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Re: Is there a way to locate a car by vin?
[Re: EasyG]
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09/13/21 09:26 PM
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Kicking myself for selling a 1971 swinger a few years ago. Is there anyway to search a vin to find out where the car is located? Thanks No no no and no……..think about the stalking opportunities!
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Re: Is there a way to locate a car by vin?
[Re: EasyG]
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09/13/21 10:15 PM
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Used to be able to do that, up through the late 90's. A simple phone call to a tag agency was all you needed to do. I located a car that way years ago. Unless you know someone in law enforcement, it's not going to happen.
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Re: Is there a way to locate a car by vin?
[Re: GMP440]
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09/13/21 10:35 PM
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If you haven't done a google search of the VIN, I'd try it. A lot of car marketplace sites require a VIN to be included with a for sale ad for a car. If it has gone through a path like this it might give you some clues. Besides a google search, some states have a VIN lookup which might help you narrow down your search a bit. For example in Ohio you can see if a car is titled there and which county it currently resides in but you won't get owner/address info. If you can get the general geography figured out, perhaps a board member in that area may recognize the car. Ohio Title Lookup: https://bmvonline.dps.ohio.gov/Search/Title
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Re: Is there a way to locate a car by vin?
[Re: Paul_B]
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09/14/21 12:09 AM
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Wow that’s a cool thing. One of my old roadrunners is still in Cincinnati and hasn’t been sold since the guy bought it.
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Re: Is there a way to locate a car by vin?
[Re: Paul_B]
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09/14/21 12:13 AM
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........... some states have a VIN lookup which might help you narrow down your search a bit. For example in Ohio you can see if a car is titled there and which county it currently resides in but you won't get owner/address info. If you can get the general geography figured out, perhaps a board member in that area may recognize the car. Ohio Title Lookup: https://bmvonline.dps.ohio.gov/Search/Title thanks for that! I checked a bunch of my former & current cars (I have 2 still titled/registered in Ohio, one wasn't found  ) but there were a number that show active with my Lake county titles & most were sold ~20 years ago, a couple were listed inactive title surrendered out of state my Lil' Red now in Lorain county, my El Camino now in Cuyahoga county, my Charger now in Geauga county & my 442 surrendered to ID, my Charger surrendered to MI 
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Re: Is there a way to locate a car by vin?
[Re: EasyG]
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09/14/21 05:48 AM
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Before anyone chimes in with the suggestion to contact insurance companies and ask if they have any info, I can tell you not to waste your time trying. They won't tell you a thing.
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Re: Is there a way to locate a car by vin?
[Re: not_a_charger]
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09/14/21 07:27 PM
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Before anyone chimes in with the suggestion to contact insurance companies and ask if they have any info, I can tell you not to waste your time trying. They won't tell you a thing. They won't help, but they DO have it. Even VON records.
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Re: Is there a way to locate a car by vin?
[Re: Montclaire]
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09/15/21 05:36 AM
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Before anyone chimes in with the suggestion to contact insurance companies and ask if they have any info, I can tell you not to waste your time trying. They won't tell you a thing. They won't help, but they DO have it. Even VON records. Does some dopey company have paper records sitting in a storage room somewhere? Maybe, but no one even knows what they are, or why they are there. Most companies computerized everything decades ago, and got rid of any paper files. Once the statue of limitations has run out, and/or the claim has been settled for X period of time,and any statutory requirements have been met regarding record retention, records get purged electronically as well. Even if they could tell you (which they can't), they likely wouldn't be able to tell you anyway.
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Re: Is there a way to locate a car by vin?
[Re: 6bblgt]
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09/15/21 08:33 AM
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my Lil' Red now in Lorain county Hmmmmm I know of a Lil' Red Express hidden away in Lorain County, A friend and not sure if........well I doubt, he wants to sell it BUT you never know. If you want me to check if it's your old LRE pm me the VIN and I'll check it for you. Mike
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Re: Is there a way to locate a car by vin?
[Re: Montclaire]
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09/15/21 09:09 AM
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Before anyone chimes in with the suggestion to contact insurance companies and ask if they have any info, I can tell you not to waste your time trying. They won't tell you a thing. They won't help, but they DO have it. Even VON records. Even if they have vin data for all the cars they’ve insured, it might not be accurate. I just went around in circles for a week with Autotrader trying to figure out why the ad I submitted for my 09 Challenger only showed pending and never would go live. Finally they determined the vin I’d given with my listing wasn’t a valid vin. Huh? I’d copied my vin info off of my State Farm policy which was by my desk, rather than go out to the garage to take it off the car itself. I then checked the cars VIN and sure enough, one digit didn’t match what was listed on my insurance policy. They had an 8 where an H was correct. So apparently I’ve been insured for 12 years with an invalid VIN for my car. You’d think they’d check insured VINs for accuracy, Autotrader apparently has a way to do that?
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Re: Is there a way to locate a car by vin?
[Re: A12]
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09/15/21 03:27 PM
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my Lil' Red now in Lorain county Hmmmmm I know of a Lil' Red Express hidden away in Lorain County, A friend and not sure if........well I doubt, he wants to sell it BUT you never know. If you want me to check if it's your old LRE pm me the VIN and I'll check it for you. Mike it is a '79 & looked like this in '95 
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Re: Is there a way to locate a car by vin?
[Re: 6bblgt]
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09/15/21 07:45 PM
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If it was stolen, you can search here..... https://www.nicb.org/vincheckThey also have all V.I.N. data from most vehicles manufactured in the U.S. But, you’ll need a LEO to run it.
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Re: Is there a way to locate a car by vin?
[Re: Mastershake340]
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09/16/21 06:08 AM
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Before anyone chimes in with the suggestion to contact insurance companies and ask if they have any info, I can tell you not to waste your time trying. They won't tell you a thing. They won't help, but they DO have it. Even VON records. Even if they have vin data for all the cars they’ve insured, it might not be accurate. I just went around in circles for a week with Autotrader trying to figure out why the ad I submitted for my 09 Challenger only showed pending and never would go live. Finally they determined the vin I’d given with my listing wasn’t a valid vin. Huh? I’d copied my vin info off of my State Farm policy which was by my desk, rather than go out to the garage to take it off the car itself. I then checked the cars VIN and sure enough, one digit didn’t match what was listed on my insurance policy. They had an 8 where an H was correct. So apparently I’ve been insured for 12 years with an invalid VIN for my car. You’d think they’d check insured VINs for accuracy, Autotrader apparently has a way to do that? Customers provide the VIN to the insurance company. Sometimes, the customer is wrong. Sometimes, the person at the insurance company makes a typo. On the phone, "Eight" and "H" sound similar, and that would be an easy mistake to make. Either way, it doesn't have any impact on your insurance premiums, etc., so why spend the time/money verifying the VIN?  If you have a claim, and the inspection of your vehicle finds a typo/error related to the VIN, the insurer will correct it. Typos/errors are easy to identify at that point. The bigger issue is when the VIN doesn't match at all.
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Re: Is there a way to locate a car by vin?
[Re: not_a_charger]
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09/16/21 08:34 PM
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If it was stolen, you can search here..... https://www.nicb.org/vincheckThey also have all V.I.N. data from most vehicles manufactured in the U.S. But, you’ll need a LEO to run it. Or someone who works in insurance claims. GEE I don't know anyone in that line of work 
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