Important Notice

On Sunday 2 April 2023, the PPSR will be unavailable from 1.30am to 3.05am Canberra time (the total outage time will be 2 hours 35 minutes).

This outage will allow for the change from Daylight Saving Time to Standard Time and is required to ensure the time sensitive nature of the PPSR remains preserved during the time change.

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Important Notice - Vehicle safety recall

AFSA is aware of concerns around the inclusion of vehicle safety recall data on the PPSR since our update in early March. 

We are working with our supplier to address the issues with this National Exchange of Vehicle and Driver Information System (NEVDIS) data.

From 11:59pm AEDT on 29 March 2023 search results, search certificates and verification statements will no longer include vehicle safety recall data.

We apologise for any inconvenience.

Searches that have returned a ‘contact manufacturer’ result can be clarified with the relevant manufacturer. 

The manufacturer will always be the most up-to-date source of information regarding vehicle safety recall information.

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    Search by serial number

    This search option allows users to identify registrations that exist against a specific item of serial-numbered personal property. Use of the PPSR is subject to the PPS Register Conditions of Use, Third Party Data Conditions (for example NEVDIS data conditions) and the appropriate fees.

    Four categories of collateral class may be searched by serial number:

    • motor vehicles
    • watercraft
    • aircraft and
    • certain intangible property (patent, design, trade mark, and plant breeder's right).

    Please see the relevant collateral class in the Glossary for the correct serial number identifier type.

    Specify the type of serial-numbered property to be used for the search. The types of serial-numbered property are:

    • motor vehicle
    • watercraft
    • aircraft
    • intellectual property.

    For further information, please see the Glossary for the relevant collateral class or for the serial number.





     
    Required Enter a motor vehicle serial number:Required

    The motor vehicle serial number is available on the vehicle's registration papers. It is also on the vehicle's compliance plate, usually located under the bonnet.

    Make sure you enter the serial number correctly, with each character in the correct order. If you enter the wrong number, PPSR will still conduct the search and charge you for the cost of the search.

    For further information, please see Glossary - serial number or motor vehicle.




    • If the motor vehicle has a VIN, enter the VIN. A VIN is the 17 character identifier recorded on most vehicles built after 1988.
    • If the motor vehicle does not have a VIN with 17 characters, you should enter the Chassis number. If you are searching a pre-1989 vehicle, the vehicle identifier is a Chassis number.
    • If the motor vehicle does not have either a VIN or a Chassis number it may have a Manufacturer's number, enter the Manufacturer's number.

    Warning: If you do not enter the VIN, Chassis or Manufacturer's number correctly, you may risk not finding registrations for the motor vehicle. If you enter the incorrect VIN, Chassis or Manufacturer's number the PPSR will still conduct the search and charge you for the cost of the search. This field is not case sensitive. There is no ability to search by engine number.

     
    Required Enter a watercraft serial number:Required

    For further information, please see Glossary - watercraft, HIN, official number and serial number.




    An official number is a 6 digit serial number issued by the Australian Shipping Registration Office to Australian registered ships.

    When searching on an official number enter the number following the 'ON' prefix (do not enter 'ON') and include any leading zeros to make the full 6 digit serial number.

    Please check the serial number before proceeding with your request.

    A HIN is a unique 14 character alphanumeric identifier for a watercraft, usually allocated by a registration authority of a state or territory.

    The PPSR ignores your use of upper/lower case and any dashes and spaces.

    Please check the serial number before proceeding with your request.

    An official number is a 6 digit serial number issued by the Australian Shipping Registration Office to Australian registered ships.

    When searching on an official number enter the number following the 'ON' prefix (do not enter 'ON') and include any leading zeros to make the full 6 digit serial number.

    Please check the serial number before proceeding with your request.

    A HIN is a unique 14 character alphanumeric identifier for a watercraft, usually allocated by a registration authority of a state or territory.

    The PPSR ignores your use of upper/lower case and any dashes and spaces.

    Please check the serial number before proceeding with your request.

    Additional watercraft information such as make, model and colour are not available from the PPSR and will not be returned as part of a search.

    Where the watercraft has an outboard motor they are not described by serial number.

    Note: Some migrated registrations from Queensland for outboard motors were described by serial number, and where this is the case, it appears as a HIN.

     
    Required Enter an aircraft serial number:Required

    For further information, please see Glossary - serial number, aircraft, aircraft engine, airframe, helicopter, or small aircraft.






    Required Manufacturer's number:Required

    For further information, please see Glossary - serial number or aircraft engine.


    Required Manufacturer's number:Required

    For further information, please see Glossary - serial number or airframe.


    Required Aircraft nationality code and registration mark:Required

    As per the Chicago Convention.


    Required Manufacturer's number:Required

    For further information, please see Glossary - serial number or helicopter.


    • If the property is an aircraft engine, airframe or helicopter, enter the manufacturer's number attached for the property. The manufacturer's number for aircraft does not include the manufacturer's generic model description.
    • If the property is a small aircraft, enter the nationality and registration mark for the small aircraft.
     
    Required Enter an intellectual property serial number:Required

    For further information, please see Glossary - serial number, intellectual property, design, patent, plant breeder's right, and trade mark.





    • Enter the relevant serial number allocated by IP Australia, or if there is none, the application number allocated by IP Australia.
    • A licence over intellectual property described by serial number is also described by the same serial number.
    • If the collateral is a patent or a licence over a patent, and there is no number allocated by IP Australia, enter in the PCT number.
     




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