Any database I can pay to provide me the current owner address/info for a VIN?

"Danny Korecki" (dannykorecki)
10/14/2020 at 22:05 • Filed to: None

I can pull CarFax’s, Autochecks, but they aren’t going to get me what I need. I need/want to find who ever the current owner of my first car is.

I pull report on the VIN every 6 months or so to see where it is , but I have noticed for the last 2 and a half years it has not been registered, makes me think it might be sitting in a junkyard.

Who ever bought it after I traded it in got in a “minor accident” then registered it, so who knows maybe they upgraded to major.

Is there a legit database out there that will get me what I need? I don’t care if I have to pay, I just want it to be legit.

DISCUSSION (13)

pip bip - choose Corrour > Danny Korecki
10/14/2020 at 22:10

Wouldn’t a database like that be open to abuse if it exists?

Be a privacy issue

Danny Korecki > pip bip - choose Corrour
10/14/2020 at 22:17

Any database is a risk . You would be surprised how many entry level positions have access to Lexis Nexus and the like.

RPM esq. > Danny Korecki
10/14/2020 at 22:27

The answer to this somewhat depends on the state but is effectively no (thankfully). Unless your budget is very substantial.

RPM esq. > Danny Korecki
10/14/2020 at 22:30

Considering how easy that sort of thing is--and I know, for professional reasons--it’s a pleasant surprise how locked-down VIN data is.

The Snowman > Danny Korecki
10/14/2020 at 22:33

Haha I used to grant that access to every collections new hire when I was a help desk peon.

notsomethingstructural > Danny Korecki
10/14/2020 at 22:37

Pay off a cop to run a search , that’s pretty legit

Danny Korecki > The Snowman
10/14/2020 at 23:11

haha, see all their credit info, their social, name, address, all that jazz?

glemon > Danny Korecki
10/14/2020 at 23:12

This sort of information is protected in the United States by the F ederal P rivacy A ct, technically it is not public information. However, there are lots of exceptions or allowable uses. Insurance companies, law enforcement (of course), private detectives, and a few more that I have forgotten. The information is out there, but not sure which companies are the "best" or legit.

The Snowman > Danny Korecki
10/14/2020 at 23:31

No credit info for the basic access, and they already have social listed on the account because we wouldn't give you a credit card without it, mainly just used for skip tracing.

facw > pip bip - choose Corrour
10/15/2020 at 00:02

Yes... which doesn’t mean such databases can’t exist.

ITA97, now with more Jag @ opposite-lock.com > Danny Korecki
10/15/2020 at 00:35

There are plenty of companies/private detectives with a state DMV Lexis Nexus subscription that can pull that up for a fee. A permissible purpose for access to state DMV databases are pretty broad (i.e., how you get scam extended warranty offers after you buy a new car). Depending on your state’s open record laws, that may be just a pubic records request away. In NM I can submit a public records request for owner info of a VIN/VINs connected to a name or address.

I think there’s an oppo or two on here that have commercial access to some state DMV databases. I no longer have government official access to them.

Danny Korecki > ITA97, now with more Jag @ opposite-lock.com
10/15/2020 at 01:02

I am about to quote a movie scene, but in Gone in 60 Seconds with Nick Cage, the scene where one of his crew goes to the DMV and pays like $5 a car to get the address on 20 VINs, what the heck was that scene showing? That that happens in certain states, like CA where it was taking place?

ITA97, now with more Jag @ opposite-lock.com > Danny Korecki
10/15/2020 at 01:27

IRL, it costs pennies for 20 VINs when buying DMV records (or credit info) in bulk.

Yes (depending on state specifics) , many aspects of vehicle registration are public records, just like utility records, property title records, property tax records, business tax records, business registration records, occupational license records, ect...