2019 GMC Terrain SLE
IAAI 45968344 3GKALMEX6KL339235
Side · 75,918 mi · Bell County, TX, USA
FinalBid / VIN CHECK / Trujillo
Looking at a used car in Trujillo? Before you hand over the money, check what the VIN says. Cars sold in Peru 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 Trujillo 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 45968344 3GKALMEX6KL339235
Side · 75,918 mi · Bell County, TX, USA
IAAI 46237711 7FARS6H90PE017209
Rear end · 39,235 mi · Grove City, OH, USA
IAAI 46136176 WP1AA2A58MLB17089
Front end · 50,803 mi · Los Angeles, CA, USA
IAAI 46128077 19XFC2F8XLE008631
Front end · 108,729 mi · Odessa, MO, USA
IAAI 46345379 1GCDT136568325994
Normal wear · 288,682 mi · Salem, NH, USA
IAAI 46240610 1J4FA39S95P338003
Rear end · 149,110 mi · Cicero, NY, 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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