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'''AA-AH''' South Africa<br /> |
'''AA-AH''' South Africa<br /> |
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'''AJ- |
'''AJ-AK''' Côte d'Ivoire<br /> |
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'''AL-AM''' Lesotho <br/> |
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'''AN-AP''' Botswana <br/> |
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'''AR-AS''' Namibia <br/> |
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'''AT-AU''' Madagascar <br/> |
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'''AV-AW''' Mauritius <br/> |
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'''AX-AY''' Tunisia <br/> |
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'''AZ-A1''' Cyprus <br/> |
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'''A2-A3''' Zimbabwe <br/> |
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'''A4-A5''' Mozambique <br/> |
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'''A6-A0''' unassigned<br /> |
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'''BA-BB''' Angola<br /> |
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'''BC''' Ethiopia<br/> |
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'''BD-BE''' unassigned<br /> |
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'''BF-BG''' Kenya<br /> |
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'''BH''' Rwanda<br/> |
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'''BJ-BK''' unassigned<br /> |
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'''BL''' Nigeria <br/> |
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'''BM-BP''' unassigned<br /> |
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'''BR''' Algeria <br/> |
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'''BS''' unassigned<br/> |
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'''BT''' Swaziland<br/> |
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'''BU''' Uganda<br/> |
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'''BV-B2''' unassigned<br /> |
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'''B3-B4''' Libya <br/> |
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'''B5-B0''' unassigned<br /> |
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'''CA-CB''' Egypt<br /> |
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'''CC-CE''' unassigned<br /> |
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'''CF-CG''' Morocco<br /> |
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'''CH-CK''' unassigned<br /> |
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'''CL-CM''' Zambia<br/> |
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'''CN-C0''' unassigned<br /> |
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'''J''' Japan<br /> |
'''J''' Japan<br /> |
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'''KS-KT''' Jordan<br /> |
'''KS-KT''' Jordan<br /> |
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'''L''' China<br /> |
'''L''' China<br /> |
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'''MA-ME, |
'''MA-ME,MH,MY-M0''' India<br /> |
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'''MF-MK''' Indonesia<br /> |
'''MF-MK''' Indonesia<br /> |
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'''ML-MR''' Thailand<br /> |
'''ML-MR''' Thailand<br /> |
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'''SA-SM''' United Kingdom<br /> |
'''SA-SM''' United Kingdom<br /> |
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'''SN-ST''' Germany <small>( |
'''SN-ST''' Germany <small>(former East Germany)</small><br /> |
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'''SU-SZ''' Poland<br /> |
'''SU-SZ''' Poland<br /> |
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'''S1-S2''' Latvia<br /> |
'''S1-S2''' Latvia<br /> |
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'''TR-TV''' Hungary<br /> |
'''TR-TV''' Hungary<br /> |
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'''TW-T2''' Portugal<br /> |
'''TW-T2''' Portugal<br /> |
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'''T3- |
'''T3-T5''' Serbia<br/> |
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'''T6''' Andorra<br/> |
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'''T7-T8''' Netherlands<br/> |
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'''T9-T0''' unassigned<br /> |
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'''UA-UC''' Spain<br/> |
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'''UD-UG''' unassigned<br /> |
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'''UH-UM''' Denmark<br /> |
'''UH-UM''' Denmark<br /> |
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'''UN- |
'''UN-UR''' Ireland<br /> |
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'''US-UT''' unassigned<br/> |
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'''UU-UX''' Romania<br /> |
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'''UY-UZ''' unassigned<br/> |
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'''U1-U2''' North Macedonia<br /> |
