No vin on dash
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No vin on dash
Got a 92 bubble and the title matches the other vins but there is not plate on the dash due to the dash being swapped. I don't know what to do. I don't wanna get pulled over and be asked 1000 questions and have the car impounded bc no vin plate. What should I do? I live in New York btw
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Re: No vin on dash
Why don't you call the DMV and get it straight from the horses mouth? I never understand the need to post these kinds of threads when a quick phone call is far faster and efficient.
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Specialized Telephone Assistance:
For direct service, note the hours and call the number below for information and assistance on specific services. If the service you need is not listed, then see General Assistance.
Custom Plates Orders (Weekdays except state holidays: 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.):
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Title Services Bureau (Weekdays, except Wednesdays and state holidays 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.):
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Insurance Services Bureau (Weekdays except state holidays: 8:30 a.m. - 4:15 p.m.):
1-518-474-0700
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General Telephone Assistance:
If the information or service you need is not listed under Specialized Assistance, contact the DMV Call Center for your Area Code.
DMV Call Center Representatives are available weekdays except state holidays between 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. (Eastern Time).
From area codes 212, 347, 646, 718, 917 and 929:
1-212-645-5550 or 1-718-966-6155
From area codes 516, 631, 845 and 914:
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From area codes 315, 518, 585, 607 and 716:
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DMV Telephone Services and Call Centers
Specialized Telephone Assistance:
For direct service, note the hours and call the number below for information and assistance on specific services. If the service you need is not listed, then see General Assistance.
Custom Plates Orders (Weekdays except state holidays: 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.):
1-518-402-4838
Enhanced Driver Licenses and Enhanced Non-Driver Photo ID Cards (Weekdays except state holidays: 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.):
1-518-474-9981
Schedule a Road Test (24 hours a day, 7 days a week) Are you ready for your road test?:
1-518-402-2100
Title Services Bureau (Weekdays, except Wednesdays and state holidays 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.):
1-518-486-4714
Insurance Services Bureau (Weekdays except state holidays: 8:30 a.m. - 4:15 p.m.):
1-518-474-0700
Clean Pass Vehicles (Weekdays except state holidays: 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.):
1-518-486-9786
Social Security Number Verification (Weekdays except state holidays: 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.):
1-518-486-9786
General Telephone Assistance:
If the information or service you need is not listed under Specialized Assistance, contact the DMV Call Center for your Area Code.
DMV Call Center Representatives are available weekdays except state holidays between 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. (Eastern Time).
From area codes 212, 347, 646, 718, 917 and 929:
1-212-645-5550 or 1-718-966-6155
From area codes 516, 631, 845 and 914:
1-718-477-4820
From area codes 315, 518, 585, 607 and 716:
1-518-486-9786
Telecommunications Device for the Deaf (TDD)
1-800-368-1186
From Outside New York State:
1-518-473-5595
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Getting the info straight from the agency that's going to allow this car to be registered. How's that?
If we tell you not to worry about it and you follow that advice and turn around and it's incorrect, that would be an incredible waste of time would it not?
If we tell you not to worry about it and you follow that advice and turn around and it's incorrect, that would be an incredible waste of time would it not?
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Re: No vin on dash
If the car is properly regestered, you should not have anything to worry about. Call the DMV and get something figured out. Me, personally, I would never even purchase a car unless all questions like that were answered. That is a pretty important thing, having the VIN attached in the proper place. Good luck.
Something is fishy here anyway, who doesn't know who to call to get a VIN# question answered? You shoulda asked before or while you were regestering the car. If you were the one who swapped the dash, why didn't you just swap the VIN plates?
Something is fishy here anyway, who doesn't know who to call to get a VIN# question answered? You shoulda asked before or while you were regestering the car. If you were the one who swapped the dash, why didn't you just swap the VIN plates?
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I could have sworn that these all need to be in place for inspection purposes. I tell you one thing. If a meter maid comes along and starts to write up a ticket one of the first things they look for is that VIN tag.
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Re: No vin on dash
We don't have parking meters in Miramichi so I can't comment on that one. I did get a ticket a few years back for being parked in a no parking zone though and I don't recall a VIN. What happens when the VIN is covered with papers?
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Re: No vin on dash
if the other vin numbers on the car are correct, it should be simple to get this fixed, it's not illegal to change a dash, I'll bet what happened is someone changed the dash, realized they had forgotten to put the original vin plate back on and said **** it, im not yanking the dash again. A lot of places if you buy something like a dash from a scrap yard, they are required to remove the old vin tag, sometimes they do it anyway just to avoid issues
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i know in delaware you have to contact your local dmv and they will require the car to go through theft recovery where they check out the vins on the car and give it a background check before they register it. call your local DMV and they will be able to point you in the right direction after you explain to them the situation.
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I forgot that some states are different. But it's good to hear all checks out for you.
As for where I live (Kansas), they don't need to inspect the VIN's to register the vehicle either.
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Re: No vin on dash
My hatch doesn't have a dash VIN. The state of California affixed a new VIN on the door pillar. I haven't had any issues.
Also Kansas does do VIN inspections if the car is coming from out of state.
Also Kansas does do VIN inspections if the car is coming from out of state.
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