2017 Ford Explorer XLT
IAAI 46121554 1FM5K8D80HGD09190
Front end · 74,057 mi · Conshohocken, PA, USA
FinalBid / VIN CHECK / Asunción
Looking at a used car in Asunción? Before you hand over the money, check what the VIN says. Cars sold in Paraguay 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 Asunción 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 46121554 1FM5K8D80HGD09190
Front end · 74,057 mi · Conshohocken, PA, USA
IAAI 46121210 3MW89FF00R8E56874
Front end · 29,767 mi · Dundalk, MD, USA
IAAI 46193532 5NPD84LF2KH469579
Rear end · 103,592 mi · Scott, AR, USA
IAAI 46287296 5XYZTDLB1EG184952
Front end · 172,003 mi · East Windsor, CT, USA
IAAI 46220668 1C4BJWEG3EL243399
Front end · 181,123 mi · Graham, NC, USA
IAAI 46345900 3MZBN1V3XJM231857
Front end · 166,568 mi · Latimore Township, PA,...
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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.