2012 Ford Explorer XLT
IAAI 46342017 1FMHK8D82CGA04098
Front end · 105,076 mi · Yorktown, VA, USA
FinalBid / VIN CHECK / Utrecht
Looking at a used car in Utrecht? Before you hand over the money, check what the VIN says. Cars sold in Netherlands 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 Utrecht 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 46342017 1FMHK8D82CGA04098
Front end · 105,076 mi · Yorktown, VA, USA
IAAI 46257740 1D7RV1CT5AS261530
Front end · 102,302 mi · Fort Wayne, IN, USA
IAAI 46357155 5TFSX5EN7HX048166
All over · 136,396 mi · Sayreville, NJ, USA
IAAI 46406821 1C6RJTEG1TL150561
Rollover · 31,402 mi · Tifton, GA, USA
IAAI 46072514 3FA6P0HD2ER206771
Electrical · 41,156 mi · Orlando, FL, USA
IAAI 45618273 1FA6P8TH3M5148003
All over · 73,416 mi · Clayton, NC, 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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