Last year’s record-breaking heavy rain left many cars submerged in the rain. After that, it would be a good idea to look a little more closely when buying a used car. Today, I will write a little bit about how to check a flooded vehicle and how to deal with a flooded vehicle.
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1. Using Car History
2. What to do in case of vehicle flooding
3. Be sure to check the flooded vehicle with your own eyes
Rainwater that normally gets inside the car is not clean water. Since it almost turns into muddy water, when the rainwater dries, dust, mud, and various contaminants remain inside the vehicle. These submerged vehicles may have defective parts and cause sudden problems while driving, threatening safety. 중고차 침수차 확인
1. Using Car History 좋은뉴스
car history
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You can find flooded vehicles and accident history in 5 minutes on the car history site operated by the Insurance Development Institute. To check a flooded vehicle, you can check it by entering the vehicle number or vehicle identification number, which is the vehicle’s unique number.
Enter vehicle number
Cell phone inquiry
Source: car history site
If you go to the car history site and press the vehicle number you want to check to inquire, the authentication and inquiry window will appear, and you can use it for a fee. Even if you just authenticate your phone (770 won), you can easily find out because used car accident history information, car general specification information, etc. are in quite detail. In the used car accident history information, you can check whether it is a flooded vehicle, and the accident history is entered until the date when the accident occurred. In the case of a flooded vehicle, it is said that it is difficult to confirm the fact of flooding even through the car history if the insurance company has not reported the flooding damage. If it is an individual transaction, it is said that it is more difficult to know.
Used car accident confirmation site
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2. What to do in case of vehicle flooding
When there is heavy rain, there is a high risk of flooding in low-lying areas. When a road is flooded, the best way is to bypass the flooded road, but in difficult cases it is important to get out as quickly as possible. If you have to drive through flooded roads, it is better to drive at 20-30 km/h in 1st or 2nd gear after making sure the tires are less than half locked. However, it is said that it is important to pass at once without stopping. If the ignition is turned off, it is important not to turn it on again and it is recommended to quickly push the vehicle out of the water or tow it.
If the vehicle is flooded, you must evacuate by quickly escaping from the vehicle. If the door does not open, find a hard object (metal part of the seat belt, emergency hammer, neck support bar, etc.) and break the corner of the window with all your might. You have to drop it. If it is difficult to break the vehicle window or if it is not broken even if you hit it with a hard object, wait until the water level difference between the inside and outside of the vehicle is less than 30cm, as the water level difference between the inside and outside of the vehicle becomes small, and the door can be opened easily with the force of a 6th grade elementary school student or higher. Open the door and quickly get out of the vehicle to evacuate.
※ I wrote it with reference to the contents of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport
3. Be sure to check the flooded vehicle with your own eyes
tire picture
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It’s better not to trust the seller’s words and buy it, but to see it with your own eyes.
– I need to check the smell inside the car. Close all doors and windows in the vehicle, turn on the heater or air conditioner, and if the smell comes out, be suspicious. There is a possibility that a flooded vehicle will smell like mold or have a unique damp smell.
– It is recommended to check whether there are any contaminants near the fuel inlet or whether the fuel inlet groove is rusted.
– After pulling the seat belt all the way, you should check the surface of the belt for dirt or severe stains, and in case you replace the seat belt with a new one to deceive a submerged vehicle, it is good to check the manufacturing date on the label at the bottom of the seat belt. The year of the vehicle and the manufacturing date of the seat belt are on the same day, so if the manufacturing date of the seat belt is incorrect, it would be better to be a little suspicious.
– Check the air conditioner filter for stains and other contaminants.
※ When buying a used car, it is important to check it thoroughly before purchasing it, but if the price is ridiculously cheap, it seems that the best way is not to buy the car.