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jsmithbm · 07-11-2009, 08:35 AM

Hey Guys, I was curious if any of you have had problems registering your trucks when the vin plate is missing. When i bought my truck it did not have the door plate. The one on the glove box door is there, but its a paper sticker. Granted it has held up for 40 years butttttttt...... Its there a place that makes new vin plates or something you can affix to the door jamb?
And i have thought about getting one from a JY however that could pose problems. One they wont sell you just the plate they want you to buy the whole truck.

sjarrett71 · 07-11-2009, 09:35 AM

What I would probably do is go the Department of Motor Vehicles in your state and ask this question. You might have to go to the highway Patrol and get a new VIN issued.

Longhorn Man · 07-11-2009, 05:53 PM

be prepaired to jump through some hoops, and be able to answer questions like
where did you buy it
from whom did you buy it
did you get a title
is the cab original
does the VIN in the SPID match the frame
if there is a title, does it match the frame and SPID
Be prepaired to document all of this... and do it in triplicate... and keep a copy of everything for yourself.
The state is your only LEGAL way of getting this fixed.

07-11-2009, 08:35 AM	#1
jsmithbm Registered User Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Newnan, GA Posts: 485	Vin plate issues/questions Hey Guys, I was curious if any of you have had problems registering your trucks when the vin plate is missing. When i bought my truck it did not have the door plate. The one on the glove box door is there, but its a paper sticker. Granted it has held up for 40 years butttttttt...... Its there a place that makes new vin plates or something you can affix to the door jamb? And i have thought about getting one from a JY however that could pose problems. One they wont sell you just the plate they want you to buy the whole truck. __________________ Learning as I go! ------------------------------------- Last edited by jsmithbm; 07-11-2009 at 08:43 AM.

07-11-2009, 09:35 AM	#2
sjarrett71 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Rolla, MO Posts: 2,463	Re: Vin plate issues/questions What I would probably do is go the Department of Motor Vehicles in your state and ask this question. You might have to go to the highway Patrol and get a new VIN issued. __________________ -Scott-

07-11-2009, 05:53 PM	#3
Longhorn Man its all about the +6 inches Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Hilliard Ohio Posts: 2,693	Re: Vin plate issues/questions be prepaired to jump through some hoops, and be able to answer questions like where did you buy it from whom did you buy it did you get a title is the cab original does the VIN in the SPID match the frame if there is a title, does it match the frame and SPID Be prepaired to document all of this... and do it in triplicate... and keep a copy of everything for yourself. The state is your only LEGAL way of getting this fixed.



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