{"id":22958,"date":"2022-11-23T14:21:35","date_gmt":"2022-11-23T10:21:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/buyanyinsurance.ae\/blog\/?p=22958"},"modified":"2025-01-15T14:46:33","modified_gmt":"2025-01-15T10:46:33","slug":"how-to-get-a-free-vin-vehicle-identification-number-check-before-buying-a-used-car","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.buyanyinsurance.ae\/blog\/en\/how-to-get-a-free-vin-vehicle-identification-number-check-before-buying-a-used-car\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Get a Free VIN (Vehicle Identification Number) Check Before Buying a Used Car"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Every vehicle has its own VIN and researching this number can tell you a lot about the car including – including the car\u2019s registration(s) by state, type of title and whether anyone\u2019s made an insurance claim on the vehicle following an accident.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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What is VIN?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The vehicle identification number, popularly known as car VIN number is made up of 17 characters (digits and capital letters) and acts as a unique identification for each vehicle. It is currently the manufacturer\u2019s responsibility to assign a unique VIN number during production. The VIN consists of both capital letters and numbers, except for the letters “I”, “O”, and “Q”, since these letters could be confused with zero and one.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Where can I find the VIN?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

You can find the car VIN number below the front windshield, on the dashboard on the driver\u2019s side. You can also find the VIN on the driver\u2019s side door pillar and on the vehicle registration card. Please make sure to check the car VIN number to ensure there is no printing mistake.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The 10th<\/sup> digit in the VIN is the vehicle\u2019s model year. However, it is not necessary that is the year that the vehicle was built. It is common for manufacturers to start building model years towards the end of the previous year. Apart from the other letters that are not included in the VIN, the number zero and the letters \u2018U\u2019 and \u2018Z\u2019 are not included in the VIN number.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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3 ways to get a free VIN number check before buying a used car<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

You can get a free VIN number check in three ways at \u2013 National Insurance Crime Bureau, VehicleHistory.com, and iSeeCars.com<\/p>\n\n\n\n

National Insurance Crime Bureau<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

It is really simple for VIN number check UAE through National Insurance Crime Bureau. The site can tell you if your vehicle has been \u2013 reported, lost, or stolen; salvaged; or declared as total loss following an accident. Visit the website – https:\/\/www.nicb.org\/vincheck<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

This is the easiest and free of cost VIN number check in the UAE. You just have to keep in mind that the website is limited to 5 searches within a 24 hour period per IP address.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To get your report, visit the website and enter your car\u2019s VIN number under \u201cLook Up a VIN.\u201d Once you agree to the terms and conditions and verify that you aren\u2019t a robot, you can click \u201cSearch VIN.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Vehicle History<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

For comprehensive VIN number check visit www.vehiclehistory.com<\/a> that provides free VIN car check and other data like \u2013 fuel economy, cost to own, and price analysis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Other things you\u2019ll get in this free VIN lookup include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n