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Why do so many think you can't change a VIN?
I often see people posting about how it is illegal to change a VIN or swap a car title, and that is obviously wrong. They give examples like firearm serial# or Social Security#, which have no similarity. The government owns firearm and social security production. The government does not own and has nothing at all to do with VIN or car production, at all. The laws are clear, and you can do what ever you want with VINs or titles, as long as you don't steal cars. I once had a VW with a swapped pan and other body parts so that it had 3 different VINs, and the government could not do a thing about it. You can make a car yourself any way you want, and people often do. There is no law that can prevent that, as long as you do not risk the safety of others.
There is a question. It is what is wrong with people, that they can be so absurdly incorrect, not understand rights, ignorant, uninformed, and think the government could possibly regulate VINs?
Car manufacturers can be regulated by law or treaty over VINs, but car owners can not.
Car owners remove or modify VINs all the time when they make dune buggies, replica cars, kit cars, custom cars, race cars, etc. This has come up a dozen times on this site, and the ignorance and superstition is unbelievable. There has to be some reason for this subject to cause such lack of thought.
If one wants to commit a crime like fraud or theft, they may have to change a VIN, but it is never illegal the change in the VIN that is illegal. And you do always have to change the VIN on a car that has had the title killed as salvage. You put the new VIN on yourself, and then the state makes a new title for your new VIN. The VIN belongs to you, and no one else. Why is it so many people are unable to think clearly about this?
4 Answers
- ?Lv 79 years agoFavorite Answer
OK. So you're an absolute genius and you know more than anyone else. What is the point of your rant? I see no question here, and if you don't have a question or an answer, you don't belong here.
- 5 years ago
After your are performed portray that POS. Clean your self up, and force your self to the neighborhood police station, and pass to the entrance table and switch your self in for VIN fraud. I wager this automobile is stolen is not it? Are you an effen fool or what? You are as dumb because the 'Situation.' Enjoy your 6X6 with bars nimrod.
- Old Man DirtLv 79 years ago
Proof of ownership is tied into the VIN and the application as well as use of these numbers is regulated by international agreement. There are circumstances where altering or changing VIN numbers is considered theft and or fraud. There are also circumstances that are gray area's. The fact is there is no legitmate reason to alter or change a VIN number.
