You don't. Purchasing such a vehicle could result in you being charged with receiving stolen property. If you are purchasing an abandonded previously stolen vehicle from a police auction, they will provide a clear title. Otherwise, steer clear of such transactions.
You can run the VIN number through a site like Carfax, although it won't give you the personal information of the registrar.
You will have to contact the police to see if it has been reported stolen.
Go to your local police with the sn. If it's been reported as stolen they can tell you.
It it has been reported stolen, ask your local police to run it.
If you aren't hiding it and they didn't repossess it then it has been stolen. Call the police and report that your truck has been stolen.
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If it has been reported stolen, you might be able to find out by asking the police to run the serial number.
You probably can find our by calling the highway patrol and giving them the Serial or Identification number and asking. Another thing I would do is take the Identification number and on the computer go to karfax.com and check it out.
Someone is dealing in stolen property by buying or selling property they know to have been obtained unlawfully.
No they can't. It is strictly a service to recover vehicles that have been reported stolen.
The cellular telephone industry has something called the "Bandit list." This is an industry term for a list of ESNs of cellular telephones that have been reported stolen. If you copy the ESN of a used cell phone you are considering buying, and check with any cellular provider to see if it is on the Bandit list, they can tell you yes or no.
Motorcycles are indeed easily stolen, they can just be picked up and put into the back of a pickup truck. Even if you have a lock on the wheel, that cannot prevent a few people from just picking it up and taking it away. The best way to determine if a bike you are buying has been stolen, crashed, or has a branded title (like salvage, rebuilt, or stolen) is to consult the Carfax for Motorcycles - the company called Cycle VIN.