Ontario - JDM VIN Verification ?

[KidsgotaGTR]

Update:

All documents have the same VIN (sales, export certificate, appraisal, safety ....).

Been to two bureaus - at least they are consistent - both insist on a letter from a dealer. Found a couple of dealers that think they have heard of this before. Just a real pain - pretty much forced to trailer it to a dealer ( can't get a trip permit apparently either) to look at it to write a letter.

I'll check with MTO again on Monday just to confirm.



After 2.5 months finally thought I had everything needed. Got to the registration office and I was told not problems until ... computer says JDM VIN is too short for Ontario system to recognize as valid. They checked with MTO and apparently I need proof VIN is associated with the vehicle. They suggested a letter from a dealer ?? stating the such. Anybody have to to this and what is the process

[Matty]

two words

Canadian re-vin


Pm me for details

[roadie]

As long as all your paperwork has the same vin on it you are fine. Go to a different MTO office. Your shorter vin flags the system. All they need to do is call "Kingston" to have the flag removed. I just re-licenced two of my jdm's yesterday. Once your car is in the system it's just like any other.

[KidsgotaGTR]

Thanks - Will do

[KidsgotaGTR]

Just to close this one off in case others get the same request.

Because it was never registered in Ontario, I needed to confirm VIN on the vehicle matched the documents (makes sense) and they wanted a dealer to do that. Easy enough once I found a dealer who knew what they wanted. Frustrating part was having to trailer it - my fault for not knowing when I purchased (would have been easier to get it to and from a dealer then)