About Vehicle Identification Specialists (VIS)

 Vehicle Identification Specialists (VIS) is a subsidiary of McPhee Enterprise Inc. based out Dimondale, Michigan.  VIS specializes in forensically identifying motor vehicles of all types including those that have been stolen and recovered with all the factory identifying numbers removed, altered, and/ or obliterated.  

VIS technicians are experts in the examination and identification of altered, assembled, salvage, and burned motor vehicles.  VIS technicians are also experts in chemical restoration techniques of obliterated factory stamped VIN, HIN, PIN, and serial numbers. 

VIS focuses identification efforts on passenger vehicles, motorcycles, snowmobiles, ATVs, truck tractors, semi trailers, construction/ farm equipment, and watercraft.

VIS also conducts private party Vehicle Vin Verification (V3) inspections, which can be extremely beneficial to lien holders and insurers as the financed or insured asset (vehicle) can be verified as genuine prior to any loan disbursement or the initiation of an insurance policy. V3 inspections are guaranteed to detect a multitude of fraudulent criminal activity as it relates to factory vehicle identifiers and titling documents. All V3 inspections include a detailed written inspection report and digital photographs, which will either VERIFY or DISQUALIFY the vehicle as genuine.  Contact VIS for our V3 fee schedule.

VIS Owner Mr. Kyle McPhee is a recently retired 31-year veteran Detective Sergeant of the Michigan State Police (MSP). Kyle is a former member of the MSP East Lansing CID Auto Theft Unit and is associated with over $5,000,000.00 in recovered stolen vehicles, property, and contraband. 

Kyle is a subject matter expert in vehicle theft crimes/ investigations, and forensic vehicle identification. To date Kyle has consulted law enforcement authorities from Mexico, Argentina, Australia, Norway, Canada and all 50 states within the United States. 

Kyle is currently an adjunct instructor at 12 university and college law enforcement academies across the State of Michigan. Kyle is also the lead instructor and training coordinator for the Michigan Association of Vehicle Theft Investigators (MAVTI). To date Kyle has instructed to over 13,000 law enforcement officers.

 VIS provides the most up to date training to law enforcement officers and insurance investigators in the areas of vehicle theft & identification of passenger vehicles, commercial vehicles, heavy equipment, watercraft, motorcycles, ATVs, and Snowmobiles.  VIS also provides training on chemical restoration of obliterated identification numbers, identification of burned motor vehicles, chop shop investigations, re-tagged and cloned vehicle investigations, and expert court testimony.

VIS provides forensic vehicle identification examinations to licensed auto auctions for titling verification situations.

VIS provides pre-purchase vehicle inspections and historical title record searches.

VIS provides classic and vintage vehicle validation examinations to check for matching numbers.

VIS provides licensed drone aerial video, photography, and inspection services for salvage yards, auto auctions, new and used car dealerships, and aerial vehicle searches. 

VIS provides consulting services to dealers on suspected fraud attempts, suspected stolen or altered vehicles, asset security, and facility risk assessments.

VIS also examines and tests factory vehicle security features in an effort to identify engineering flaws that may be exposed by car thieves resulting in an auto theft trend.