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I donated a car but never received a form 1098-C. Instead, the charity sent me a letter as my donation receipt. What do I do?

In 2017 I donated a car. I never received a form 1098-C from the charity but I did receive a letter from them stating the donation and the following: "This letter serves as your receipt for this gift and acknowledges that you were not provided with any cash, goods or services in consideration, in whole or in part, for your gift."

The letter contains all the donation information, including the cars VIN#, donor information, the car's condition and the charity's Tax ID#. The donation was for $499.

When I finished e-filing my taxes, TurboTax instructed me to print out form 8453. The TurboTax instructions are telling me to attach form 1098-C to it and mail it to the IRS. What should I do?