(iSeeCars) – What is a VIN? Every car built for U‑S roads since the 1981 model year carries a 17‑character vehicle identification number, or VIN. Think of it as the automobile’s fingerprint: No two ...

(iSeeCars) – Imagine someone stealing your car’s Social Security Number. That is essentially what VIN cloning does: a thief copies the 17-digit Vehicle Identification Number (VIN) from a legitimate ...

(iSeeCars) – A VIN generator is software that fabricates the 17-character vehicle identification number (VIN) that every legally built car since 1981 must carry. Because those characters unlock a ...

Car thieves use cloned VINs to sell stolen cars to innocent purchasers. — -- Every year there are 700,000 car thefts in the United States, according to the FBI. Experts say many of those stolen ...

A VIN or Vehicle Identification Number is a unique set of numbers and letters that reveals details about your vehicle. It shows the country where it was built, the manufacturer of the car, its brand, ...

A 2019 Toyota 4Runner was supposed to be Maril Bauter’s retirement ride. “It was clean, no accidents,” she said. But Maril was hit head-on by a fraudster. The scam is called VIN cloning, and it can ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. (iSeeCars) – A car’s build sheet is based on ...

(iSeeCars) – A car’s price tag at the dealership is not the same thing as its worth in the real world. A vehicle’s true market value — the dollar amount buyers and sellers are actually agreeing to ...

(iSeeCars) – A car’s build sheet is based on the car’s unique vehicle identification number (VIN). It lists both standard and optional equipment that a specific vehicle was originally built with. A ...