smart VIN check and lookup
Buying a used smart? 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 smart.
Open recalls
Safety recalls for smart vehicles sold in the US (free at NHTSA).
Theft and total loss
Insurance theft and total-loss records (free at NICB VINCheck).
smart recalls by VIN
smart no longer sells new vehicles in the US. NHTSA still lists the recalls of the models it sold here, so a US-market smart can be checked by VIN at NHTSA. A smart imported from Europe or elsewhere is not covered: ask a smart dealer abroad or search the EU Safety Gate portal.
Free official checks
Links to the official services; each opens in a new tab.
Most checked smart models
Open a model for its generations and engines, then compare the VIN with the car in front of you.
smart Forfour 2004–presentsmart Fortwo 1998–2019smart Roadster 2002–2005
Can I check smart recalls by VIN?
smart no longer sells new vehicles in the US. NHTSA still lists the recalls of the models it sold here, so a US-market smart can be checked by VIN at NHTSA. A smart imported from Europe or elsewhere is not covered: ask a smart dealer abroad or search the EU Safety Gate portal.
Which VIN codes does a smart have?
The first three characters (WMI) of a smart VIN are usually one of these: WME – smart, Hambach (France); LGX – smart (Geely), China, 2022+. A VIN with another code is not necessarily wrong, since makers change codes over time, but decode it to see what it says.
Which smart models are checked most often?
On DecodeThatVIN, the most searched smart models are the Forfour, Fortwo and Roadster. Each model page lists its generations and engines, so you can compare the car with its VIN.
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