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Old 09-29-2004, 02:40 PM
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Finding prior owner

Is there anyway to find out who a prior owner was? I just picked up my 04 3500 with 4000 miles and I had some questions about some things on the truck but for some reason the dealer isn't being real helpful with that info.
Old 09-29-2004, 03:37 PM
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www.carfax.com should have the info you're looking for.
It's not free, but It's a way to get it.

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Old 09-29-2004, 04:39 PM
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I car faxed every truck i was even thinking seriously about (about 25 over a one month period 2 months ago), they will tell you how many owners and when and where registration took place but no names or address's, if you knew what the plate # was you could get it from DMV, not sure if they will give you any info with the vin # or not, be worth a call
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Shouldn't it be on the title?
Old 09-29-2004, 10:24 PM
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I think DMV will notify them you are trying to contact them, however they will not give out confidential info such as that. you might be a physcopath or ?????????? a stalker.
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another option is to goto www.publicdata.com there you can put in a plate number nad for most states you can get the address and information, I can't remember if you can use the VIN or not. Lots of cool stuff there though. If you know one persons DL # then you can get the information for everyone registered at that address.
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soon after i bought mine, i went to a dodge dealership and asked them to print the entire option sheet and warranty service and recall records and they did. the original owners name and address was on there. i called him and explained who i was and asked if he minded talking about the truck. he was fine with it and ended up having some things still from it that i bought from him (cap, extra rims). i was glad that i did call him and got a little piece of mind about the trucks history.
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