A new national database of vehicle identification numbers (commonly known as VINs) should go some way toward eliminating conmen, swindlers and ne'er-do-wells from selling cars without disclosing pertinent information to buyers. Where before buyers could be fooled by falsified salvage history or mileage readouts, the new database gathers all of that in one place under the control of the U.S. Department of Justice.
This database goes by the name of the National Motor Vehicle Title Information System (NMVTIS) and can be found at http://www.vehiclehistory.gov. Created as part of the Anti-Car Theft Act of 1992, it mandated the creation of a federally controlled repository of VIN numbers to prevent car theft and fraud across state lines.
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This database goes by the name of the National Motor Vehicle Title Information System (NMVTIS) and can be found at http://www.vehiclehistory.gov. Created as part of the Anti-Car Theft Act of 1992, it mandated the creation of a federally controlled repository of VIN numbers to prevent car theft and fraud across state lines.
http://autos.aol.com/article/car-vin-registration
