Help... Vin #'s dont match

In California the same is true for out of state cars, and ANY car that is "out of the system". They have to be inspected either by the DMV or the CHP and the VIN verified. If anything looks fishy the car is referred to a CHP inspection. My Challenger came from Florida, and while I didn't ship it the guy I bought it from did, and he had the Florida title. Everything matched, the car was still required to be inspected at the DMV in order to issue me a title here. Did they check the package tray or trunk gutter? No. Did they check the core support, fender tag, dash VIN and door sticker? Yes they did. I probably didn't need all of those, but they had to verify at least two different locations and they did check all of them.

It IS their job, because it is the law. No, not everyone will get checked all the time. But they can and should be. You're right, the DMV won't want to do it, and neither will law enforcement. But the laws are in place, and that's the system. If you want to be above board, you play by those rules.