Vehicle history report provider instaVIN recently released its free mobile application for Android devices to provide fast access to mobile history reports.

The company highlighted that users can quickly run a free VIN check and obtain an instaVIN Vehicle History and Title Report by scanning the VIN bar code, loading from existing photos or entering the VIN manually.

Officials from instaVIN said their original mobile VIN scanning solution is now available in the Google Play store for Android devices for free. The vehicle history app is also available in the iTunes store and optimized for iPhone 3GS or newer, iPod and iPad.

Reports from instaVIN can provide DMV title history, salvage, insurance total loss and other critical vehicle information to help identify title problems prior to purchase and expose the “worst of the worst” events that can affect a vehicles safety and value. This may help uncover potential buyer or seller fraud.

Dealers can use the instaVIN mobile app to scan VIN numbers and run reports when at auction and to access their instaVIN account. Existing account credits can be used to run reports and new history report credits can be purchased at www.instavin.com. Credits can also be purchased directly from within the app.

Officials also pointed out instaVIN reports include title data from NMVTIS (The National Motor vehicle Title Information System), which can provide real-time title and salvage information. More than 100 data points are checked on every report.

Furthermore, the company mentioned that instaVIN reports also may include additional sourced and proprietary information not available to other history report providers including theft data, sales listing information, open lien data with the financial institution disclosure, impound and towing events and minor accident data where available.

Reports from instaVIN are also compliant with California’s salvage sticker law, which mandates that dealers provide a NMVTIS based history report to buyers. 

“instaVIN provides the most up-to-date title and salvage data in the industry, and when you compare to Carfax, instaVIN users can save money and get real-time information,” instaVIN chief executive officer Jim Irish said.