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VIN Inspection for Motor Vehicle Department

Which situation requires a verification of Vehicle Identification Number (VIN)?

DR 2698 form

  • If the vehicle is titled in another state or country
  • If your vehicle has a registration from another state 
  • Any vehicle transferred on Purged Bill of Sale
  • Anytime the vehicle description needs to be corrected
  • Military Registration
  • Incomplete vehicles (cab/chassis with added bodies, motorhomes)
  • Manufactured home simple search
Photograph of a VIN tag from a vehicle

Who can perform and complete the verification of VIN?

  • County Clerk (at their discretion) - $25 fee
    • All large vehicles will need to be taken to our Clifton Motor Vehicle office located at 3225 I-70BL Clifton, CO 81520 for a County Clerk to perform the inspection.  This includes all trailers, motorhomes, campers, semis etc.  
    • All other vehicles can go to any of our 3 office locations to have a County Clerk perform a VIN inspection.  This includes passenger vehicles, light trucks and motorcycles.  
  • Licensed Colorado Automotive Dealer
    • There may a fee associated
    • Dealers are only required to conduct a Verification of VIN when they take in an out of state vehicle on trade
  • Manufactured Home Dealer (manufactured homes only)
  • Licensed Colorado Emission Station
  • County Assessor (at their discretion; manufactured homes only)
  • Colorado Law Enforcement Officers: 

Which situations require a Colorado Certified VIN inspection?

DR 2704 form

  • Bonded title vehicles
  • Rebuilt vehicles
  • Reconstructed vehicles
  • Kit vehicles
  • Homemade vehicles

Who can perform and complete a Certified VIN inspection?

  • Any Peace Officers Standards and Training (P.O.S.T.) Certified VIN Inspector (typically Colorado State Patrol)
  • This certification is granted to individual law enforcement officers only and not to a Law Enforcement Agency as a whole

Additional information for Vin inspections

  • If your registration and title are from different states, we will need verification that the vehicle was not titled in the state where the registration was issued
  • Each law enforcement agency may assess a fee for performing the Verification of VIN
  • If you need a Certified VIN Inspection, please visit the Get a VIN Inspection website from the Colorado State Patrol.
  • Certified VIN Inspections are $53