[nathanbs]

Originally Posted by SquareMileSC

I’ve gotten myself into a bit of a pickle over this particular issue with semantics. I, too, was under the impression that if they returned an engine and/or tranny number, those numbers would be the ones for your car. I supplied two numbers, one for engine, and one for tranny, and received a COA with the numbers matching that car. The confusion started when the tranny number was not the number I supplied. The COA did not report the number I provided. I assumed if the numbers did not match, they would not have reported the correct number due to the risk of the fraud issue above. Nevertheless, I had a COA with a number and nothing to note it was incorrect. Time passes and I check the numbers against each other....totally different and down a rabbit hole I go. I find my wrong turn when I check application and see I supplied the number I had, but they returned the correct number for the car.

After a few emails, PCNA replies they only notate “Matching Number” or “Not Confirmed” on cars produced in 1979 or EARLIER. Anything after that it seems they return the numbers associated with the car....regardless of what you may or may not have provided.

Just replying to the thread to maybe help another owner eliminate the hassle and axiety of number differences.

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This must have been before the change. I really wish they still did this. Not very easy or reasonable to counterfeit it, you would need a blank motor to start with and there’s not too many of those to be had