OK you forensics experts. I bought a boat/trailer combination from Ohio and moving it to PA. The trailer was not registered in ohio because the previous owner kept it in the boatyard and did not need to take it anywhere. As expected this is going to be a pain in the a$$ but it is a magictilt trailer built in florida. The vin number is on a sticker. The sticker is there but just about everything is faded off of it. I called the maufacturer and they said the vin number is not stamped anywhere.
Feb 08, 2010 Re:How to find the VIN on an EZ Loader I called EZ Loader customer service and they provided two places where a 5 digit number is stamped on the trailer. If you provide them with those 5 numbers, they'll.
Does anyone have any idea how to 'bring back' the faded vin number on this sticker? I've looked at it from every angle and it just does not show anything. I had the same problem with a continental trailer i purchased from a guy in Maryland, had it shipped to Louisiana. I called Continental to see if they could make me another data plate/sticker.
They were of no help at ALL. I was able to register the trailer in La. With no problems at all. As long as you have all paperwork i would think you are fine.
BUT, if he never registered the trailer, You will have to pay the original registration taxes on it. You need to have the buyer pay that. Its happened to me before. And the buyer did agree to pay the past due taxes.
No one should have to pay someone else's taxes!! The original owner of that trailer got a certificate of origin when he/she purchased it, whether it was registered or not. Go back to your seller and get that certificate if possible.
Numbers on trailers are a real PITA since they're usually just a decal. If you can get the original numbers you can have them stamped or engraved on the trailer frame (which is far, far better than what it came with new). Otherwise, if not able to get the above info you're going to your state's DMV and be following whatever procedures they have for this situation. Good luck, this sort of stuff, I.D. Numbers on nothing more than a decal, is why trailer thefts happen so often, and are rarely recovered. Thanks for all of your replies.
Mostly I was trying to figure out if there was some sort of ink or chemical or technique of bringing back the vin number on the sticker. It seems rediculous to me that the number should not be stamped on the trailer or at least stamped on a tag and attached to the trailer. Anyway, my notary says there still is a way to get it registered but it will cost money time and legwork.
Apparently Pa is a pain in the ass state. I went through this before with a boat I restored that was sitting in a forest for 30 years. They told me the only way to get it registered was to find the owner from 1967 where it was last registered and have him send you the last registration. The boat had changed hands 3 or 4 times since then and the paper trail dissappeared. I finally was able to get numbers for it.