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What Is a Monroney Sticker?
The Monroney sticker is named after U.S. Senator Almer Stillwell "Mike" Monroney, who sponsored the Automobile Information Disclosure Act of 1958. The law requires new vehicles sold in the U.S. to display specific pricing and specification information on a window label before sale. "Monroney sticker," "Monroney label," and "window sticker" all refer to the same document.
What's on a Monroney Sticker
A Monroney sticker is built from a standard set of fields, though not every sticker includes every one — the exact contents depend on the manufacturer, model year, and vehicle type.
- Manufacturer's Suggested Retail Price (MSRP)
- Destination charge
- Factory-installed options and their individual prices
- Standard equipment
- EPA fuel economy ratings
- Vehicle specifications, including engine and drivetrain
Monroney Sticker by VIN
Looking up a Monroney sticker by VIN starts with identifying the vehicle. Enter the 17-character VIN on our VIN lookup tool, and we decode it using NHTSA's public vPIC database to confirm the year, make, model, trim, and other available details.
A VIN decode is not the same as retrieving the original sticker document itself. The decode confirms which vehicle you have; the original Monroney sticker is a separate record that's usually only kept by the manufacturer or the selling dealer. Once your vehicle is identified, we connect you to Monroney Decals to request that document.
Original vs. Reproduction
The original Monroney sticker is the physical label that shipped on the vehicle's window from the factory — most owners don't keep it once the vehicle is sold or registered. What's typically available afterward is a reproduction: a recreated Monroney label, built from the vehicle's original build data for that specific VIN. Reproductions are what services like Monroney Decals provide, and are useful for the same purposes as the original — verifying factory options, confirming MSRP, or documentation for a sale.
Window Sticker Finder is an independent lookup tool. We are not a government agency and we are not affiliated with any vehicle manufacturer. We help you decode your VIN and, if you need the original Monroney sticker document, connect you to a retrieval service.