MotoNaMarket VIN check decodes the chassis number of any car in Cameroon for free. The VIN (Vehicle Identification Number), also called the chassis number, is the unique 17-character code stamped on every vehicle: it identifies the manufacturer, the country of manufacture, the model year and the assembly plant. Enter it before buying a used car in Douala, Yaoundé, Bamenda, Bafoussam or Garoua and confirm the vehicle truly matches what the seller claims. Our decoder is built for Cameroon's overwhelmingly imported car market. Most VIN check services rely on the American NHTSA database and return nothing for a Japanese Toyota, a German Mercedes or a recent Chinese car. MotoNaMarket combines that database with an offline WMI decode, so it identifies the manufacturer, country of origin and year even when the US databases fail — essential for vehicles imported from Japan, Europe, Dubai, Korea or China and landed at the port of Douala. Checking the chassis number before you pay protects against the most common frauds: an overstated model year, a rebuilt car presented as new, an altered chassis number, or a vehicle whose papers do not match the car in front of you. The check is free, unlimited and instant.
Enter the 17-character chassis number on MotoNaMarket. The check is free and instant, and returns the manufacturer, country of manufacture and model year so you can confirm the car matches the advert before you pay.
The VIN appears on the dashboard at the base of the windscreen on the driver's side, on the driver's door frame, and in the vehicle's registration document (carte grise). All three must show exactly the same number.
Yes. VIN checks on MotoNaMarket are free and unlimited, with no account required.
Yes, and this is where MotoNaMarket differs. Services built only on the US NHTSA database return nothing for most Japanese, German, Korean and Chinese vehicles. Our offline decode identifies the manufacturer, country and year for those imports anyway.
Not necessarily a problem. The 9th-position check digit is mandatory only for North American vehicles, so a genuine Japanese or European car will often fail it. Treat a mismatch between the VIN on the car and the VIN on the papers as the real warning sign.
A VIN decode confirms what the vehicle is — manufacturer, origin and year — not its full history. For a car you are serious about, combine it with a physical inspection by a MotoNaMarket partner mechanic before paying.