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'''U3-U4''' unassigned<br/> |
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'''U5-U7''' Slovakia<br /> |
'''U5-U7''' Slovakia<br /> |
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'''U8-U0''' Bosnia and Herzegovina<br /> |
'''U8-U0''' Bosnia and Herzegovina<br /> |
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'''VF-VR''' France<br /> |
'''VF-VR''' France<br /> |
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'''VS-VW''' Spain<br /> |
'''VS-VW''' Spain<br /> |
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'''VX-V2''' |
'''VX-V2''' France<br /> |
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'''V3-V5''' Croatia<br /> |
'''V3-V5''' Croatia<br /> |
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'''V6-V8''' Estonia<br /> |
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'''V9-V0''' unassigned<br/> |
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'''W''' Germany <small>(formerly West Germany)</small><br /> |
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'''W''' Germany <small>(former West Germany)</small><br /> |
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'''XA-XC''' Bulgaria<br /> |
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'''XD-XE''' Russia<br/> |
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'''XF-XH''' Greece<br /> |
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'''XJ-XK''' Russia<br/> |
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'''XL-XR''' Netherlands<br /> |
'''XL-XR''' Netherlands<br /> |
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'''XS-XW''' Russia <small>(former USSR)</small><br /> |
'''XS-XW''' Russia <small>(former USSR)</small><br /> |
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'''YA-YE''' Belgium<br /> |
'''YA-YE''' Belgium<br /> |
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'''YF-YK''' Finland<br /> |
'''YF-YK''' Finland<br /> |
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'''YL- |
'''YL-YM''' unassigned<br/> |
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'''YN''' Malta<br /> |
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'''YP-YR''' unassigned<br/> |
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'''YS-YW''' Sweden<br /> |
'''YS-YW''' Sweden<br /> |
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'''YX-Y2''' Norway<br /> |
'''YX-Y2''' Norway<br /> |
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'''Y3-Y5''' Belarus<br /> |
'''Y3-Y5''' Belarus<br /> |
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'''Y6- |
'''Y6-Y8''' Ukraine<br /> |
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'''Y9-Y0''' unassigned<br/> |
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'''ZA-ZU''' Italy<br /> |
'''ZA-ZU''' Italy<br /> |
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'''ZV-ZW''' unassigned<br /> |
'''ZV-ZW''' unassigned<br /> |
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'''ZX-ZZ''' Slovenia<br /> |
'''ZX-ZZ''' Slovenia<br /> |
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'''Z1''' San Marino<br/> |
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'''Z2''' unassigned<br/> |
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'''Z3-Z5''' Lithuania<br /> |
'''Z3-Z5''' Lithuania<br /> |
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'''Z6-Z0''' Russia |
'''Z6-Z0''' Russia |
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'''1, 4, 5 or 7''' United States<br /> |
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'''2''' Canada<br /> |
'''2''' Canada<br /> |
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'''3A-3X''' Mexico<br /> |
'''3A-3X''' Mexico<br /> |
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'''34''' Nicaragua<br/> |
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'''35''' Dominican Republic<br/> |
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'''36''' Honduras<br/> |
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'''37''' Panama<br/> |
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'''38-39''' Puerto Rico<br/> |
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'''30''' unassigned |
'''30''' unassigned |
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'''6''' Australia<br /> |
'''6''' Australia<br /> |
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'''6Y-61''' New Zealand |
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'''8A-8E''' Argentina<br /> |
'''8A-8E''' Argentina<br /> |
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===Africa=== |
===Africa=== |
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| AAA ||rowspan=19| South Africa || [[Audi|Audi South Africa]] made by Volkswagen of South Africa |
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| AAK || [[FAW Group|FAW Vehicle Manufacturers SA (PTY) Ltd.]] |
| AAK || [[FAW Group|FAW Vehicle Manufacturers SA (PTY) Ltd.]] |
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| JYE || [[Yamaha Motor]] snowmobile |
| JYE || [[Yamaha Motor]] snowmobile |
