All hidden VIN's have the ZZZ as far as I have seen/know.

If the 'unmolested' door jamb sticker has a North American VIN (that is: no ZZZ), then it's a fairly safe bet it was imported for NA consumption. I would be very suspicious as to why the vehicle did not have a dash as that is a favored tactic used by black market importers (differentiated from grey market). The sticker can be reasonably easy to reproduce though quality is often spotty.

BenT
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On Jun 9, 2013, at 3:12 PM, Scott Ohana <scottdaniel@turbovans.com> wrote:

> fwiw ,
> On the candian syncro Doka I registered for a guy, Oregon title etc..
> 
> the Canadian door frame VIN did not have ZZZ in it.
> We got it with no dash, so it didn't have any dash VIN.
> the frame VIN though,  had the ZZZ's ...
> the State Police guy passed it.  
> 
> point is, I think, so far, only the seldom-seen frame VIN has the Z's in it.