2001 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN 1500 LT VIN 1GNFK16T91J223703

This record covers a 2001 Chevrolet Suburban 1500 LT. There is an automatic gearbox, with four-wheel drive. The car runs on petrol. Details for this car come from a single data source and may differ from its documents.

The recorded mileage is 271,317 miles. The instruments count in miles; the same distance in kilometres is about 1.6 times the figure. A later figure lower than an earlier one points to a replaced instrument cluster or an odometer that has been wound back. A service book or a folder of workshop invoices is the simplest place to find past readings.

The record lists damage to the right rear as the main problem on this car. A damage entry is a starting point for the inspection, telling the mechanic where to look first. A lift and a diagnostic check show what photos cannot: bent brackets behind a panel, chafed wiring or deployed airbags.

When it was checked, the car could not be driven. The engine did not start. A key was present. Running condition describes a single moment, and standing or work done since can change it.

According to the source data, the car has a salvage title. A title like this is issued when repair was judged uneconomical or unsafe. The structure and the quality of any work done deserve a thorough inspection on a car with a branded title, however sound the car looks.

A car’s history answers three questions: who kept it, how it was looked after and what went wrong along the way. No single office holds the whole story of a car: registries, workshops, insurance companies and lenders each keep their own part. A car’s past rarely shows on the paintwork: a well-repaired accident or water damage that was dried out is easy to miss.

On a petrol engine, spark plugs, ignition coils and the cooling system are the routine items a service history should cover. On a car that does not run, the automatic gearbox cannot be judged on the road; the colour and smell of its fluid and a diagnostic scan give the first clues.

A history check works by VIN because the number never changes, unlike registration plates and owners. The record gives the VIN as 1GNFK16T91J223703. The number in the car’s documents should match the one stamped into the body and the one on the plate at the base of the windscreen.

A VIN report gathers what different sources know about a car, such as the number of owners, mileage readings, damage and any branded title. A VIN check and a physical inspection answer different questions: the first says what happened to the car, the second what condition it is in now. The history behind VIN 1GNFK16T91J223703 is the natural starting point before any decision about this Chevrolet Suburban 1500 LT.