Where every line in your report comes from

Public federal data (free on every VIN)

• VIN decoding. The federal vehicle product information catalogue, used for year, make, model, trim, engine, drivetrain, body class, plant and factory safety equipment.
• Safety recall campaigns. Manufacturer recall notices with the defect, the consequence and the remedy.
• Crash test program. Frontal, side and rollover star ratings for tested configurations.
• Owner complaint database. Failure reports filed by owners, grouped by component.

Licensed registries (unlocked reports)

Title branding, salvage and total-loss records, odometer readings, reported damage events, theft records and lien indicators are retrieved from commercial registries connected to this deployment. When a registry is not connected or does not answer, your coverage map shows that category as Not Checked rather than clean.

AI analysis

The buyer risk score, inspection checklist, negotiation points and verdict are generated by a large language model from the records above. Everything it produces is labelled AI Estimate and never presented as a retrieved record.

Known limits

• Damage repaired privately and never reported does not appear in any database.
• Registry coverage varies by state and by reporting lag.
• Older vehicles often have thin or missing electronic records.

Questions about a specific record? Email support@autovinscope.com with the VIN and the section in question.