Vin # Warning something to think about

Potential car thieves have a non evasive way to get into your car. The VIN # of your car is visible from through the front windshield. A car thief can see the number and copy it down from the label on the dash, they then take this number to car dealership and ask for a duplicate key for the VIN #. The dealership’s parts department makes a duplicate key and the car thief now has the key to your car. The source who told me about this practice did not believe this report, so he phoned a local car dealership and explained to the parts department that he had lost his keys. The dealership told him to just bring in the VIN# and they would give him a new key that day and if he needed the keyless device they would order that for him as well.

I contacted someone who had recently obtained a duplicate key for his Nissan from the dealership and he told me that the dealership had a strict policy in place for duplicate key replacements. He had to provide identification proving he was the owner of the vehicle along with the VIN#.

 If you’re concerned there is a really simple fix, take a piece of black electrical tape and cover up your VIN #. It is illegal to remove the VIN #, but you can cover it up.