Merced CHP Recovers Stolen Honda Accord After Buyer Unknowingly Purchases VIN-Switched Vehicle

Merced CHP Recovers Stolen Honda Accord After Buyer Unknowingly Purchases VIN-Switched Vehicle

A California Highway Patrol officer recently recovered a stolen Honda Accord after discovering the vehicle’s identification number had been altered, authorities said. An officer stopped the Honda Accord during an enforcement stop and determined the vehicle had been “VIN switched,” a scheme in which a vehicle identification number is replaced or altered to conceal a vehicle’s true identity. The vehicle had been reported stolen, according to the C…