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Old Nov 3, 2012 | 06:08 PM
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Is there a website/place to check a VIN# without paying $40? I would not mind paying a couple bucks, I am not that cheap, but $40 bucks for one report? Ouch.
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If anything serious happened to the car, you can usually find interesting stuff here: NICB.org
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Originally Posted by Bout' Time
Is there a website/place to check a VIN# without paying $40? I would not mind paying a couple bucks, I am not that cheap, but $40 bucks for one report? Ouch.
Any decent dealership should gladly run your VIN for outstanding recalls or product updates or a possible branded title. They may or may not ask you to show up with the vehicle and/or registration.
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Just ask for a VIS report on VIN at dealer service dept
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Originally Posted by Bout' Time
Is there a website/place to check a VIN# without paying $40? I would not mind paying a couple bucks, I am not that cheap, but $40 bucks for one report? Ouch.

http://www.compnine.com/vid.php

go there. you can do 1 or 2 a day or pay the fee if you need more.
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you might be surprised at how much free info you can access just typing the VIN into Google...
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Originally Posted by kybilt
you might be surprised at how much free info you can access just typing the VIN into Google...
might be even more surprised by what happens if you find an autocheck webpage result and switch the vin in the url then refresh
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