OK, same question that has been asked many times before. I have a Kaiser Jeep M35A2, the data plate has a VIN but no model year. Went to the local Secretary of State Office (DMV for Michigan) and asked how I get it registered. They were less than enthusiastic about helping me, said when I apply for a title (a whole lot of paperwork & expense w/o a SF-97) they send the paperwork to the SOS main office in Lansing. Lansing searches some sort of database, if they find a VIN match I get a title with the correct model year and I can get a Historical Vehicle plate for $35 good for 5 years.
If the SOS in Lansing does NOT find a VIN match, I get a title as a "2006 assembled vehicle" and I have to get a commercial plate at about $350 per year! So I emailed the SOS in Lansing with my truck VIN and info and asked if they would check and see if they had a model year for my truck. After about a week I got an unfriendly email reply stating basically "screw you, we can't be bothered spending the 20-30 seconds it would take to look up your VIN", and repeating the "2006 assembled vehicle" threat. Needless to say, I was severely p!ssed off!
So here is my point. The U.S. Army bought all these trucks, they know who they bought them from, and when. They even know they paid $41,822.00 for my truck. Somewhere, the U.S. Army has a record of when my truck was built. So where is this information kept and how do I get to access it? Who do I have to contact in the U.S. Army to find out the model year for my truck? I have the make, VIN and registration number for my truck so finding the model year should be a piece of cake.
Any ideas where to start? Does anyone know of any military database or records custodian that would have that information?
Thanks, Lee
If the SOS in Lansing does NOT find a VIN match, I get a title as a "2006 assembled vehicle" and I have to get a commercial plate at about $350 per year! So I emailed the SOS in Lansing with my truck VIN and info and asked if they would check and see if they had a model year for my truck. After about a week I got an unfriendly email reply stating basically "screw you, we can't be bothered spending the 20-30 seconds it would take to look up your VIN", and repeating the "2006 assembled vehicle" threat. Needless to say, I was severely p!ssed off!
So here is my point. The U.S. Army bought all these trucks, they know who they bought them from, and when. They even know they paid $41,822.00 for my truck. Somewhere, the U.S. Army has a record of when my truck was built. So where is this information kept and how do I get to access it? Who do I have to contact in the U.S. Army to find out the model year for my truck? I have the make, VIN and registration number for my truck so finding the model year should be a piece of cake.
Any ideas where to start? Does anyone know of any military database or records custodian that would have that information?
Thanks, Lee