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|Lanka Ashok Leyland [https://www.lal.lk/] |
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|KAA || [[RS Automotive]] |
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|RS Automotive [https://rsautomobil.com/] |
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|KA1 || [[KEWR Technologies]] |
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| KF3 ||rowspan=3| Israel || [[Merkavim]] |
| KF3 ||rowspan=3| Israel || [[Merkavim]] |
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| LBE || [[Beijing Hyundai]] |
| LBE || [[Beijing Hyundai]] |
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| LBP || [[Yamaha Motor Company| |
| LBP || [[Yamaha Motor Company|Chongqing Jianshe Yamaha Motor Co. Ltd.]] |
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| LBV || [[BMW Brilliance]] |
| LBV || [[BMW Brilliance]] |
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| M6F || [[UM Motorcycles|UM]] Lohia Two Wheelers Private Limited |
| M6F || [[UM Motorcycles|UM]] Lohia Two Wheelers Private Limited |
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| MH1 ||rowspan=12| Indonesia || [[Astra Honda Motor|PT Astra Honda Motor]] |
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| MH3 || [[Yamaha Motor Company|PT Yamaha Indonesia Motor Mfg.]] |
| MH3 || [[Yamaha Motor Company|PT Yamaha Indonesia Motor Mfg.]] |
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| NNA || [[Anadolu Isuzu]] |
| NNA || [[Anadolu Isuzu]] |
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| PAB||rowspan=5| Philippines || [[Isuzu Philippines|Isuzu Philippines Corporation]] |
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| PAD || [[List of Honda facilities#Philippines|Honda Cars Philippines]] |
| PAD || [[List of Honda facilities#Philippines|Honda Cars Philippines]] |
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| RKT || [[Honda Taiwan]] |
| RKT || [[Honda Taiwan]] |
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| RL0 ||rowspan= |
| RL0 ||rowspan=11| Vietnam || [[Ford Vietnam]] |
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| RL4 || [[Toyota Motor Vietnam]] |
| RL4 || [[Toyota Motor Vietnam]] |
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| SA9 || rowspan="10" | United Kingdom < 500 units || [[Morgan Motor Company]] |
| SA9 || rowspan="10" | United Kingdom < 500 units || [[Morgan Motor Company]] |
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| SA9 || OX Global |
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| SA9 005 || [[Panther Westwinds|Panther]] |
| SA9 005 || [[Panther Westwinds|Panther]] |
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| TMT || [[Tatra (company)|Tatra]] car |
| TMT || [[Tatra (company)|Tatra]] car |
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| TNA || [[Avia]]/Daewoo Avia |
| TNA || [[Avia Motors|Avia]]/Daewoo Avia |
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| TNT TNU || [[Tatra (company)|Tatra]] trucks |
| TNT TNU || [[Tatra (company)|Tatra]] trucks |
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| VCF || [[Fisker Inc.]] ([[Fisker Inc.#Fisker Ocean|Fisker Ocean]]) made by [[Magna Steyr]] |
| VCF || [[Fisker Inc.]] ([[Fisker Inc.#Fisker Ocean|Fisker Ocean]]) made by [[Magna Steyr]] |
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| VF1 || rowspan="32" | France || [[Renault]]<ref name="KBA list" /> & [[Eagle Medallion]] made by Renault |
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| VF2 || [[Renault Trucks]]<ref name="KBA list" /> |
| VF2 || [[Renault Trucks]]<ref name="KBA list" /> |
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| VPS || MLT Automotive |
| VPS || MLT Automotive |
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| VXE|| [[Opel|Opel Automobile |
| VXE|| [[Opel|Opel Automobile GmbH]]/[[Vauxhall Motors|Vauxhall]] van |
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| VXK|| [[Opel|Opel Automobile |
| VXK|| [[Opel|Opel Automobile GmbH]]/[[Vauxhall Motors|Vauxhall]] car/SUV |
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| VYC|| [[Lancia]] (models on PSA CMP platform) |
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| VS1 ||rowspan=18| Spain || [[Pegaso]] |
| VS1 ||rowspan=18| Spain || [[Pegaso]] |
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| YYC || Norway || [[Think Global|Think Nordic]] |
| YYC || Norway || [[Think Global|Think Nordic]] |
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| ZA9 A12 || rowspan=" |
| ZA9 A12 || rowspan="61" | Italy || [[Lamborghini]] through mid 2003 |
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| ZA9 D38 || [[Cizeta Automobili SRL]] |
| ZA9 D38 || [[Cizeta Automobili SRL]] |
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| 1A4 1A8 || rowspan= |
| 1A4 1A8 || rowspan=140| United States || [[Chrysler#Chrysler brand|Chrysler brand]] MPV/SUV 2006–2009 only |
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| 1AC || [[American Motors Corporation]] MPV |
| 1AC || [[American Motors Corporation]] MPV |
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| 1FC || [[Ford Motor Company|Ford]] stripped chassis made by Ford |
