Reference Details
- Common issue
- A VIN tab, door label, or paperwork set that does not agree across body serial, engine, assembly, and unit-number identity.
- Confidence
- documented
- Correct value
- Vehicle Identification Number is also stamped on a metal tab riveted to the instrument panel and visible through the windshield from outside the car.
- Where to check
- Instrument-panel VIN tab visible through the windshield; compare with certification label and factory records