Finding the Vehicle Identification Number (VIN), often called the chassis number, is the first step to decoding your car's history. The VIN is typically located in several standardized places on a vehicle to ensure it can be easily found.
Common VIN Locations:
- Driver's Side Dashboard: Look through the windshield on the driver's side. The VIN is often on a metal plate affixed to the dashboard.
- Driver's Side Door Jamb: Open the driver's door and look for a sticker on the door frame or the door itself. This sticker also contains other important information like the vehicle's weight and tire pressure.
- Engine Bay: The VIN may be stamped on the engine block or on the firewall in the engine compartment.
- Vehicle Registration & Insurance Documents: Your VIN will always be printed on your car's official registration and insurance paperwork.
Finding the VIN on Popular Chinese Vehicles:
- BYD Vehicles (Atto, Seal, Dolphin): Passenger side windshield base, under front passenger seat carpet
- Great Wall Motors (Haval, Ora, Tank): Driver side dashboard, door frame sticker
- Geely Vehicles (Coolray, Atlas): Dashboard plate, engine compartment firewall
- Changan Vehicles (CS75, UNI-T): Door jamb sticker, engine bay stamping
- SAIC/MG Vehicles: Dashboard VIN plate, registration documents
- Chery Vehicles (Tiggo, Arrizo): Windshield corner, door frame
- Jetour Vehicles (X70, X90): Dashboard plate, engine compartment
Start Your VIN Check
Now that you know where to find it, decode your VIN