2016 Ford Escape SE
IAAI 46175892 1FMCU0G72GUA24822
Front end · 128,884 mi · Riverside, RI, USA
FinalBid / VIN CHECK / Zugdidi
Looking at a used car in Zugdidi? Before you hand over the money, check what the VIN says. Cars sold in Georgia 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 Zugdidi 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 46175892 1FMCU0G72GUA24822
Front end · 128,884 mi · Riverside, RI, USA
IAAI 46130066 1FM5K8D80FGB83149
Rear end · 242,867 mi · East Taunton, MA, USA
IAAI 46074762 1N4BL4DV9RN321876
Front end · 82,237 mi · Baltimore, MD, USA
IAAI 46381969 5XYPGDA52GG043285
Mechanical · 179,974 mi · Orlando, FL, USA
Copart 70643646 1GC1KWE89FF179614
Minor dents & scratches · 283,132 mi · Anchorage, AK, USA
Copart 74345306 YV4A22PK1H1166712
Mechanical · 129,744 mi · Anchorage, AK, 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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