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Paste your VINs
One 17-character VIN per line — up to 50 at a time. Paste a whole prospect fleet straight from the dec page or the ACORD 161 vehicle schedule.
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Has this VIN crashed?
Screen a whole fleet against the FMCSA crash file.
Paste a prospect’s VINs and instantly see which ones turn up in the federal FMCSA Crash File — every DOT-reportable commercial crash on record, with date, state, and severity. Full history, free, no signup.
VINsone per line · up to 50
Checks the FMCSA commercial Crash File
What this free tool catches — and what it doesn’t
This is a free screen against the FMCSA Crash File, which only logs DOT-reportable commercial crashes — a fatality, an injury treated away from the scene, or a tow-away. It won’t surface minor drive-away crashes, losses on personal or light vehicles under 10,001 lbs, or comprehensive losses like theft, fire, glass, or weather. A clear result means “no reportable commercial crash on file” — not a clean loss history.
Want the full picture? With an end-to-end NativeBase integration we can combine this with CLUE loss history, MVRs, NMVTIS title & total-loss records, and FMCSA inspection data — and write it straight back into your AMS. Book a 20-min call →
How it worksA list of VINs in.
A list of VINs in.
A crash-screened fleet out.
The FMCSA Crash File records every DOT-reportable commercial crash — fatality, injury, or tow-away — and ties it to the vehicle’s VIN. We screen your whole list against it in one pass so you know what you’re taking on before you quote.
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We screen the FMCSA Crash File
A single query checks every VIN against the federal Crash File (data.transportation.gov) across full history — police-reported, DOT-reportable crashes involving commercial motor carriers.
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See which VINs crashed
Each VIN is flagged crashed or clear, with the count, the most-recent crash, and a full per-crash list — date, state, fatalities, injuries, tow-away, and the carrier on the report.
FAQ
The honest answers.
What does the Native Base VIN crash check actually tell you?
The Native Base VIN crash check screens each VIN against the FMCSA Crash File on data.transportation.gov and flags whether that vehicle appears in any federally-recorded commercial crash, along with the date, state, severity (fatalities, injuries, tow-away) and the carrier named on each crash report. It covers full history, runs on a list of up to 50 VINs at once, and is free with no signup.
Which crashes are in the FMCSA Crash File?
The FMCSA Crash File contains DOT-reportable crashes involving commercial motor carriers — a crash qualifies when it involves a fatality, an injury treated away from the scene, or a vehicle towed from the scene due to disabling damage. Minor fender-benders and non-commercial (private passenger) crashes are not in this federal file. FMCSA strips driver details for privacy; the VIN, carrier, date, state and severity remain public.
Does a "no crash records" result mean the vehicle was never in an accident?
No. A clear result means the VIN was not found in the FMCSA commercial Crash File. It does not capture minor crashes, non-commercial accidents, or any incident that was not a DOT-reportable commercial crash, and FMCSA VIN capture on older records is imperfect. For full insurance loss history by VIN, a CLUE report (LexisNexis) is the underwriting source of record; the FMCSA file is a fast, free first screen.
Where does the crash data come from, and how current is it?
Live from the FMCSA Crash File hosted on the U.S. DOT open-data portal (data.transportation.gov, dataset aayw-vxb3). FMCSA refreshes it from state and federal crash reports; it reflects roughly a day-old database, not real-time. The Native Base lookup queries it directly and stores nothing about the vehicles you check.
How many VINs can I check, and is there a limit?
Paste up to 50 VINs per check, with a limit of 5 checks per IP address per minute. There is no signup and no daily cap. Agencies and commercial-auto underwriters that need higher-volume or programmatic access can contact Native Base — we can run a whole book on a schedule and write the crash flag back into your AMS (AMS360, EZLynx, Applied Epic and others).
How is this different from a VIN decoder or a CARFAX report?
A VIN decoder (including the free Native Base VIN decoder) returns vehicle specs — year, make, model, GVWR. CARFAX and AutoCheck are paid vehicle-history reports built largely around personal vehicles. The Native Base VIN crash check is narrower and free: it answers one underwriting question — does this VIN appear in the federal commercial crash file — and is built for screening commercial fleets before you quote.
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This checks a list on demand. We can run your whole book on a schedule, flag any VIN that picks up a new FMCSA crash, and write the result straight back into your AMS — so a deteriorating risk surfaces before the renewal, not after the loss.
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