How can I check a vin to make sure it’s not stolen? Long story short there are some questionable things that don’t seem to clear to me. I want to see if the item is stolen or not before a purchase or turned over to local authorities. Seller claims it comes from another state but has no title just a bill of sale from Indiana but Indiana states they require titles on them.

State police there will not tell me anything on the vin unless my name is on it and the bmv is telling me I need to purchase it before I can check it.