Let’s check if the used car is flooded.
Which car should you avoid the most when buying a used car? It’s a flooded vehicle. This is a vehicle that has problems with the engine or engine due to water entering the inside of the car. There are many flooded vehicles during the period of heavy rain. In principle, it should be scrapped.
If you do not scrap a vehicle that has been treated as a total loss due to flooding, you may be fined for negligence according to the Motor Vehicle Management Act. However, these flooded vehicles often appear as used cars for sale. 중고차 침수차 확인
That’s why you should check for flooding by using the free inquiry once. 좋은뉴스
1. Free Inquiry (Car History)
The government provides the “Car History” site to check the flooded vehicle inquiry. In addition to flooded vehicles, you can also use accident history, junk car accidents, and car insurance premium inquiries.
STEP 01. Access Carhistory through the link below.
▶ Access Carhistory
STEP 02. Click “Free Flooded Vehicle Search”, enter the license plate number without spaces and click “Search”.
STEP 03. If there is no history of flooding, you can see the phrase “There is no history of flooding” as shown in the picture below.
but!!! There are a few things to note. In the case of a vehicle subscribed to damage insurance, the car history provides information, but if not, it cannot be viewed.
If the insurance company does not report the accident or if the car insurance has not been processed, even if the vehicle is actually flooded, it is not searched.
2. Free inquiry (Car 365)
Cars 365 used to be paid, but has recently been reorganized so that it can be searched for free. You can simply verify your identity and search for free.
▶Connect to Car 365
3. How to check yourself
1) Flooded vehicles have mud in the engine room.
In the case of submersion, mud mixed with water enters together rather than completely submerged. So, you need to look for dirt, not dust, and signs of rust or corrosion in the engine room.
Of course, flooded cars on the used car market are likely to have cleaned the engine room.
2) Check the fuse box.
The fuse box is a box that controls vehicle electronics. Since it is a device that conducts electricity, it is seriously damaged when submerged. So, in order to export it to the used car market as a flooded vehicle, we have no choice but to replace the fuse box with a new one.
Check whether the fuse box has been replaced with a new one, and if not, check carefully whether the fixing bolts are rusted.
3) Check the lower part of the seat
Please check if the metal part under the seat is rusted.
4) Check whether the seat belt is replaced
It’s a good idea to pull the seat belt all the way and check if there is dirt on the end. It is also a good idea to check if the seat belt has been replaced with a new one.