Bike Serial Number Checker

Law enforcement partners can register to access more detailed documentation and reports based on information in the cpic database.

Bike serial number checker. Canadian police information centre where the public can search the cpic database to see if a motor vehicle or bicycle has been reported stolen. For bikes the serial number is located on a sticker on the underside of your toptube and or downtube as well as on the underside of your bike underneath the bottom bracket. In 1981 the united states national highway traffic safety administration nhtsa initiated a standardized 17 character vin. Okay fine so maybe there are a few bikes without serial numbers but this is rare and typical only on hand made bikes or really old bicycles.

The vin contains information on the. The vin is 17 characters long and is more or less a code to the vehicle s background. Bikechecker is a free service for people purchasing a second hand bike which allows you to check that the bike is not listed as stolen on the bikeregister database. It s not something worth memorising however knowing where its etched on your vehicle is worth the 10 seconds it takes.

Specialized serial numbers typically start with the prefix wsbc wud stt or ste. Enter a frame number or unique bikeregister id below and click on the magnifying glass. Vin stands for vehicle identification number and can be found on any motorcycle scooter car van etc. If you search for 1234 you will only find bikes with serial numbers of 1234 and serials close to that not a bike with serial number of 12345689.

On foreign made trek bikes i have either found no serial number or the serial number was in a weird pattern that did not match the list. You will need the serial number to register. Brompton bicycle ltd is authorized and regulated by the financial conduct authority frn 668718 and acts as a credit intermediary. But i was still able to figure out the model year by.