Daewoo VIN check and lookup
Buying a used Daewoo? Search its VIN for title brands, accidents and odometer readings, and check the open recalls.
Title brands
Salvage, flood, junk or rebuilt titles recorded for this Daewoo.
Open recalls
Safety recalls for Daewoo vehicles sold in the US (free at NHTSA).
Theft and total loss
Insurance theft and total-loss records (free at NICB VINCheck).
Daewoo recalls by VIN
Daewoo no longer sells new vehicles in the US. NHTSA still lists the recalls of the models it sold here, so a US-market Daewoo can be checked by VIN at NHTSA. A Daewoo imported from Europe or elsewhere is not covered: ask a Daewoo dealer abroad or search the EU Safety Gate portal.
Free official checks
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Most checked Daewoo models
Open a model for its generations and engines, then compare the VIN with the car in front of you.
Daewoo Matiz 1998–2005Daewoo Damas 1991–2011Daewoo Gentra 2005–2011Daewoo Lacetti 2003–2010Daewoo Espero 1995–1999Daewoo Evanda 2003–2006Daewoo Kalos 2002–2007Daewoo Leganza 1997–2002Daewoo Magnus 2000–2006Daewoo Nexia 1995–2013
Can I check Daewoo recalls by VIN?
Daewoo no longer sells new vehicles in the US. NHTSA still lists the recalls of the models it sold here, so a US-market Daewoo can be checked by VIN at NHTSA. A Daewoo imported from Europe or elsewhere is not covered: ask a Daewoo dealer abroad or search the EU Safety Gate portal.
Which VIN codes does a Daewoo have?
The first three characters (WMI) of a Daewoo VIN are usually one of these: KLA – Daewoo, South Korea; XWB – Daewoo built in Uzbekistan. A VIN with another code is not necessarily wrong, since makers change codes over time, but decode it to see what it says.
Which Daewoo models are checked most often?
On DecodeThatVIN, the most searched Daewoo models are the Matiz, Damas, Gentra, Lacetti and Espero. Each model page lists its generations and engines, so you can compare the car with its VIN.
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