Ok so I know I am going to get ridiculed for this post lol but I really need to know so any help anyone can provide would greatly be appreciated. A couple weeks ago I bought a Sea doo. I was told by seller, paper work for ski, and look up of HIN on back plate (which matches paperwork) shows it as a 2002 Sea doo (well actually Bombardier). I bought it for below market value here in AZ so of course it needs some things. This is where I started getting a little suspicious. When looking up and buying parts nothing matched or is machining up. I am searching 2002 Sea doo GTX 4tec. So, I start looking at ski more and find a sticker that says it meets 2009 emission standards. Now I am getting worried 2009 wtf it is a 2002. So, I do a little more research and look at engine tag and it says date of manufacture is 03/2009. I contact Fish and Game here in Arizona In AZ Fish and Game handles Watercraft Registration) and give them the only HIN number I have which is one on Registration and back of ski hull and they state it is not stolen and registered to person I bought it off of but comes back as a 2002 Sea doo. When I stated my suspicions too her of it being a 2009 and why I thought that she stated that more than likely it was a motor swap and could not tell me any more info that what I already know from registration and HIN plate on back. She did tell me to check under battery for second vin which I did but nothing was there except to recessed holes not all the way thru hull. I have searched all over for second VIN but cannot find it. Some say it is under gas tank on older models but would really like to know if HIN will be under gas tank before removal as that is not an easy job. Does anyone have experience with 2009 Sea doo GTI (which is what I actually think it is) and know where 2nd HIN is for sure? Or does anyone know how I can take Engine number and get any info from it? I was even thinking about buying pricey Can Doo software just to get HIN out of ECM or ECU whatever it is called on a Sea doo. Does anyone know if the software will give me HIN of ski the ECM belongs to? I do have a couple grand into Ski so would suck if it was stolen but I would rather know and lose the couple grand then go to jail for a stolen ski. Plus, I have had quads stolen before and know how it feels so if it is stolen getting back to original owner is the right thing to do. Again, Fish and Game and Local PD will only run HIN on back of hull and register it as a 2002 that HIN matches up too. They will not look into it any further from what I have been told. Any help anyone can provide would be more then greatly appreciated.