It’s time for the weekly Auto Safety Recall Derby, with new safety alerts spanning passenger cars, trucks, buses, and RVs.

Q: Steve Benoff of Beaumont said every year he receives a vehicle registration renewal notice with a Renewal Identification Number. “Yet on the DMV website, there seems to be no way to use it. What ...

A VIN — or vehicle identification number — is a 17-figure sequence of numbers and letters exclusive to your vehicle. It’s used by entities like the Department of Motor Vehicles, your auto insurance ...

(iSeeCars) – Every modern automobile carries a 17-character vehicle identification number, an alphanumeric string unique to that single car. Since 1981 federal rules have required that format, which ...

Every car on the road today has a Vehicle Identification Number (VIN). A unique 17-digit alpha-numeric code specific to every car, a VIN can tell you about a car's history. When purchasing a used car, ...