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PPSR check by chassis or engine number

No rego or VIN? Check a vehicle for finance owing by its chassis number or engine number before you pay.

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Usually on the compliance plate or stamped into the frame. Most vehicles built since 1989 have a VIN: if yours does, search the VIN instead.

Use rego or VIN instead

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What's in a chassis or engine number check

One report for the exact number you search.

Finance Check

Whether money is owing, registered against the exact chassis or engine number, and who the lender is.

Write-off and Stolen Check

By chassis number: written-off and stolen records from the national vehicle database (NEVDIS), when it holds the vehicle.

Official PPSR certificate

The PPSR search certificate as a PDF, on screen and by email, with the secured party's details.

Where to find the number

The chassis number is usually on the compliance plate or stamped into the frame. Older vehicles and some imports have one in place of a VIN.

The engine number is stamped on the engine block, and is often on the rego papers.

Finance is registered against the number the lender recorded, and a search finds only that exact number. So if the vehicle has a 17-character VIN or a rego, search by that too.

Have the rego or VIN? Search by rego or VIN.

How to get a PPSR check

Three steps, about a minute.

  1. Step 1

    Enter the chassis or engine number

    Choose chassis number or engine number, then type it exactly as it appears.

  2. Step 2

    Pay $9.95

    One payment including GST. No account, no subscription.

  3. Step 3

    Get your report

    See it on screen and get a copy by email, with the certificate attached.

Chassis or engine number check questions

Can I do a PPSR check without the rego or VIN?

Yes. Search by the chassis number or the engine number, for the same price.

What does a chassis number check include?

Finance registered against the chassis number, the official PPSR certificate, and written-off and stolen records when the national vehicle database holds the vehicle.

What does an engine number check include?

Finance registered against the engine number and the official PPSR certificate. It has no written-off or stolen records.

Should I search the VIN too?

Yes, if the vehicle has one. A search finds only finance registered against the exact number you enter.

How much is it?

$9.95 including GST, one report, no account or subscription.

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Check the vehicle before you buy

$9.95 including GST. Report on screen and by email.

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