Check a VIN before you buy someone's paperwork problem
Paste the 17-character VIN and we email you the screen we run on every order: VIN decode, theft-record check, lien indicator, and title brand history. Free, usually in your inbox within minutes.
Every week someone pays cash for a car, then discovers the title is branded salvage in another state, or a credit union still shows a lien from two owners ago. Five minutes with the VIN first turns that discovery into a negotiating point instead of a loss.
Run my free VIN check
Questions people ask us
What does the free VIN check include?
A decode of the VIN (year, make, model, plant), a screen against theft records, a lien indicator, and title brand history where available. It is the same first-pass screen we run on every paid order, emailed to you free.
Why do you ask for my email?
The report is compiled and sent to your inbox, and it tells us where to follow up if the check surfaces something that needs explaining. One report, no drip campaign; unsubscribe is one click.
Is this the same as a paid history report?
No. Carfax-style reports add accident and service records from private databases. Ours answers the titling questions: is the VIN valid, is it flagged stolen, is a lien showing, is the title branded. For deciding whether a purchase or a titling project is safe, that is the screen that matters first.