If a person has ever been faced with the purchase of a new car, then he probably knows that in this matter it is easy to meet with deception. In an unfavorable combination of circumstances, it may turn out that the buyer will lose both money and the purchased car. To exclude fraud, it is recommended to check the car using the VIN number.
Instructions
Step 1
Getting to know any vehicle should start with the VIN number. Both new and used cars should be checked. First of all, find all VIN numbers on the body and on other units of the car. All these numbers must match each other and be indicated in the TCP. Do not confuse engine number and VIN number. These numbers may vary. Chassis numbers with VIN numbers may also vary. It all depends on the car manufacturer.
Step 2
Check the vehicle manual for the location of the VIN for this model. Find them by car. Most likely, if the car has been used by another owner for a long time, then the VIN number is either covered with a thick layer of dirt and needs to be cleaned or rusted. Arm yourself with a jar of kerosene and clean all the indicated places.
Step 3
Carefully study the place where the VIN is applied. If the license plate is rusted, then this is not the worst problem, but there can be serious problems with the registration of such a car. If there are obvious traces of its change on the number, then you may have come across the so-called broken numbers. An attempt to register such a car will cause a lot of questions from the traffic police, so it is better to immediately abandon dubious options. The challenge is that, without deep knowledge of the automotive industry, it will be very difficult to properly perform an exhaustive validation. There are a huge number of cheaters who use a lot of fraudulent techniques.
Step 4
Check that the VIN number on the body matches the number indicated in the title. It must match. Enter the existing number one by one in the appropriate fields on the traffic police portals, autocode and in the bailiff service. As a result, you will receive detailed information about this vehicle. Print the issued report. It is convenient to prepare these forms at home, and when viewing a vehicle, check the available data with the original PTS and the real condition.
Step 5
Obviously, the data specified in the TCP must be confirmed when punching by VIN and must correspond to the car being inspected. For example, if you buy Suzuki according to your passport, and the report shows Opel, then immediately refuse to further discuss the issue. In the service of bailiffs, the car should also not be listed as arrested. The vehicle should not be included in the list of pledged vehicles either. Do not forget to certify with a notary that you have checked the car against the mortgage car database.
Step 6
Before meeting with the seller, carefully study all the details about modifying this vehicle according to the manufacturer's website. Fraud schemes are often revealed on the discrepancy between the color of the car being sold and the color specified in the title. Sometimes, according to Title and VIN, the colors coincide with the color of the vehicle, but the real color of the car does not correspond to the year of manufacture. For example, it is known that in 2005 Suzuki produced only black cars of this modification, and the seller shows you a white car of 2005 with the appropriate documents. Since the manufacturer did not make white cars this year, the situation becomes suspicious and requires special attention from the buyer. The described technique also works when analyzing the package bundle. For example, the unexpected presence of air conditioning in a model without air conditioning should raise suspicion.
