2016 Buick Encore
IAAI 46248977 KL4CJESB9GB594716
Front end · 139,380 mi · Lorain, OH, USA
FinalBid / VIN CHECK / Quillacollo
Looking at a used car in Quillacollo? Before you hand over the money, check what the VIN says. Cars sold in Bolivia 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 Quillacollo is telling you.
VIN history beyond the auction
Title brands, accident reports and odometer entries: the VIN history behind any auction lot.
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IAAI 46248977 KL4CJESB9GB594716
Front end · 139,380 mi · Lorain, OH, USA
Copart 72534796 2GNALDEKXG1158526
Mechanical · 121,058 mi · Tifton, GA, USA
Copart 69225056 1GYS4BKJ6FR205769
Front end · 161,012 mi · Tifton, GA, USA
IAAI 45929014 2HKRS3H70RH305437
Rear end · 37,893 mi · Clayton, NC, USA
IAAI 45563863 3KPFT4DE0SE077671
Mechanical · 53,506 mi · Tulsa, OK, USA
IAAI 46326403 KNDJT2A52D7568491
Normal wear · 185,371 mi · Lake City, GA, 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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