What Is a Vehicle Identification Number and Why Does It Matter When Scrapping?
A vehicle identification number is the 17-character code that uniquely identifies your car, and when you scrap a vehicle it does four jobs: it proves the car is the one on your title, it appears on every document in the transaction, it lets buyers check the title history, and it is the reference point if a citation or toll notice arrives months later. No two vehicles built since 1981 share one....