I've been looking through the forums and seen that there are a few travelers around. Does anyone know much about Canada? Vehicle wise. This is my question, the first number of my vin number is a 1. I went to a web site to decode what some of the number and letters mean. Found out that a 1 or a 4 means it was manufactured in the US. A 2 means Canada. Don't lose me here. I'm trying to sell my vehicle so I took it to a local dealer to try and sell it. When they ran the vin they to me it was a Canadian vehicle. Though I noticed on the door jam a sticker with the Canadan flag. Didn't really mind it. Thinking more about it, I decided to do some research. When't to the Ford web site and put in the vin and it gave me the information. Assembled in the US in Kentucky. So I started to look some more. Got a copy of the Carfax report. I'll give a quick break down,
9/26/2002 NICB Vehicle manufactured and shipped to original dealer
10/24/2002 Alberta Registration issued or renewed
Motor Vehicle Dept. First owner reported

6/24/2003 Sweetgrass, MT Vehicle Imported to US
US Dept of Tran.

6/30/2003 AT 22,719 Ohio Title issued or updated
Motro Vehicle Dept New owner reported

7/15/2003 Sweetgrass, MT Vehicle Declared to meet US Highway
US Dept of Trans safety specifications. Bond released

8/04/2003 Alaska Registered as Personal
Motor Vehicle vehicle

8/04/2003 At 28,000 Alaska Title or registration issued
Motor Vehicle
And again on 2/2004 new title and again on 3/2006 new title.
What I am getting at, how can this be a Canadain vehicle? If it is a Canadain vehicle why wouldn't the vin be changed. Should I go to a Ford dealer have them check this? I though if a vehicle was manufactured in the US but shipped to Canada, that it is still a US vehicle.

 

What difference does it make? I believe if the headlights are on all the time as long as the ignition is in the run position it was intended for Canadian sale.

 

Does the fact that it is Canadian make it harder to sell or something? Being that you are in AK and Canada is so close I am sure there are Canadian vehicles everywhere.

 

Markadeck you hit it on the head. It was manufactured in Kentucky for the Canadian market.
Same as a Hyundai manufactured in Korea for the US market.
Both vehicles are manufactured according to the rules of the road for the country that it is destined for.

 

The difference is the vin states it as a vehicle manufactured in the US but I'm getting told buy a dealer that it is a Canadain vehicle and don't see how it is. Ok it was made in the US to be sold in Canada. Doesn't it make it a US manufactured vehicle? The only reason I'm trying to figure this out is because if it a Candanin vehicle it has to be maked on the outside of the vehicle that it is Canadain vehicle, the dealer has to tell you that it is Canadain and sign a paper stating that you are perchasing a Canadain vehicle. All of this did not happen when I bought the truck. Now that I put it on a lot to have them sell it for me, I'm finding all this out after I bought it. I know of there are 2 Alaska Statutes about this but there are no cases about it yet. Trying to see if the dealer I bought it at is at fought. I don't give 2 cents about daytime running lights. Looking back I don't see anywhere in my question about daytime running lights.

 

From what I was told is that if you purchase a Canadian vehicle that if you were to purchase a limited warrany for it, it would cover very little and the cost would be expensive.

 

This is does not make it a US vehicle. Back in the day I had a Toyota. She had been built in Japan and shipped over to the US. Part of the VIN plate and instructions under the hood were in Japanese. This was a U.S. vehicle because it had been built for sale in the U.S.

Furthermore, the U.S. car manufacturers make tons of cars for sale in other countries and whatnot. These are not legally US vehicles, as some of them wouldn't even meet our emissions requirements.

 

Canadian regulation require DRL's. Whoever said that knew that and was making a distiction between US and Canadian requirements.

 

Then what is the reason why didn't they just put a 2 instead of a 1 in the vin number? Is because it wasn't built in Canada. The reason why I am going through all this greef is besause I'm just making sure the vehicle is actually Canadain because the dealer never told me. There are 2 Alaska Statues that state a dealer is suppose to tell you up front and in writing. Never happened to me. And I'm not happy.

 

Wait awhile then sue'em for a new 08' made it the U.S.

 

One more question, is the speedometer in kilometers or miles? If it is primarily kilometers you should have known right off the bat that it was Canadian. Also you never replied to my headlights question.

 

It's in mph, and it does have DRL.

 

Well Air Force, it would appear that you have an American made for Canada truck. I still cannot see what all the hullabaloo is about?

 

According to 2 Alaska Statues the dealer was suppost to tell me up front and in writing that I was pursching a Canadain vehicle.

 

007,

Exactly how have you been harmed by anyone's actions, i.e. to tell you something or not?

We might then be able to understand why you are not happy about this.

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