2019 Chevrolet Equinox LT
IAAI 46062857 3GNAXKEV5KS539054
Front end · 50,504 mi · Clayton, NC, USA
FinalBid / VIN CHECK / Mombasa
Looking at a used car in Mombasa? Before you hand over the money, check what the VIN says. Cars sold in Kenya 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 Mombasa 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 46062857 3GNAXKEV5KS539054
Front end · 50,504 mi · Clayton, NC, USA
IAAI 46112673 3KPFT4DE3SE045541
Front end · 27,995 mi · Templeton, MA, USA
IAAI 46370313 JF2SLDDC0SH553099
Side · 26,850 mi · Baltimore, MD, USA
IAAI 45808023 4S4BSAJC8G3258935
Rollover · 156,865 mi · Dale, TX, USA
IAAI 46064837 3VV2B7AXXMM054045
Front end · 85,759 mi · Clayton, NC, USA
IAAI 46115420 5N1AT3BB9MC820086
Side · 51,652 mi · Conshohocken, PA, 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.
Searching the auction archive for a VIN is free. The full history report — accidents, ownership, odometer readings and title brands — is a one-off paid report, no subscription.