VIN Number should be permanently placed on chassis or on bodywork, on the right side of car in a prominent place. Identification of Vehicle is the first step which diagnostician is checking on vehicle during technical inspection. It is the one of the most important parts of inspection.

The most important location of the VIN is the one on the permanent element of the car. Experience shows that most often manufacturers put the VIN code:

  • Under the hood,
  • On the dashboard (near the windshield),
  • On the door frame (on the left at the wheel arch)
  • On the driver’s side door,
  • On the front wall,
  • On the center post.

However, depending on the make, model or year, the chassis number may be located in different, even hard-to-reach places. As you can see, there can be a lot of these locations and finding them requires a lot of time and nerves. Therefore, it is always worth using proven online tools that allow you to quickly determine the exact position of the chassis number. If you are wondering where is the VIN on the car you plan to buy, use our vehicle catalog and see where the chassis number is in the car of a given brand.

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A detailed report will also allow to obtain information on whether the car is not stolen, as the VIN decoder searches the databases of stolen vehicles. Unfortunately, this problem appears more and more often and concerns all cars (even the newest ones with innovative security features). Remember that spending a few zlotys can save you from much greater problems related to the purchase of a vehicle that is not accident-free or comes from theft.