Each car has a personal identification number - VIN-code, which is also called the body number. With its help, you can find out the year of manufacture of the machine, its original equipment and other technical details.
It is necessary
- - VIN-code of the car;
- - access to the Internet
Instructions
Step 1
Find out the VIN code of your car. Usually it is indicated in the technical passport of the vehicle and has the form of a number, which consists of a group of numbers and Latin letters. This number is also stamped on the car itself. For example, it can be found on the left side of the dashboard, it must be visible from the outside, through the windshield of the car. Sometimes the number is indicated in the doorway of the car from the side of the driver's seat. Some manufacturers may also display the VIN code in other places, for example, under the hood of a car.
Step 2
Determine the year of manufacture of the vehicle by its VIN-code. This information can be obtained by the tenth digit of this code. This will decipher the model year of the vehicle. Please note that in reality this machine could have been produced a year before the indicated date. However, the tenth digit denotes the fact that the car appeared no later than this year. Look at the eleventh digit in the VIN code, it indicates the month in which the car was produced.
Step 3
By specifying the VIN-code of the vehicle, you will gain access to information about its factory configuration. This is especially true for those who buy a used car. To do this, use the services of one of the databases that are located on the Internet. Choose free resources. Please note that sites that require a phone number are most likely scams.
Step 4
Get detailed information about the car, for example, when it was brought to the Russian Federation, if it is a used foreign car, whether it was involved in an accident. This information is provided for a fee using special databases. AutoCheck and CARFAX are examples of such resources. You can get access to them through Russian-language sites that provide paid services for checking VIN codes.
