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Originally Posted by Miguel
If people don't want to give it is up to them, the only important thing is the year and the serial number for that year.
Granted that anyone could go and write VIN's down but this way they have an electronic way to do it, if they could cross reference with some other database (DMV's) they could find more information etc..
I'm not paranoid but it's understandable that some people are because identity theft happens.
I'll say to respect their inputs, if they made a mistake and want to change it then it will be ok.
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But don't you see that given the model year and the serial number the ENTIRE VIN can be constructed??
And I don't see how VINs have anything to do with identity theft, since the owners' identities are not mentioned at all!
If you could steal someone's identity just by knowing a VI Number, all the crooks would have to do is look in anyone's front windshield. You might not be paranoid, but neither are you thinking this through logically.