I purchased a 2006 S2000 from a Honda dealer about 2.5 years ago. I just noticed the dash VIN plate is missing. Carfax says I am the second owner. All the VIN stickers, the VIN on the firewall and the VIN on the back of the cylinder head match. I'm guessing since the windshield is non OEM it was removed when the original owner had the windshield replaced. I am in Pa and Penndot will re issue a VIN plate with the original VIN or a new VIN...this scares me. I called Penndot to see if they knew if the title would be branded because of a replacement VIN plate and they didn't know. Does anyone have any experience with this and or is the VIN plate falling off the dash a known issue??? thank you

 

Had glass replaced and never lost the plate.

I wouldn't worry about matching. It's not a collectors car.

 

Yes, but it could raise red flags and affect resale value, or saleability, if title and/or carfax shows a vin reassignment, or dash vin doesn't match the rest of cars vin's, etc.

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Yes,

However , it may be a little late to worried about those issues now..

 

What you gonna do about it? Like really? Who's responsible? Get your VIN so your legal and drive on my friend.

 

True, must get a vin plate. But my point is it is more than no big deal. So OP should press for getting a new vin plate with same number, not a newly issued number, which his email suggested it might go either way with his DMV.

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I don't think it would matter if your vin sticker on the door jams match

 

I do not have experience with replacing a missing vin but have heard of a vin reassignment. I do know that I have seen cars at the insurance auction missing a dash vin depending on the state are not given a rebuildable title. Replacing the windshield would have no relation to touching the vin on the dash. I would fix this asap I would imagine either a police officer or your insurance company would have a problem with this.

 

Really strange.

maybe it was never there to begin with.

I wouldn't do anything to be honest. If and when/ if you sell it, I doubt the new buyer would even notice.

 

Maybe it was removed by a State where it was deemed nonrebuildable, then brought to another State that allowed rebuild, and issued salvage title.

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