VIN check vendor

[TimG]

Law enforcement may come to inspect the car and run the VIN to be sure it is clean, that's not a bad thing. I've had that done with replica cars. They also look for matching VIN's on the engine, transmission, and chassis. You could request they fill out the appropriate paperwork for DMV to correct the title.

[Too Many Projects]

Originally Posted by TimG

Law enforcement may come to inspect the car and run the VIN to be sure it is clean, that's not a bad thing. I've had that done with replica cars. They also look for matching VIN's on the engine, transmission, and chassis. You could request they fill out the appropriate paperwork for DMV to correct the title.

Engine and trans are long gone and replacements in their place. I've thought about the State Patrol, or any state inspection, and am considering removing the engine/trans that I installed before any inspection. I bought it as a gutted roller and don't want items I installed causing concern or confusion. I do have a copy of the valid MN title I got with the car, in the previous owners name, as proof it was titled like this by the state before me. I would have thought the state computer would have spit the vin back out as invalid when it was first registered here, but, obviously, that didn't happen.

Going to take some phone pics this weekend and go to the local SP division nearby, with a copy of my title, and see if I can talk with someone there who is familiar with titles and the inspection service about this issue. The DMV wants the same thing, but to surrender the title along with a form to SEE if the state will just issue a corrected title. The title is NOT leaving my possession until I feel reasonably confidant that I will get one back with the vin corrected.
Thanks for the replies, guys...