2021 Mercedes-Benz A 220
IAAI 46091587 W1K3G4FB6MJ290047
Water/flood · 72,288 mi · Columbus, OH, USA
FinalBid / VIN CHECK / Morogoro
Looking at a used car in Morogoro? Before you hand over the money, check what the VIN says. Cars sold in Tanzania 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 Morogoro 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 46091587 W1K3G4FB6MJ290047
Water/flood · 72,288 mi · Columbus, OH, USA
IAAI 46341380 1G6DL5EG0A0129100
Normal wear · 202,403 mi · Saint Paul, MN, USA
IAAI 46130995 2GNFLEEK1E6365995
Front end · 141,832 mi · Byron Center, MI, USA
IAAI 46377637 JM1GJ1V56F1215908
Normal wear · 138,569 mi · Fort Wayne, IN, USA
IAAI 46246201 1GNEVKKW4KJ109621
Repossession · 136,636 mi · Loganville, GA, USA
IAAI 45831651 3GTU2LEC4JG335968
All over · 169,932 mi · Commerce City, CO, 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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