| 1FC || [[Ford Motor Company|Ford]] stripped chassis made by Ford |
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| 1FD || [[Ford Motor Company|Ford]] incomplete vehicle |
| 1FD || [[Ford Motor Company|Ford]] incomplete vehicle [[Chassis cab|(chassis cab)]] |
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| 1FM || [[Ford Motor Company|Ford]] MPV/SUV |
| 1FM || [[Ford Motor Company|Ford]] MPV/SUV |
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| 1LN || [[Lincoln Motor Company|Lincoln]] car |
| 1LN || [[Lincoln Motor Company|Lincoln]] car |
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| 1LV || [[John Deere]] equipment designed in [[Augusta, Georgia]] |
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| 1M0 || [[John Deere Gator]] |
| 1M0 || [[John Deere Gator]] |
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| 1P9 213 || [[Panoz]] |
| 1P9 213 || [[Panoz]] |
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| 1PY || [[John Deere]] equipment designed or manufactured in [[Pune|Pune, India]] |
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| 1S9 098 || [[Scania AB]] Scania CN112 bus made in Orange, CT |
| 1S9 098 || [[Scania AB]] Scania CN112 bus made in Orange, CT |
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| 1VH || [[Orion Bus Industries]] |
| 1VH || [[Orion Bus Industries]] |
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| 1VR || [[Vermeer Corporation]] |
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| 1VW || [[Volkswagen]] car<ref name="KBA list" /> |
| 1VW || [[Volkswagen]] car<ref name="KBA list" /> |
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| 2G4 || [[Buick]] |
| 2G4 || [[Buick]] |
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| 2G5 || [[GMC (automobile)|GMC]] MPV 1981–1986 |
| 2G5 || [[GMC (automobile)|GMC]] MPV 1981–1986; [[BrightDrop Zevo]] delivery van |
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| 2G6 || [[Cadillac]] |
| 2G6 || [[Cadillac]] |
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| 2XP || [[Peterbilt]] truck |
| 2XP || [[Peterbilt]] truck |
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| 3A4 3A8 || rowspan=77| Mexico || [[Chrysler#Chrysler brand|Chrysler brand]] MPV 2006–2010 only |
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| 3AK 3AL || [[Freightliner Trucks]] |
| 3AK 3AL || [[Freightliner Trucks]] |
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* [https://www.ecfr.gov/cgi-bin/text-idx?SID=18b4d0415b77325b50963d4312e0a382&mc=true&node=pt49.6.565&rgn=div5 FMVSS 115, Part 565] |
* [https://www.ecfr.gov/cgi-bin/text-idx?SID=18b4d0415b77325b50963d4312e0a382&mc=true&node=pt49.6.565&rgn=div5 FMVSS 115, Part 565] |
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* [https://vpic.nhtsa.dot.gov/decoder/ VIN Decoder] by [[National Highway Traffic Safety Administration|NHTSA]] |
* [https://vpic.nhtsa.dot.gov/decoder/ VIN Decoder] by [[National Highway Traffic Safety Administration|NHTSA]] |
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* [https://www.chinavehiclehistory.com/] by [[Chinese Car History]] |
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A vehicle identification number (VIN; also called a chassis number or frame number) is a unique code, including a serial number, used by the automotive industry to identify individual motor vehicles, towed vehicles, motorcycles, scooters and mopeds, as defined by the International Organization for Standardization in ISO 3779 (content and structure) and ISO 4030 (location and attachment).[1]
There are vehicle history services in several countries that help potential car owners use VINs to find vehicles that are defective or have been written off.
History
VINs were first used in 1954 in the United States.[2] From 1954 to 1981, there was no accepted standard for these numbers, so different manufacturers and even divisions within a manufacturer used different formats. By 1966, GM had settled on a 13-digit VIN, and standardized its VIN format across its divisions in 1972.
In 1981, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration of the United States standardized the format.[2] It required all on-road vehicles sold to contain a 17-character VIN, which does not include the letters O (o), I (i), and Q (q) (to avoid confusion with numerals 0, 1, and 9).
After the introduction of the ISO norm, the manufacturers which produced vehicles for the American market very quickly adjusted to this standard. The ISO introduced recommendations for applying the VIN standard and its structure, and the VIN was also used in Europe. However, the sets of information contained in it were introduced gradually. For example, Volkswagen started to encode bigger chunks of information during 1995–1997, and the control digit during 2009–2015 for selected models from the group. The VIN control digit is also used, although not in all brand-models. In the European vehicles, it can be found e.g. in Audi A1.[3]
Classification
There are at least four competing standards used to calculate the VIN.
