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Salvage Check

Enter a VIN to see whether it is in our salvage records. If it is, you get the title, mileage, primary and secondary damage, and loss type on record. Not being listed doesn't prove a vehicle was never salvaged.

Input · cached lookups · rate-limited

Vehicle identification number · sample17 positions · no I, O or Q

1–3 · WMIMaker & countryJHM · Honda, Japan

4–8 · VDSModel, body, engineES966

9Check5 ✓

10Year5 · 2005

11PlantS

12–17 · SerialUnique to this vehicle007133

Sample readoutVIN JHMES96655S007133source: GET /salvage_check

SALVAGE CHECK

In our salvage records

The record lists the title, mileage and damage at the time of the loss.

Title: WA-VEHICLE CERT OF OWNERSHIP-TITL
Mileage: 123483 ACTUAL
Primary damage: FRONT END
Secondary damage: —
Loss type: COLLISION

01Guides

Salvage titles, explained

What a salvage title means, how to spot damage a seller doesn't mention, and what to ask before you buy. All guides →

02API

Check salvage records in your app

Whether the VIN is in our salvage records, with title, mileage, damage and loss type
VIN decoding and US plate lookups on the same key
BASIC includes 10 salvage checks a month; PRO 1,000 and ULTRA 10,000 a day

Get API key API docs

GET/salvage_check

import os, requests

r = requests.get(
    "https://vindecoder.p.rapidapi.com/salvage_check",
    params={"vin": "<VIN>"},
    headers={
        "X-RapidAPI-Key": os.environ["RAPIDAPI_KEY"],
        "X-RapidAPI-Host": "vindecoder.p.rapidapi.com",
    },
    timeout=10,
)
data = r.json()
if data["success"]:
    print(data["info"]["loss_type"])

const url = new URL("https://vindecoder.p.rapidapi.com/salvage_check");
url.searchParams.set("vin", "<VIN>");

const res = await fetch(url, {
  headers: {
    "X-RapidAPI-Key": process.env.RAPIDAPI_KEY,
    "X-RapidAPI-Host": "vindecoder.p.rapidapi.com",
  },
});
const data = await res.json();
if (data.success) console.log(data.info);

curl -G "https://vindecoder.p.rapidapi.com/salvage_check" \
  --data "vin=<VIN>" \
  -H "X-RapidAPI-Key: $RAPIDAPI_KEY" \
  -H "X-RapidAPI-Host: vindecoder.p.rapidapi.com"

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