I don't think so. The plumber says he traded it in 3 years ago.
Look closely at the picture. It has registration and inspection stickers dated 2014. Someone has renewed them since the trade-in.
If the guy has insurance documents with the VIN number of the truck, he should publicize it. Anyone can do a title search for a small fee, and the ownership trail will be easy to find.
Do they look past the USA?
From local 2 Houston.
A spokesperson for Autonation told Local 2, the vehicle was part of a trade-in, back in November 2013. The 2005 pick-up truck had 176,000 miles on it and within 24 hours went to auction.
What happened to it after that is a mystery.
The Autonation spokesperson said whoever obtained the vehicle probably didn’t register it because that’s where the paper trail stops. He also said the truck was probably part of an overseas whole sale and that’s how it ended up in Syria.