How to get a VIN for your HMMWV

How to get a VIN for your HMMWV

We have had a few requests on asking how to get a VIN for your HMMWV. We touched on this subject with our prior post revolving around a street legal HMMWV, but did not note it specifically. Hopefully, this blog entry will better explain this process.

Basically, most people who are lucky enough to nab a sweet Humvee, will have to contact their Department of Motor Vehicles or equivalent registering agency; sadly, each state is a bit different and will have varied rules on how to apply and what will be required, in most instances, a simple bill of sale and a visit from the state’s official will result in a VIN assignment.

Based on our understanding of how Virginia assigns these VIN’s, this official will basically be checking to see if your vehicle has the required characteristics for VIN assignment, that is is not stolen (unfortunately, this is a concern with some non-HMMWV’s vehicles), and will determine which type of title is necessary for your new toy. In the instance of Virginia, the DMV has taken the stance that an off-road only title will be assigned along with the VIN (and yes, we suspect transfers from other states might be handled differently, but are not going to raise any flags on that one).

Since each state has differing procedures, it would be hard for us to cover them all here in a short blog post, but we encourage replies explaining how it worked in your home state. Our staff tries to answer all emails, replies, comments, and questions quickly, however, some of our customers are far more experienced with these specifics than we are. We are betting that many of our readers, customers, and site visitors have questions that your experience can answer.

We hope that this short article points any perspective HMMWV / Humvee owner on the proper trail to acquiring a VIN.

As always, thank you all for your business and interest in www.hummersurplusparts.com

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