Vehicle Owner Lookup

Vehicle Owner Lookup – What Is It?

Every vehicle has a unique Vehicle Identification Number (VIN). This 17-character alphanumeric code contains information about the make and model of the vehicle, as well as where it was manufactured and what equipment was installed on the vehicle at the factory. A quick VIN decoder will tell you this basic information, but there’s still more to learn from this number.

Since each VIN is unique, it’s used to identify the vehicle in official records. This includes registering the car with the Department of Motor Vehicles, getting it insured, tracking recalls, and making accident and theft reports. A VIN history report pulls from databases containing all this information, giving you a full history of the car, from when it rolled off the assembly line until today. This includes finding financial, government and insurance transactions related to the vehicle. This helps you establish the car’s provenance and uncovers problems that you want to avoid, like hidden accident damage and unpaid liens.

Can a VIN Number Tell You the Registered Owner of a Vehicle?

If you simply decode the VIN, you will only learn about the vehicle’s construction as it left the factory. However, by using our vehicle owner lookup tool, you can find records tied to the VIN, giving you the history of the vehicle, including the number of the previous owners since the first sale.

How to Find a Car's Owner by VIN Number?

Want to know how to find the registered owner of the vehicle? We can provide information on the number of registered owners, odometer readings, date of purchase, and period of ownership of the vehicle.

First, you will need to get the VIN from the vehicle. While placement varies from model to model, there are a few common places where you can find this number:

• Look for a metal tag on the front driver’s side corner of the dashboard, close to the hood. This tag is placed in a way that it can be viewed through the windshield.
• Open the driver’s door, and look around the door sills and the pillars for stickers. Some manufacturers list the VIN alongside specifications like recommended tire pressures and maximum payload. Others use a separate sticker that lists paint, chassis, and engine information. Don’t forget to look at the outside of the pillar between the driver and rear passenger doors. This sticker might be obscured if the passenger door is open.
• Open the hood, and look around the top of the firewall, strut towers, and radiator support. Often, manufacturers place stickers in these areas or engrave the VIN on these parts.
• Depending on the type of frame construction used by the vehicle, you may find the number engraved into the chassis. Most body-on-frame vehicles, like trucks and full-size SUVs, have this number on the inner frame rails.
• Some manufacturers engrave the VIN or place tamper-proof stickers on parts of the car, including cylinder heads, body pillars, doors, hoods, trunk lids, and windows. That way, these parts can be traced if the car is stolen. However, some numbers may not match since the parts could be salvaged from another vehicle to repair accident damage.
• Newer vehicles often list the VIN somewhere in the settings menu on the infotainment system.
• The VIN is used on official documents for the vehicle. You can find it on the title, loan paperwork, vehicle registrations, bills of sale and insurance policies. It also might be on service receipts.

Once you find the VIN, visit our site and enter the number in the search bar. From there, you will see basic information about the vehicle from our VIN decoder, and will be able to order a full VIN report. Want to look up several cars? We offer discount deals for multiple searches, so you can compare all the vehicles you’re considering. Depending on the package you choose, it’s like getting a VIN owner lookup free for every paid report.

Vehicle's History Report – What You Can Get

When you use our report service, you don’t just find out the last car owner by VIN, you get a detailed history of everything connected to that VIN. Here’s what you’ll find on this report:

• The ownership history– including past vehicle registrations
• Outstanding liens on the title
• Information on theft– including if the vehicle was recovered
• Title brands– including those issued for salvage titles, natural disaster damage and use as a taxi or police car
• Odometer discrepancies
• Insurance claims
• Recalls
• Current market value

How does this help you buy the right vehicle?

• Find out about hidden accident damage
• Discover liens that may lead to the vehicle being repossessed
• Avoid buying vehicles that were stolen or are otherwise not legally cleared for purchase
• Avoid “title washing”, where a vehicle is registered in a different state to remove a title brand
• See if the vehicle has had recall work done
• Get an idea of how much you should be paying for the vehicle
• Trying to buy an unusually rare car? If you find the vehicle owner by VIN, you may be able to contact them about selling their vehicle
• Establish provenance for collector vehicles. With car owner lookup, you can establish connections to famous owners and verify modifications were made by reputable custom shops

This is much more information than you’ll get from a basic VIN lookup, and it can uncover information that you won’t get otherwise, even with a thorough vehicle inspection.