Hopefully this hasn't been posted yet:

http://www.bandbhobbies.com/jwebb/vin_test.asp

I've run everything from my '92 GTA to an '05 GTO...

Enjoy!

 

Thankyou 92GTA for the info and the link.

 

Hey, that's pretty cool! No need ever to use Carfax again!

 

What information do you get. I feel kinda weird plugging my VIN into some random site.

 

It's fully legit info wise, feel free to check out his site. I don't know who's database he tapping into though but don't ask, don't tell you know, lol. He's also an auto enthusiast and he posted this link on another car site.

Try and not use it often though, we don't want it to disappear!!! Also don't post this link on other boards because that more of a chance of it getting shutdown.

 

I felt a bit weird about it, too, but curiosity got me.

There are all these different categories, and you'll be told whether any info was found in each one. Stuff like liens on the title, accident info, flood damage reported etc. All I got was a partial chronology of the car's past...applications for title, state inspections etc. Not all that much, but still kind of neat.

 

Understood. Once I get the VIN for the TA I am buying, I'll run that, but then I'll be done.

 

It's almost identical to what you get in a Carfax report.The format is just a little different.I had just run Carfax's on my vehicles but I'm like you bull curiosity got the better of me.

 

i ran my car, this site showed me everything, its pretty cool.

 

damn.. apparently doesn't work for Canadian VIN's, oh well.

 

For me it showed 1 history entry, and not what I originally expected.
So I tried Carfax, and it found 13 history entries, Carfax is still better, you just gotta pay.
Still a very interesting site though.

 

I ran my daily driver on that and it didnt show the accident I had w/ it. I wonder why. Besides that everything else it said was cool. I found some info on both my camaros.

 

It did for me. At least it was showing all of the times registered - displayed Toronto and Ottawa. I have run two of my cars so far and they both came up. However, on one of them, it isn't up to date, I know this because I wrote this car off in September and it shows no record of the Salvage Title.
Maybe it just takes a while for him to get new info...

 

Dang! You Canadians are everywhere on this forum now, lol.

It only shows accidents that are reported correctly under law. When I wrecked my Toyota a couple years ago I didn't report and so it won't show even though the car took $6K to repair...

 

Agreed. After running a couple VINS I have already run through CarFax, I found it seems to miss anything over about ten years ago.

Good for a free check, but not if you want to make 100% sure you're getting a good car before you lay down your hard-earned cash.

Oh, the database he is using would seem to be this one:

http://www.autocheck.com/

No idea how legal it is, though.

 

It showed everything on all of mine. Now I know my wrecked Z28 is still out there somewhere! I hope I meet it again someday

 

One thing I have noticed is it seems that the information is disapearing. For example, My 1st 87 Formula I have a printout from 2003 that goes back to 1988 when the car was originally purchased. Same goes with my #2 87 Formula, it goes back to 87 when the Loan started.

NOW, they only go back to 1995. The information is the same after that, but apparently there not keeping records, I wonder what will happen if they discard the old records with the Odometer readings....

JOhn

 

Same here.

I ran my VIN on this link but I also have the original reports by carfax and autocheck. And guess what: they all have different entries. It's like putting a puzzle together...

 

Very odd. For me in reference to my GTA it was better detailed than the last CarFax on it. However all of the action has happened since I've owned it so 90% of the entires were in reguards to the last 6 years. It do go back to original purchase and had exactly what CarFax did at those points in time. Both only had 4 entires for milages and registration between 1992 and 1999.

 

I THINK IM A FRAUD VICTIM!!!! the mileage from 2003 reads 88,002 miles but my car reads 84,460??? is this site any good?

 

uhm... your welcome?

 

Yeah really, lol. Atleast you know, not like it's a collector car and it matters. You bought the car because you like it right? So it shouldn't matter, be happy with your choice. With milage that high it doesn't really matter IMO. Unless you got defrauded out of like 100K miles, lol

 

cool-ran both my cars and both of them turn out to be texas cars, kinda odd cause i live in michigan and southern cars are highly valued here.

 

yeah i guess it isnt a huge deal

 

Ok, I've got a question now. I just went and left a deposit on the '92 T/A I am buying, and I got the vin from it. I just ran the numbers with this free vin check, and it is coming up as a '92 Pontiac 5.7 Trans am GTA.

As far as I know, this car is just a T/A, so why is the VIN check showing it as a GTA? It doesn't have GTA badges...

