VIN Decoder

Know the car before you buy it.

Type or paste a VIN and VIN Decoder shows the year, make, model and trim, the engine, transmission and drive, the body and where it was built. A mistyped VIN is caught by its check digit before you waste a trip.

Every NHTSA safety recall for the model, with what can go wrong, the fix and whether the repair is free. Recalls are drawn on the car so you can see where each one is. Some may already be fixed on the car you are looking at, so one click checks this exact VIN with NHTSA.

NHTSA crash-test stars for overall, frontal, side and rollover, and the driver-assist features the car came with: automatic emergency braking, lane keeping, blind-spot warning, adaptive cruise control, backup camera and more.

EPA city, highway and combined MPG for the matching engine, and what a year of fuel costs at your mileage and your gas price.

A window sticker rebuilt from the VIN, with the engine, fuel economy, safety and equipment. Print it or save it as a PDF.

Compare up to 3 cars side by side. Take a test-drive checklist made for the car, and send the seller a message asking for the recall paperwork before you go. Keep the cars you are considering in your garage; they open even when you are offline.

Run your lot from the same app. Every car gets a stage, a days-on-lot clock and a reminder when recalls still need disclosing. Print branded window stickers, FTC Buyers Guides, bills of sale and recall disclosures. Pair your phone by scanning a code, scan VIN barcodes across the lot, and each car lands on your board with its facts on your phone. Put your front-line cars on a showroom screen. Try Dealer mode on a demo lot before you subscribe. Dealer is a monthly or yearly subscription that you can cancel any time in the Store, and it includes 250 VIN lookups a month.

VIN Decoder covers vehicles sold in the United States. Lookups need an internet connection. The app includes 30 VIN lookups a month: looking up the same car again that month is free, and cars in your garage open without a lookup. The title bar shows how many you have left.