Protect your car's identity

VIN cloning is an illegal practice that involves copying and using the Vehicle Identification Number (VIN) from a legally owned car onto another similar vehicle, typically one that's stolen.

This deceptive practice conceals the stolen vehicle's true identity, misleading buyers, law enforcement, and others into believing it's not a stolen vehicle, when indeed, it is.

VIN cloning can directly affect you:

• If you knowingly or unknowingly purchase or own a cloned vehicle. As cloned vehicles are essentially stolen, you might face legal issues and financial losses if authorities seize the vehicle.
• If your car’s VINs is copied and used on another vehicle, especially if the cloned vehicle becomes involved in crimes or accidents. For instance, your insurance premiums could increase, and you might need to undertake expensive steps to prove your innocence to authorities.

Beyond individual consequences, VIN cloning is a serious threat to community safety and well-being, being a key tactic used by car theft networks to disguise and profit from their illegal activities.

There are no specific statistics on the extent of this practice, but authorities and security organizations commonly assert that VIN cloning is a growing trend and represents one of the key reasons why stolen vehicles are hard to detect.

VIN cloning is a key tactic used by organized vehicle theft networks to conceal the identity of stolen vehicles, making them easier to be sold on domestic or international markets.

This practice allows car theft networks to make large profits from their illegal activities, thereby contributing to the rise in car thefts.

AutoTrace Protection directly counters the objectives sought by criminals involved in VIN cloning, by making it very easy for everyone to detect cloned vehicles.

With AutoTrace Protection, your car’s identity is protected globally. In the event your car’s VIN is fraudulently used on another vehicle, everyone in the world who encounter the cloned vehicle and run an AutoTrace stolen car check will instantly know it is a cloned vehicle.

AutoTrace Protection therefore acts as a powerful deterrent to VIN cloning and car thefts, as it empowers individuals and organizations worldwide with a simple and effective way to detect cloned vehicles.

AutoTrace Protection safeguards your car’s identity globally, making it easier to detect instances of fraudulent uses both domestically and abroad.

In the event we detect a cloned vehicle fraudulently using your car’s identity, we swiftly notify nearby law enforcement authorities and handle the situation through our global network until the cloned vehicle is recovered.

This proactive strategy acts as a powerful deterrent to VIN cloning and car thefts, contributing to create a safer environment for both you and your community.