A Vehicle History displaying
low mileage. Odometer readings may be rolled back. Its illegal in most state,
but its easy. It is still a common occurance in used high milage vehicles.
Sellers will not or cannot show you the repair orders or the identity of
former owner(s).
A vehicle shipped from out-of-state or received in trade from another dealer.
A Vehicle History Report can
save you money by avoiding potential future repairs.
Get the Facts On a Used Car
Once you've found a few used vehicles you are considering
for purchase, always remember this important point. Always request vehicle
history reports on the cars you wish to buy, since the seller usually
will pay for it. As a buyer, you have a right to know the complete vehicle
history of the vehicle for sale.
Vehicle History
Vehicle history reports can help you spot a lemon
A Used Vehicle History Reportprovides information pertaining to a vehicle's registration, title
and usage history. Vehicle reports display the results of a comprehensive
search for:
Title & odometer fraud
Lemon vehicles
Salvage vehicles
Other hidden conditions that can impact your purchase
Information provided in a Vehicle Reports History comes from more
than 150 sources. These include:
State Departments of Motor Vehicles contribute information, which
is contained in vehicle history reports.
Canadian Motor Vehicle Departments contribute information contained
in vehicle history reports.
Major insurance companies mandate that their insurance claims administrators
report data on major damage, which is then included in vehicle history
reports.
Many major vehicle auctions contribute to the data, contained in vehicle
history reports.
Consumer Protection Agencies report on major recalls and vehicle buybacks
from manufacturers. This lemon buyback data is contained in vehicle
history reports.
Both New and Used Auto Dealers also are solicited for data which is
contained in vehicle history reports.
In addition to the Department of Motor Vehicles occasionally other
state agencies provide data to the companies who compile vehicle history
reports.
All data acquired from these sources and compiled into the vehicle reports
meets either the federally mandated Drivers Privacy Protection Act (DPPA)
or industry guidelines. A Vehicle
History check can help you spot a lemon, salvage car and worse.
