How to Use the VIN

The VIN provides more information than just the year of manufacture or the equipment specification. By properly decoding it, you get a whole catalog of data covering all the details about the car. Here are the main cases when VIN is most useful and effective.

Buying Used Vehicle

When buying a car, it is easy to find out what you need thanks to the VIN code:

About documents — whether they were restored, what is the number of re-registration, etc.;

The number of resales and the details of the transactions;

About the repairs made in the official service station;

Participation in road accidents;

About the readings of the wheel revolutions counter for the entire service period;

About the methods of operation — taxi, car-sharing, leasing.

All these features help to reduce the risk of buying a battered car or a vehicle with a dubious history of its exploitation.

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Parts Selection

When spare parts are needed for a vehicle, it is possible to cope with a number of problems when you use the VIN code:

Speed up the parts sourcing process: many dealers classify products based on vehicle codes before selling parts. Some online stores provide a separate online tool with a search box for part of the number. By refining the criteria, it is easier and faster to find a suitable node;

Avoid purchasing a wrong replacement item for your car. Due to the many generations of cars, it is sometimes difficult to find exactly the part that is required. The most difficult thing is with the transmission, engine, and other complex elements.

Tracking History of the Car

It is good to use the VIN code to find out more about the exploitation history of a particular car:

How many people owned a car;

Whether there have been any accidents;

Whether the car has been stolen;

Whether the technique is pledged.

All these details will help you make an informed decision on whether to purchase the vehicle or not.