Buying New Vehicle Or Renewing Insurance? Here's How To Find Chassis, VIN And Engine Numbers Of Your Car

How To Find Chassis, VIN And Engine Numbers: Four-wheeler market in India has been expanding tremendously and the Indian automotive market has been seeing a surge in demand for all sorts of vehicles. India recently surpassed Japan as the third largest automobile market in the world for the second consecutive year. Most of the populace is buying new cars. While we have started paying attention to essential factors such as safety and advanced technological features, knowledge of basic components of our car such as the VIN number or chassis number and the engine number is also required. Knowing such information can help us in multiple circumstances, for instance when we are planning to buy a new car or even a pre-owned car and we want to know details like the manufacturing year. Additionally, it is also helpful while claiming insurance in cases of theft and accidents.   

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Where Can You Find Chassis Number In Your Car?

Chassis Number or Vehicle Identification Number (VIN) is a special code given to each vehicle, containing letters and numbers. It's like a unique ID for a car and provides important details about the car manufacturer, manufacturing year, model and manufacturing plant. Checking the VIN helps people find out important information, like the car's history, who owned it before, if it was in any accidents and its legal status. Checking this is really important when someone is buying or selling a car because it helps make sure the car is genuine and in good condition. The chassis number or the VIN are written in different parts of the car by different manufacturers. Different places where you can find your chassis number are dashboard, door, hood, boot, front grille, insurance policy document and the registration certificate. 

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Where Can You Find Engine Number In Your Car?

The Engine Number of a car is printed on the engine casing of the vehicle. Just like the car's chassis number, the engine number is also used for identification. It's important to note that the VIN or Chassis Number and the Engine Number are two different and unique numbers for a car. Similarly, the engine number of your can be found in multiple places such as the engine or the hood, insurance policy document and the registration certificate.