Searching a vin number

by 77camino Sat Dec 05, 2015 3:02 pm

Has anyone had any success finding info about current ownership of a car using a vin number. I have been told that the DMV will not release this info. Carfax types of services will only go back to 1981, when the government changed the vin number requirements.

by Roadcaptain S3 Sat Dec 05, 2015 4:13 pm

I think it differs from state to state. Some will release the info, some won't.
Depends on whether or not it's considered "public record".

PS EDIT=I think there is a site where you can post a description of a car and a VIN to look for old cars. orphancar.com?? or something like that. If I remember correctly, there is access to some sort of database through it as well.

by knightfan26917 Sat Dec 05, 2015 6:15 pm

Bobby is right on that, I do believe. It depends on the state.

I've run title searches using the VIN here in Illinois, but the last time I did that was a number of years ago. The availability & ability to obtain information may've changed since.

Wish a database existed to track cars like that.....

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