How far back do the vehicle history databases go?
VINs were standardized in the early ’80s to all be 17 digits long and to use certain codes to indicate make, model, year and other information about the car. Manufacturers were using other types of IDs before that, but the major history databases only include the standardized VINs from 1981-on. You probably won’t find many records for most cars older than the late eighties, but you should run the VIN check anyway.
