2021 Toyota RAV4 XLE
IAAI 45679360 2T3P1RFV0MC146436
Front end · 70,222 mi · East Taunton, MA, USA
FinalBid / VIN CHECK / Ekpé
Looking at a used car in Ekpé? Before you hand over the money, check what the VIN says. Cars sold in Benin are routinely bought damaged at US and Canadian auctions, shipped over and repaired — and the auction photos show the state that car was really in, whatever the seller in Ekpé is telling you.
VIN history beyond the auction
Title brands, accident reports and odometer entries: the VIN history behind any auction lot.
Example VIN history →
IAAI 45679360 2T3P1RFV0MC146436
Front end · 70,222 mi · East Taunton, MA, USA
IAAI 46194468 JTEHD20V146016799
Normal wear · 88,166 mi · Shirley, MA, USA
IAAI 45410200 1HGCV1F36KA073071
All over · 125,562 mi · Justin, TX, USA
IAAI 46142773 5YJYGDEE0MF085035
Side · 116,877 mi · Ogden, UT, USA
Copart 71246346 YV4H60PJXS1331727
Front end · 18,505 mi · Punta Gorda, FL, USA
Copart 69554816 2FMGK5CC9CBD16197
Side · 196,922 mi · Des Moines, IA, USA
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On the windscreen at the base of the glass, on the driver-side door pillar, and on the registration document. Check that all three match before anything else — a mismatch ends the viewing.
Especially there. A dealer may hold some paperwork; a private seller usually offers only their word. The VIN record does not depend on either.
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