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Checks worth running on a used car before you hand over any money.

  • Buying Used

    Kelley Blue Book vs a VIN decoder

    KBB tells you what a car is worth. A VIN decoder tells you what the car actually is. Get the second one wrong and the first one is worthless.

    YourVin Editorial Team··5 min read

  • Buying Used

    PPSR report vs a VIN decoder

    A PPSR check covers finance, theft and write-off status in Australia and New Zealand. A VIN decoder covers factory specs and US recalls. Here's the difference.

    YourVin Editorial Team··5 min read

  • Buying Used

    VIN cloning: 9 red flags to check before you buy

    A cloned VIN makes a stolen or written off vehicle look clean on paper. The plate, the sticker and the decode rarely all agree, and that is how you catch it.

    YourVin Editorial Team··8 min read

  • Buying Used

    VIN decoder vs vehicle history report

    They answer completely different questions. One tells you what the factory built, the other tells you what the world did to it since.

    YourVin Editorial Team··6 min read

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Specs, build data and open recalls from official NHTSA records.

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VIN BasicsHow vehicle identification numbers are structured and what each character means.Recalls & SafetyOpen recall campaigns, safety equipment and what a manufacturer owes you.Vehicle DataSpecs, build sheets, window stickers and where the underlying records live.