How to Correct a VIN on Form 2290

If you filed an accepted Form 2290, the Heavy Highway Vehicle Use Tax Return, with a mistyped Vehicle Identification Number, you do not refile the whole return — you file a VIN correction. The IRS lists VIN Correction as one of the filing statuses on Form 2290, so this is a normal fix, not a penalty. On returns filed with Consulics, this correction is free.

Steps to correct a VIN

1. Sign in to Consulics and open the accepted return with the incorrect VIN.
2. Start a VIN correction and enter the corrected Vehicle Identification Number.
3. Review the correction against your title or registration to be sure it is right this time.
4. Transmit the correction. The IRS issues a corrected, watermarked Schedule 1, usually within minutes.

Good to know

Use the corrected Schedule 1 for registration in place of the original. To avoid corrections altogether, verify each VIN before you transmit the original return. The rules for VIN corrections come from the IRS Instructions for Form 2290 (irs.gov/instructions/i2290).