VIN check vendor

[Too Many Projects]

She was very knowledgeable and experienced with the system and how to navigate thru this.

Funny thing is, I was in line at the title and tabs counter and she was talking with one of the other people and when she left, she pointed at me and said to come over to her area on the other side of the office, and she would help me. Shortly after she realized this was not a simple title exchange, I said, "bet you had no clue what you were getting into having me come over here." She laughed and replied "no I didn't, but we'll get thru this." After the title work was done, she said I should stay and she would take care of the tabs too and then asked for the insurance info on the 2 motorcycles. OOPPS, I forgot to write that down on the renewal. She said she could look it up on the computer from last year and I mentioned that the carrier is Progressive. She looked at me and asked "are you sure ?" "Yes, why ?" she said "because it's in here as travelers." I've never had that carrier in my life, so the person last year entered it wrong. She waited while I called home and got the policy number from my wife. In the end, I thanked her for sticking with this and seeing it thru. And then I said " bet you won't be inviting anyone else over here from the title line". She got a good laugh out of that and said she was not...

[Mr70]

Buy Her Dinner..

[Too Many Projects]

Originally Posted by Mr70

Buy Her Dinner..

I could take her a gift card sometime, but I doubt a twenty something would be interested in having dinner with a fossil...

[Keith Seymore]

Originally Posted by Too Many Projects

I could take her a gift card sometime, but I doubt a twenty something would be interested in having dinner with a fossil...

I was going to ask if she was married, but you are probably right.

K

[Too Many Projects]

Originally Posted by Keith Seymore

I was going to ask if she was married, but you are probably right.

K

I didn't notice any rings, or indication of that, but I am...

[Too Many Projects]

Well, it turns out I was too optimistic to believe this was really going to be "this easy". Got a letter back from the state that they won't transfer the vins. Called today and they claim I don't have any proof of ownership of the car with the real vin and state law won't allow them to correct this. I argued for 30 minutes that the "vin" on the title now isn't even a federally recognized vin at all and I'm not asking them to swap vin's, just remove the incorrect number sequence with the correct and real vin for the car. NOPE, the state recognizes the one on the title as the valid vin and won't swap. How friggen stupid is this ???? The state recognizes a bunch of letters and numbers that have NONE of the federally required information for a valid vin ??????? I'm so fricken PO'D right now, I could scream. The only way they will change the vin is by me applying for a new title, getting a bond and, get this, paying the sales tax and fees to "buy" the car !!!!!! I have a copy of the original transfer to me with ALL those costs already paid.

Anyone know where I can find the federal requirements for a valid motor vehicle vin ? I need to print that out and take it back to the dmv and prove they are wrong and may actually be violating federal law themselves by allowing the rpo codes to be used as a vin.

[67since67]

One of my buddies recently bought a 40's vintage Harley from another buddy, who had owned it 40 plus years. Clean IA title with good numbers on bike and title. Now told he can't transfer it because there's a Harley in MN titled with the same VIN.

Also, while there, wanted registration on a '33 Ford he's had a bonded title on for 25 years. Can't do that, it's titled in CA. Same deal, IA car all it's life, good original numbers.

He's jumping the hoops on both. Makes one apprehensive about buying anything these days. Good luck Mitch!! - Bill W

[dustinm]

Sorry to hear about this Mitch

[Keith Seymore]

Originally Posted by Too Many Projects

Well, it turns out I was too optimistic to believe this was really going to be "this easy". Got a letter back from the state that they won't transfer the vins. Called today and they claim I don't have any proof of ownership of the car with the real vin and state law won't allow them to correct this. I argued for 30 minutes that the "vin" on the title now isn't even a federally recognized vin at all and I'm not asking them to swap vin's, just remove the incorrect number sequence with the correct and real vin for the car. NOPE, the state recognizes the one on the title as the valid vin and won't swap. How friggen stupid is this ???? The state recognizes a bunch of letters and numbers that have NONE of the federally required information for a valid vin ??????? I'm so fricken PO'D right now, I could scream. The only way they will change the vin is by me applying for a new title, getting a bond and, get this, paying the sales tax and fees to "buy" the car !!!!!! I have a copy of the original transfer to me with ALL those costs already paid.

Anyone know where I can find the federal requirements for a valid motor vehicle vin ? I need to print that out and take it back to the dmv and prove they are wrong and may actually be violating federal law themselves by allowing the rpo codes to be used as a vin.

Ha! I knew I had a hard time being as optimistic as you were...

I don't recall what year or type vehicle we were talking about but here is a link to VIN cards for various GM products and model years. It will show the appropriate format for each.

We used to carry these around in our pockets (appropriately protected, of course.)

K


https://gsitlc.ext.gm.com/dealerworld/vincards/

[Keith Seymore]

I guess that was not quite as explicit as I had hoped, for 70 passenger car VIN:

It would be "model" type for a Chevelle 2 door hardtop, a "zero" for 1970 model year, the assembly plant code, and then the sequential portion of the VIN.

Thirteen characters total.