VIN check

Check any US VIN before you commit.

Paste a VIN → decode + recall check runs free. When you want the deeper picture — title status, salvage, theft, accident records, ownership, auction history — order the full report for $29. Same VIN, one flow.

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Step 1 · Decode & recall check

17 characters for modern (1981+) vehicles. Pre-1981 classic-car VINs are often shorter and may decode partially. No I, O, or Q in standard VINs.
Try: Cadillac CT5-V · F-150 Lightning
What the free tier gives you. NHTSA decode returns make, model, year, body class, engine, fuel type, and assembly plant. Recall check returns every open NHTSA safety campaign for the make/model/year, including "do not drive" flags. Does not return curb weight, CO2, title history, accidents, or ownership — those come from the $29 tier below.
$29 · 5–10 min

Step 2 · Full vehicle history

The decode + recall check tells you what the car is. The full history tells you what has happened to it — title branding, salvage, theft, accidents, odometer rollback, ownership chain, auction sales. This is the layer that catches the "brushed" salvage titles US dealers sometimes resell.

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NorShip Vehicle History Report

One flat fee. Reports typically arrive within 5–10 minutes.

$29 USD
  • Title status — clean, salvage, rebuilt, flood, junk, lemon, or manufacturer buyback
  • Theft & recovery — NCIC / NMVTIS theft-record check
  • Odometer history — reported readings from DMV transfers, service, inspections; rollback flag
  • Accident records — reported to insurance, body shops, or state DMVs
  • Ownership history — number of owners, states, transfer dates
  • Auction sales — Copart, IAAI, Manheim history if the car was ever sold at wholesale
  • Norwegian import summary — our review of anything that would complicate registration or MVA valuation with Statens vegvesen

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Where the data comes from

The full report uses an NMVTIS-approved data provider — the same underlying database Carfax and AutoCheck use for title, theft, salvage, and odometer records. NMVTIS is the National Motor Vehicle Title Information System, established by US federal law and populated by state DMVs, insurance carriers, salvage yards, and auto recyclers.

On top of that base, we layer NHTSA recall data (from the free tier above), auction sale records from Copart / IAAI / Manheim where available, and a NorShip analyst review that flags anything specific to Norwegian import (e.g. a recall that Statens vegvesen requires resolved before registration, or a salvage brand that changes the engangsavgift math).

Common questions

How long does it take?

Typical turnaround is 5–10 minutes. Slower during off-hours (US nighttime) if the provider queue is deep. If it takes over an hour, we notify you.

What if the provider returns no data?

You get a full refund within 24 hours. This is rare and mostly happens with pre-2000 vehicles that predate NMVTIS reporting.

Is this the same as a Carfax report?

The underlying data sources are largely the same (NMVTIS, DMV, insurance, auctions). Carfax has some proprietary service-record partnerships we don't have; we have a Norwegian-import review they don't have. For 95% of buying decisions, our report gives you what you need.

Can I get a sample report?

Email cars@norship.example and we'll send you a sample from a public-domain VIN.

Do I need this if I'm buying from a dealer?

Even more so. US dealers sometimes recondition and resell auction vehicles with lightly-brushed titles. The report tells you the full history regardless of how the current seller frames it.

Vehicle checks out? Get a firm import quote.

Once you know the car is worth buying, we'll price the door-to-door landed cost including engangsavgift and MVA — usually within one business day.

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