Title & VIN Records
What free federal and state records show about a VIN — NHTSA's vPIC decode, NMVTIS title checks, brands, odometer filings — and where each one goes blind.
- Title & VIN Records NMVTIS Title Checks: What's In One and Who Sells Them The federal title check costs about ten dollars and comes back nearly empty on most cars. What it reports, who feeds it, and the gap in the rules.
- Title & VIN Records NHTSA vPIC and Recall Lookup: What Each One Tells You vPIC decodes what a manufacturer filed for that VIN pattern; the recall lookup checks one specific car. Mixing the two up costs buyers money.