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Old Sep 29, 2024 | 12:51 PM
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VIN checkup, import/export

VIN: 1FTNW21F13EA08537
Truck: f250 2003 4x4 fx4 ccsb lariat (acc to seller)

car sits in Italy rn, but have been german registered it seems, at least attempted for german plates. in Italy it was reg, but deregistered due to paperwork issues.
car been in US prior that.

I would love to get help checking the VIN in US. to see if its even been exported properly. any additional infos are welcome too!

Myself, I live in sweden, so its a big mess rn.. lol
 

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here you go, pay the fee and track it down.

this is what I did when I bought my Excursion, I have a trail of reports spanning every year of its' existence.

https://secure.carfax.com/creditCard...ords=23&plate=


I have had it several shops since then, and I note they have added a lot of reports since I bought it.




 
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I did run a carfax on it. but the history is strange.. there is no export note whatsoever.. scares me a little
 
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Originally Posted by strokie
I did run a carfax on it. but the history is strange.. there is no export note whatsoever.. scares me a little
that smells of black market then.

stolen and exported overnight...

but.... if it has a clean track record over there, for a couple of owners, it should be safe to buy.... no expert, just a theory.

However,
I have purchased 5 Carfax reports, and I know of history that was done on several of those vehicles that was done, and or sold to private owners, that was not reported.

a lack of a report, only means the agency, or owner, did not send in a report to the national database.

my Suburban was purchased from a private owner, neither of us reported that.
the title change is the only thing Carfax could find and that does not list odometer or owner names.
 
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