VIN NUMBER - WARNING
Here is INFO worth the price of your car....
WHAT WILL the car thieves THINK OF NEXT?
The car thieves peer through the windshield of your car or vehicle, write down the VIN # from the label on the dash, go to the local car dealership and request a duplicate key based on the VIN #.
I didn't believe this e-mail, so I called Chrysler-Dodge and pretended I had lost my keys. They told me to just bring in the VIN #, and they would cut me one on the spot, and I could order the keyless device if I wanted.
The Car Dealer's Parts Department will make a duplicate key from the VIN #, and collect payment from the thief who will return to your car.
He doesn't have to break in, do any damage to the vehicle, or draw attention to himself. All he has to do is walk up to your car, insert the key and off he goes to a local chop shop with your vehicle.
You don't believe it?
It IS that EASY.
To avoid this from happening to you, simply put some dark tape (electrical tape, duct tape or medical tape) across the VIN Number Metal Label located on the dashboard.
By law, you cannot remove the VIN, but you CAN cover it so it can't be viewed through the windshield by a car thief.
I urge you to forward this to your friends before some other car thief steals another car or truck.
I slipped a 3x5 card over my VIN NUMBER.
13 comments:
Holy crap they need to see photo I'd to that owner.
most dealers require proof of ownership and i.d.
Good to know,thanks
Actually...it's not that easy, at least it shouldn't be. By law the dealership is obligated to verify ownership of the vehicle by using title, registration, insurance documents and state issued driver ID. In addition, most vehicles now have transponders in the key that disables the vehicles anti theft system. The key and the vehicle have to be married which generally requires the dealer programming the new key into the vehicles ECU. Some vehicles will allow the owner to add additional keys but the first or master key has to be available. Having said all that, I'm sure there are loopholes in any system that can be worked around.
i lost my keys years ago,
no id asked for at dealership
ive been covering my vin number ever since
i currently need to get an additional key for my car and i contacted the dealership about getting the replacement. it's a key that needs to be programmed. they won't do it without the registration, the owner, as listed on the registration, with ID, AND the vehicle on the lot at the time of programming the key.
Won't happen here at my employer or anywhere else I know of. Usually the thieves are dealership employees with access to these kinds of records. The manufacturers keep very close records on who accessed what having to do with key codes, they get caught pretty quick. We all have primary and secondary pass codes to even get close to a key code. My secondary will not work on a pc logged in to someone else's primary either. So yes, 20 years ago it may have been an issue but no longer.
VIN= Vehicle Identification Number
VIN Number = Vehicle Identification Number NUMBER
Come on people.
Joe the problem is worse than that! The problem can start anywhere along the manufacturing process. People at the assembly plant, the transporters, salesman, parts counter, etc... these folks can have keys made and sell them to car thieves. Also the mechanics. When you take your car to the shop you should always remove your house and other keys from your keychain. They can go get "spare" keys made while on a "test" drive. Now they have your house key and know your address from the work order.
Thanks Ron. Don't forget the ole
Vehicle VIN Number = VEHICLE Vehicle Identification Number NUMBER
I wonder about the after market key makers like Ace Hardware.A lot of folks don't realize that they to make the modern keys.They probably need an actual key to make a dulicate.
I know for a fact the Courtesy of Salisbury will NOT give duplicate keys without ID. It happened to me....
Another thing...It's against the law to cover up the VIN number..check out the motor veh. Law book
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