicle identification number (VIN), which you can find, first of all, in the accompanying documents for the car. If for some reason the documents cannot be viewed, pay attention to the usual locations of the VIN numbers. In modern cars, the identification number is most often affixed to the top of the torpedo, on the driver's side, at the very windshield. Also, the VIN code can be found on the front left pillar of the body or on the engine shield, under the hood of the car.
Step 2
Change the VIN number and try to find out information about the year of manufacture of the car through the database. Nowadays, this can be done via the Internet. Sites such as https://www.vinfact.com/, https://vinexpert.ru/content/vin_besplatno_proverit and many others will help to decrypt the VIN code even without registration. The problem, however, is that often the model year shown on the VIN does not match the actual production date of the vehicle.
Step 3
Open the hood of the car and look for the engine number, which also usually indicates the manufacturer's production date. If the information obtained as a result of finding out the engine number raises questions again, you need to find the vehicle body number.
Step 4
The number of the car body must be recorded and used in the future for an official request to the traffic police. The traffic police have an extensive database, by which it will be easy to determine the release date of the car.
Step 5
If, when comparing several sources, contradictory results are obtained, check the age of the car by studying the markings of various parts of the car. Pay attention to the lower part of the seat belt in the passenger compartment, luggage shock absorbers, plastic rear headlight lenses. With a sufficient probability, the numbers printed on the glass of the cabin will help to determine the correct year of production of the car.
