Free VIN Decoder
Enter any 17 character VIN to see the year, make, model and trim, the engine and drivetrain, where it was built and the safety equipment it came with. We also check Transport Canada's recall list for the model.
Where does this information come from?
From the free VIN database run by NHTSA, the U.S. road safety agency, which covers the cars sold in Canada too, because Canada and the U.S. use the same VIN system. Recalls come from Transport Canada's recall database.
A VIN describes how the car left the factory. It won't show accidents, kilometres or past owners. For that you need a history report, and for a lien you need a VIN search at a registry agent.
More on this: Where is the VIN on my car?.
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