 

The only true way to tell is to run the RPO codes.

 

Those are on that sticker on the door, right? I'll have to look at them next time I am down there, or when I finally have the car in my possession.

 

To be honest with you I have no idea where they are located on a 92. I know they are in several different places for different years, and let us know if it a GTA, maybe they didn't like the badges
Post a pic when you can and congrats

 

...on the 92 camaro's it is on the inside of the trunk glovebox lid (I believe.. could be wrong about that) I'd guess the same would go with Pontiac's.

 

[QUOTE]Originally posted by Bull

Ok, I've got a question now. I just went and left a deposit on the '92 T/A I am buying, and I got the vin from it. I just ran the numbers with this free vin check, and it is coming up as a '92 Pontiac 5.7 Trans am GTA.



It might be possible for you to take the last 8 of your Vin to your local gm dealership and ask for your rpo code at the parts dept and they'll print you out a sheet.I did this 2-3 years ago on a '91 trans am I almost bought and it worked.

 

Thanks,
I guess I will try that, it couldn't hurt

 

Its also showing my no-option 1991 T/A as a Trans Am GTA; I think this is just an error by whoever wrote the VIN decoder, sorta how my 2002 T/A WS6 shows up on my title and insurance as a Formula.

 

It is probably in reference that the car could be either a Trans AM OR a GTA. Which there is no difference in the VIN to specify either except in 87-89 only the Trans AM could have been gotten with an LO3 but not the GTA.

John

 

Is it sort of like how later Camaros show up as a "Coupe" because there are no letters in the VIN to identify SC/LT/Z28/IROC?

 

it said my camaro was a IROC/Z28.... i wish, i just have a sport coupe.

 

I ran my s10, and will run the TA's vin# as soon as i go home. My truck came up as myself being the 4th owner, wrecked in New castle, and then sold to me.....lol
Andrew

 

Hmm...appears my car has been auctioned 4 times, the first time being only six months after the car was purchased new. Title is clear, no accidents except for one recent one that I already knew about, but the auction thing kinda scares me...aren't auctioned cars usually full of serious problems?

 

Not always. Could just be neglegent owners. Are there a lot of liens/repos on it?

 

Did the run the 91 GTA? It had some serious history that went all the way back to new.

12/11/1990 SOUTHEASTERN REGION 10,944 AUTO AUCTION AUCTION ANNOUNCED AS FLEET/LEASE
01/03/1991 SOUTHEASTERN REGION 11,575 AUTO AUCTION REPORTED AT AUTO AUCTION
02/05/1991 SOUTHEASTERN REGION 11,807 AUTO AUCTION REPORTED AT AUTO AUCTION
02/27/1991 SOUTHEASTERN REGION 12,366 AUTO AUCTION REPORTED AT AUTO AUCTION
04/24/1991 SOUTHEASTERN REGION 12,903 AUTO AUCTION REPORTED AT AUTO AUCTION
08/13/1991 PACIFIC SW REGION 14,177 AUTO AUCTION REPORTED AT AUTO AUCTION
04/07/1992 PACIFIC SW REGION 14,998 AUTO AUCTION REPORTED AT AUTO AUCTION

 

Looks like my 91 T/A's record....

 

Wow! No I never ran the 91's VIN. I only ever went to PHS for the RPO's since it was already in such poor condition at the time.

 

thanks for the post got some good info,does anyone have acssess to carfax if so could i give you a vin and have you run it for me?just pm me for the vin thanks,steve

 

Is this link still workin' for any of ya?? I normally use Mozilla, and it just said "Try Again" after I put in the VIN and hit Submit. So I tried Internet Explorer, and got the same thing?? I'll try it on a different computer to see if my laptop is f'd to the a

Edit: Nope, different computer said the same thing.

Meh, nevermind. I'm about to pay the $25 for Unlimited CarFax

 

I used it this morning on a car for a friend, a 1999 Olds Aurora, and it worked perfect.

John

 

Jsut tried it and nothing, just Try again...

Server might be down OR they might have caught on and changed the way the server released information...

John

 

Yup, I noticed the same thing. Glad I went and looked at all my cars last night...

 

All i get is try again

 

I need to find the VIN from my old Firebird. Definetly need to track it down and convince the current owner that I need it back Even if it is a 2.8 auto

 

i plugged mine in and it just showed a blank screen and said try again lol what does that mean ?

 

I think it means that whatever database he was tapping shut him down