VIN NUMBER

Selwyn · **Joined:** Sat Jan 03, 2009 9:17 am **Posts:** 12

Hi Lost Members

Is the vin number punched on the KJ chassis somewhere beside the plate/sticker under the front screen? The vin under the screen must have come loose/fallen off on my 2007 KJ CRD.

Regards
Selwyn
Hot and Sunny South Africa

Diggerfreek · **Posted:** Mon Dec 07, 2009 4:22 pm

IIRC, the VIN is also on the driver side door jam stickers

mikey1273 · **Posted:** Mon Dec 07, 2009 4:25 pm

I have not looked for all the locations on the Jeep but every other vehicle I have owned before had the VIN stamped on the Firewall someplace where you could find it.

Cobalt-60 · **Posted:** Mon Dec 07, 2009 5:19 pm

Diggerfreek wrote:

IIRC, the VIN is also on the driver side door jam stickers

Yes, along with all the other pertinent vehicle information, by law, on every car that is sold in the U.S., I believe.

mikey1273 · **Posted:** Tue Dec 08, 2009 9:04 am

Notice his sig.... location south africa. I was going to suggest that if he couldn't find a VIN and the vin plate in the windshield was gone the vehicle could have been stolen, processed by a chop shop or imported illegally but I held back. Vin plates are normally riveted so the don't just fall off.

I hope what I suggested is not correct. It would stink to be a victim of that sort of thing. In the states I'm sure you could not register the vehicle or you would have a very dificult time with out a clean VIN.

Cobalt-60 · **Posted:** Tue Dec 08, 2009 10:00 am

mikey1273 wrote:

Notice his sig.... location south africa.

Oooopppssss, sorry about that... :oops:

mikey1273 wrote:

I was going to suggest that if he couldn't find a VIN and the vin plate in the windshield was gone the vehicle could have been stolen, processed by a chop shop or imported illegally but I held back. Vin plates are normally riveted so the don't just fall off.

I hope what I suggested is not correct. It would stink to be a victim of that sort of thing. In the states I'm sure you could not register the vehicle or you would have a very dificult time with out a clean VIN.

I just checked the available information I have and the only locations I know of are the drivers side windshield tag and the drivers door jam. I am not aware of them being located in other locations on the vehicle but that does not mean that they are not. Sounds like a question for Troy or Tom.

mikey1273 · **Posted:** Tue Dec 08, 2009 2:54 pm

I was just out to make a quick trip in mine I looked at my VIN plate in the windshield. Mine is riveted in at the top and bottom. Doesn't look like it could just come loose.

I will have to look under the hood later to see if its stamped into the firewall.

his Jeep should be close to the same as ours. the vin plates and locations of stamping should be the same since export ones I beleive are made in Ohio also. stickers and what is on them may be different for export.

L.O. · **Posted:** Wed Dec 09, 2009 12:21 am

All American vehicles have the VIN in a few "hidden" places known only to the police, dealership mechanics, (and probably better car thieves) he might want to contact the dealer, importer or a large, urban PD to find out the location.

Selwyn · **Joined:** Sat Jan 03, 2009 9:17 am **Posts:** 12

Hi KJ owners.

The VIN problem is solved! On the later 2006 and 2007 KJ's the VIN is located approximately 10cm from the pillar at the bottom of the windscreen, not on the pillar! The windscreen must have been replaced with one with the clear glass section on the pillar - thus no VIN number visable through the blackened portion of the windscreen. I visited one of our local scrapyards, 3 KJ's, no stamped VIN details are visable anywhere in the engine bays.

Mickey1273 yes we have our crime etc, South Africa is not such a bad place - come and visit one day!

Regards
Selwyn
From a very wet Johannesburg SA

mikey1273 · **Posted:** Wed Dec 09, 2009 2:00 pm

well I am glad you got that figured out and it ended well. I was not trying to say you were in a high crime area at all. things like that happen every where and I am glad it was not to you. Good luck with your Liberty

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