THE National Registry of Motor Vehicles, also known as Renavam, works like the “CPF” of a vehicle, providing all of its information since its manufacture.
Through the history, it is possible to know how many owners the vehicle in question has had, if there have been any collisions, modifications, if there are any fines, registered debts, recalls, theft, robbery, restrictions, judicial blockages and consult all the information that is considered relevant.
The Renavam code is formed by 11 digits developed by Serpro and is valid throughout Brazil, the main function of Renamed is to keep all records linked by the units of the DMV (National Traffic Department) of all states, thus centralized by the central unit – Denatran.
To make the query, you must have the vehicle's Renavam code on hand, this number is found in Vehicle Registration and Licensing Certificate (CRLV).
Do you want to view your vehicle's Renavam history in detail? Then check out the step-by-step guide below on how to register with Detran to view your history through the platform.
Step by step guide on how to check your vehicle's Renavam:
Step 1:
Visit the official website of Denatran (portalservicos.denatran.serpro.gov.br/#/veiculo) and tap “Create your account” to obtain a registration and carry out visits and views of your vehicle's data whenever you wish.
Step 2:
Step two involves providing personal information so that an account can be registered. The requested data: full name of the vehicle owner, CPF or CNPJ, telephone number with area code and email. When providing the data, click on the captcha box to indicate that you are not a robot.
Step 3:
After you create an account with Brazil's main traffic authority, click on the “login” option using your password and your CPF or CNPJ.
Step 4:
Then, provide the main data about your car, such as: full Renavam code, CPF or CNPJ of the car owner and vehicle license plate. Then click on “Continue” to finally access the vehicle registration.
Step 5:
Finally, all information will be made available on the screen so that it can be read in detail.
Step 6:
In the tab “Vehicle status indications” where people can find all the information about judicial blocking, theft or robbery records, restrictions, among others. If there is a recall, you can click “Yes” to see detailed information.
Step 7:
After clicking “Yes” to access the Recall details, as previously mentioned in step 6, All details will be displayed so that the interested party can save or print the screen.
As Renavam is considered very important data about a vehicle, not everyone can access it easily. Normally, to check a vehicle's history, it is necessary to have important data on hand that belongs to the people responsible for a car, for example.
However, there are companies that sell vehicle insurance that provide the Renavam history of a vehicle just by the license plate, but this service is charged.