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Monroney sticker lookup by VIN
The Monroney sticker is the official name for the window sticker on a new car. Enter a VIN below to get the automaker's own copy where one is on file, or a recreated sticker from public records, with recalls and safety ratings in the same report.
What a Monroney sticker is
It's the window label that federal law has required on every new passenger car sold in the United States since 1958. It takes its name from Senator Mike Monroney of Oklahoma, who sponsored the Automobile Information Disclosure Act. Only the buyer may remove it before the sale; removing it earlier is a federal offence with a fine per vehicle.
The law was written so a buyer could see the manufacturer's price before haggling. Everything else on the label was added later: fuel economy figures from the EPA, the government crash-test stars, and the parts-content box.
What it shows
- Make, model, VIN, trim and the standard equipment
- The manufacturer's suggested retail price, each factory option with its price, and the destination charge
- EPA fuel economy, annual fuel cost and the greenhouse-gas and smog ratings
- NHTSA crash-test star ratings, where the car was tested
- Where the car was assembled, and the share of US and Canadian parts
- The dealer the car was shipped to
Why look one up for a used car
Used cars aren't sold with the label, so it's the one document that settles what the car left the factory with. Listings and dealers often describe the trim or a package wrongly; the sticker doesn't. It also tells you the original price, which helps you judge an asking price, and the exact engine and drivetrain, which matter for recalls and insurance.
How to get a copy
From the automaker, free, by VIN: Chevrolet, Jeep, Chrysler, Dodge, Ram, Subaru publish the original sticker for recent model years, and our report links straight to it.
From a dealer: any franchised dealer can often reprint the original with the VIN, especially the dealer that first sold the car.
Recreated: for every other make our report rebuilds the sticker from NHTSA and EPA records. It shows the trim, equipment, fuel economy and ratings, but not the original price or installed options, which aren't public. We never call a recreated sticker the original.