I had an old Honda TRX250R that someone had moved the VIN plate to a place that had caused the last digit to get worn away. Besides the issues with the plate being moved, the DMV searched the where abouts of all the bikes that could have had that VIN, only 10 in my case. They could only find contact info for one and it was no longer valid. More paper work and a bonded title, after 3 months of it being in ADOT custody!
Good luck.
Good luck.