Originally posted by reXer
To add on this note... car companies are getting smart with VINs... newer cars can have them stamped in places you'd never even look. My car has some high ass amount like 15 places where it's stamped. I'm not saying you will get caught... but it's nearly impossible to rid a newer car of all it's VIN markings.
This isn't particularly new. I have restored my '68 Shelby, and the Ford VIN number is easily in 20 places all over the car. It is on the engine block, the transmission, the rear chassis rails, the door, under the seats, both sides of the engine compartment, etc.
Tampering with the VIN with fradulent intent is a very major crime. It is a felony, (one of those in the 3 strikes and you get life in prison, even if all 3 are minor). So I would think real hard before I did anything involving switching VIN's.