Where is the certificate number of a new car?
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The certificate number of a new car is located in the first column at the upper right corner of the vehicle certificate. The vehicle certificate will be collected and filed by the vehicle management office when the car is registered, so the owner cannot possibly have the original. The vehicle certificate for a new car that has not been registered should be in the hands of the dealer, while the certificate for a registered car is stored in the vehicle management office's archives. The vehicle certificate is attached with the car when it leaves the factory and needs to be submitted to the vehicle management office for filing when the car is registered, in exchange for the motor vehicle registration certificate. The vehicle certificate is another important document for a car and is essential for vehicle registration. Only cars with a certificate meet the national requirements for motor vehicle equipment quality and related standards.
I remember on the day I picked up my new car, the sales consultant specifically handed me the certificate of conformity along with other documents in a blue folder, which had key information like the factory serial number and engine number printed on it. This hard A4 sheet is particularly important—the DMV will take it for archiving during vehicle registration. Typically, 4S stores place the original certificate of conformity, purchase invoice, and vehicle conformity certificate together in the same envelope. During delivery, the salesperson will verify the documents with you in person. If you don’t receive the certificate of conformity, you should inquire immediately—it might have been pledged to the bank by the dealer. I recommend scanning and backing it up as soon as you get home. I’ve seen cases where someone left their documents in the sofa crevice of the 4S store lounge, delaying their registration by half a month.
I still remember that silver-background-black-text vehicle certificate was tucked in the car manual when I got my car seven or eight years ago. This document serves as the car's birth certificate - remember to take photos and save them on your phone before it's filed at the DMV. Salespeople usually present it proactively during new car delivery. Be cautious if they don't provide it, as some secondary dealers might mortgage the certificate to financial companies for working capital. Last year when helping my nephew pick up his car, we encountered this situation - the salesperson kept making excuses and took three days to retrieve it from the bank. The certificate number is usually located in the upper right corner, consisting of 12 alphanumeric characters. Pay special attention to verifying whether the engine number and VIN match during inspection.
A few days ago, my neighbor's younger sister just picked up her new car and asked me what the vehicle certificate looks like. It's actually a thick, light yellow paper with anti-counterfeit watermarks, stored in the kraft paper document folder inside the glove compartment. I reminded her not to casually toss it in the trunk—last week during heavy rain, she forgot to close the window, and her purchase contract got soaked and ruined. The certificate number is prominently displayed in the third line, and during registration, the DMV officer will scan the QR code on it with a machine to verify authenticity. Looking back now, I almost lost mine too—luckily, I found it stuck under the floor mat while washing the car.
