1948 COE VIN
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The VIN on the frame is what federally and ultimately controls. Nebraska appears to require a physical VIN inspection of the complete vehicle by the County Sheriff. The frame stamping should be sufficient as long as it matches the paperwork. If the cab has been transplanted (thus the firewall and/or glove data plates has a different VIN than the frame), your state may require further paperwork for these other VINs. Your best bet is to have the conversations with your DMV and County Sheriff to figure your path forward. Don't be afraid to ask about alternatives such as bonded titles, restoring/replacing the data plate, and notarized certifications when the preferred paper trail is unavailable. Most places have a way, but you may have to really work to find that resource as not every agent knows these alternatives exists. Lastly, the forum is really not the place to get great legal advice/information on matters such as this as each locality does things differently and every internet yahoo will chime in with how they think it should work, or how it worked for them in their locale etc etc etc that isn't necessarily applicable to your situation.
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The VIN on the frame is what federally and ultimately controls. Nebraska appears to require a physical VIN inspection of the complete vehicle by the County Sheriff. The frame stamping should be sufficient as long as it matches the paperwork. If the cab has been transplanted (thus the firewall and/or glove data plates has a different VIN than the frame), your state may require further paperwork for these other VINs. Your best bet is to have the conversations with your DMV and County Sheriff to figure your path forward. Don't be afraid to ask about alternatives such as bonded titles, restoring/replacing the data plate, and notarized certifications when the preferred paper trail is unavailable. Most places have a way, but you may have to really work to find that resource as not every agent knows these alternatives exists. Lastly, the forum is really not the place to get great legal advice/information on matters such as this as each locality does things differently and every internet yahoo will chime in with how they think it should work, or how it worked for them in their locale etc etc etc that isn't necessarily applicable to your situation.
It is the frame that counts. That is the problem with uneducated folks working at the DMV.
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I feel for you and the runaround you're going through. I know here in Washington, WSP inspectors insist on seeing the vin in 3 places. They have a complete meltdown and treat you like public enemy number 1 if you dare to cross their threshold and they can't find all 3, and your vehicle is subject to impound. I've witnessed it personally. And of course, they are the law. You don't get papers without their blessing and there's no recourse.
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