What Your VIN Really Tells You

Those seventeen characters on your dash are a fingerprint for your vehicle. Here's how to read them and why it protects both buyers and sellers. In this episode: • A VIN is 17 characters and encodes country, make, engine, model year and a unique serial. • The ninth character is a check digit that exposes typos and tampering. • Always confirm the VIN on the car matches the paperwork, the insurance slip and any history report.