Viewed through the nearside base of the front windscreen In some cases, the overseas seller will register a security as a safeguard, should they not receive payment from the importer. Remember, just because a vehicle is recently imported, doesn¿t mean it can¿t have any money owing. written off) it may not have any plates, therefore you will have to use the VIN number to check the history. If a vehicle is recently imported or is deregistered (e.g. MotorWeb¿s Vehicle Information Report (VIR) can be generated using a VIN or plate. Otherwise, an entry certifier will issue and attach a New Zealand VIN at entry inspection. Some vehicles already have VINs assigned and attached overseas before they get to New Zealand. It's the manufacturer's or importer's responsibility to ensure a new vehicle has a VIN. A VIN is a 17 digit alpha-numeric number that uniquely identifies your vehicle. No owner history or personal information is collected or saved with this tool.VIN stands for Vehicle Identification Number. I decided not to use that type of specific information in order to avoid this tool being used for the wrong reasons and to keep costs low(as in free). What it Doesn't do: It cannot tell you if an ATV is stolen and will not provide specific information about the ATV such as engine size, color or other information which may be particular to that ATV. This is particularly useful when buying a used ATV and/or ATV Parts.

What This ATV VIN Check Tool Does: It will tell you if the VIN is mathematically valid based on industry standards and, if it is, will attempt to provide you with year, make and model information based on that VIN. Use the charts and instructions in the original guide if you'd like to know how to manually decode an ATV VIN, however, it is easier to do an ATV VIN check by entering your ATV VIN into a decoder, now you can. Since writing my ATV VIN guide I've been asked for help in decoding ATV VIN's so I made this free ATV VIN check tool. Once I am confident it is bug free, and if there is enough demand, I will update it to cover all makes and models of ATVs including Polaris, Suzuki, Honda, Kawasaki and others. It is currently in beta testing and will decode the vehicle identification number of any Yamaha ATV.

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