Yes by law you must have a VIN on the vehicle that matches the vin on the title or registration for said vehicle. And as stated allready... The vin on 68 or newer must be visable through window on dash.
If you wreck your car you can bet your *** the insurance co will ask for your title to match against the car. And someone said you would need to have a sharp insurance agent...NOT...that's standard procedure. The title or registration is what is insured...and that piece of paper ( title) MUST. Have a vin that matches the cars vin.
A vin is like a fingerprint for a car and this fingerprint is what makes the vehicle 100% unique and able for the insurer to know what vehicle it is insuring....or what vehicle you are buying for that matter.
Why do you think vehicles without titles are so much cheaper than an exact same vehicle with a clear title?!?!? Your title vin that matches you vehicles vin is what makes your vehicle your vehicle...otherwise all you have is a bunch of parts bolted together and a piece of Detroit muscle yard art!.
I feel for the OP...and odds are they should be able to keep the car because it sounds like the vehicles vin ( fingerprint) are long gone.
Right now Dianne I wouldn't drive it...it's not covered.
You all should know insurance companies stay in business by NOT paying out. And will find and use any reason not to pay out. This is such an easy out for them.
Would you drive any other vehicle with expired tags? No insurance? You might as well drive around with your insured blue tacomas plates and title on the RR. Because your tittle is about just as useless to your RR as the blue tacomas title is to your RR. There is no connection to each other.
I rest my case