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harleyworkr,

If your vin tag was removed I would spend the $55 just for piece of mind. Here is my experience in Kansas; when I bought my truck it had an Arkansas title and at the time (1994) they were a notorious state for title washing. When I went to title it in Kansas, it was required to have an inspection because of this. A state trooper inspected it and immediately noticed that the vin tag had been taken off and re-riveted. He was ready to impound the truck on the spot but my Dad and I were able to convince him to locate the frame VIN and glove box SPID and match them up. He did this only because I think he realized we were kind of innocent about the whole thing and it was my first vehicle (14 years old).

We figured later that the tag was legitimately (but stupidly) removed for some repairs. Bottom line he could have siezed the truck but we got lucky. I wouldn't want the risk again, which is why I will replace the rivets with rosettes at some point.