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We will refund you in full when we charged you but could not deliver a report at all, when no records came back for your VIN (the report is headed \"No usable history records came back for this VIN.\"), or when you were charged more than once for the same VIN in error. Email support@vehiclehistorybyvin.com with your order reference. Versioning and deprecation: the current version is 1.0.0. Changes are additive. Breaking changes get a new schema_version and at least 90 days notice before removal. URLs do not change."},"servers":[{"url":"https://www.vehiclehistorybyvin.com"}],"tags":[{"name":"Quote"},{"name":"Checkout"},{"name":"Order"},{"name":"MCP"}],"paths":{"/api/agent/quote":{"post":{"tags":["Quote"],"operationId":"quoteReport","summary":"Price one report for a VIN","description":"Validates the VIN check digit, decodes year/make/model from NHTSA vPIC when that decode succeeds, and returns the single-report price. 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