The VIN is the car’s fingerprint, a unique vehicle identifier composed of 17 characters (digits and capital letters). Each section of the VIN stands for the car’s unique features, specifications and make and model, and other information.

You can find the VIN outside the vehicle by looking at the dashboard on the driver’s side or on a sticker on the door jamb of the driver’s door. The VIN is also written on the title, the vehicle registration, and insurance documents.

Make sure that you copied all the 17 number-and-letter combination of the VIN correctly. Check if it includes the letters O (o), I (i), and Q (q). The standard format does not include these letters to avoid confusion with numerals 0, 1, and 9).

A vehicle history report is basically for buyers as well as sellers of used cars. As a car owner, you may want to have a vehicle history report you can present to a buyer if you want to sell your car.  If you want to buy a used car, you’d want to run a VIN check to make sure it did not have any major issues in the past.

The VinCheck.info free vehicle history report is a comprehensive 10-page report that offers critical details on a used car collated from industry and government sources. Basically, it presents a used car’s past and current condition: vehicle specifications, equipment details, and the NMVTIS Report. It also includes value-added features such as market value, fuel efficiency, safety rating, inspection checklist, recalls and defects, and auto insurance information.