Guy at the DMV who checked my VIN, Looked at the Hard to Read Toyota VIN Tag, and then announced that he could not verify it, and it had to go to CHP.
When I suggested that he look at the ID plate on the Firewall, or the Door tag, I was angrily informed that the California DMV used ONLY the VIN Tag, and nothing else on the car was legal to use. Therefore there ws no need for him to even look at anything else. Guy was a "Horse's Behind" in spades.