- FMVSS 115, Part 565: Used in United States and Canada[4]
- ISO 3779: Used in Europe and many other parts of the world
- SAE J853: Very similar to the ISO standard
- ADR 61/2 used in Australia, referring to ISO 3779 and 3780[5]
Components
Modern VINs are based on two related standards, originally issued by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) in 1979 and 1980: ISO 3779[6] and ISO 3780,[7] respectively. Compatible but different implementations of these ISO standards have been adopted by the European Union and the United States.[8]
The VIN comprises the following sections:
Standard | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | ||
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ISO 3779 | World manufacturer identifier | Vehicle descriptor section | Vehicle identifier section | ||||||||||||||||
European Union[9]
more than 500 vehicles/year |
World manufacturer identifier | Indication of "the general characteristics of the vehicle" | Indication that provides "clear identification of a particular vehicle" | ||||||||||||||||
European Union[9]
500 or fewer vehicles/year |
World manufacturer identifier | 9 | Indication of "the general characteristics of the vehicle" | Indication that provides "clear identification of a particular vehicle" | |||||||||||||||
North America
more than 2,000 vehicles/year |
World manufacturer identifier | Vehicle attributes | Check digit | Model year | Plant code | Sequential number | |||||||||||||
North America
2,000 or fewer vehicles/year |
World manufacturer identifier | 9 | Vehicle attributes | Check digit | Model year | Plant code | Manufacturer identifier | Sequential number |
World manufacturer identifier
The first three characters uniquely identify the manufacturer of the vehicle using the world manufacturer identifier or WMI code. A manufacturer who builds fewer than 1,000 vehicles per year uses a 9 as the third digit, and the 12th, 13th and 14th position of the VIN for a second part of the identification. Some manufacturers use the third character as a code for a vehicle category (e.g., bus or truck), a division within a manufacturer, or both. For example, within 1G (assigned to General Motors in the United States), 1G1 represents Chevrolet passenger cars; 1G2, Pontiac passenger cars; and 1GC, Chevrolet trucks.
The Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) in the US assigns WMIs to countries and manufacturers.[10]
The first character of the WMI is typically the region in which the manufacturer is located although there are exceptions e.g. the WMI 7SA was assigned to Tesla Inc. in the United States in 2021.[11] In practice, each is assigned to a country of manufacture, although in Europe the country where the continental headquarters is located can assign the WMI to all vehicles produced in that region (Example: Opel/Vauxhall cars whether produced in Germany, Spain, the United Kingdom or Poland carry a WMI of W0L because Adam Opel AG is based in Rüsselsheim, Germany).
In the notation below, assume that letters precede numbers and that zero is the last number. For example, 8X–82 denotes the range 8X, 8Y, 8Z, 81, 82, excluding 80.[10]
Country or region codes
A–C = Africa | J–R = Asia | S–Z = Europe | 1–5, 7 = North America | 6 = Oceania | 8–9 = South America |
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AA-AH South Africa |
J Japan |
SA-SM United Kingdom |
1, 4, 5 or 7 United States |
6 Australia |
8A-8E Argentina |
Vehicle descriptor section
The fourth to ninth positions in the VIN are the vehicle descriptor section or VDS. This is used, according to local regulations, to identify the vehicle type, and may include information on the automobile platform used, the model, and the body style. Each manufacturer has a unique system for using this field. Most manufacturers since the 1980s have used the eighth digit to identify the engine type whenever there is more than one engine choice for the vehicle. Example: for the 2007 Chevrolet Corvette, U is for a 6.0-liter V8 engine, and E is for a 7.0-liter V8.
North American check digits
One element that is inconsistent is the use of position nine as a check digit, compulsory for vehicles in North America and China, but not Europe.
Vehicle identifier section
The 10th to 17th positions are used as the vehicle identifier section or VIS. This is used by the manufacturer to identify the individual vehicle in question. This may include information on options installed or engine and transmission choices, but often is a simple sequential number.
Model year encoding
The North American implementation of the VIS uses the 10th digit to encode the model year of the vehicle. Besides the three letters that are not allowed in the VIN itself (I, O and Q), the letters U and Z and the digit 0 are not used for the model year code. Outside North America the 10th digit is usually 0.
The year 1980 was encoded by some manufacturers, especially General Motors and Chrysler, as "A" (since the 17-digit VIN was not mandatory until 1981, and the "A" or zero was in the manufacturer's pre-1981 placement in the VIN), yet Ford and AMC still used a zero for 1980. Subsequent years increment through the allowed letters, so that "Y" represents the year 2000. 2001 to 2009 are encoded as the digits 1 to 9, and subsequent years are encoded as "A", "B", "C", etc.
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A | 1980 | L | 1990 | Y | 2000 | A | 2010 | L | 2020 | Y | 2030 | |||||
B | 1981 | M | 1991 | 1 | 2001 | B | 2011 | M | 2021 | 1 | 2031 | |||||
C | 1982 | N | 1992 | 2 | 2002 | C | 2012 | N | 2022 | 2 | 2032 | |||||
D | 1983 | P | 1993 | 3 | 2003 | D | 2013 | P | 2023 | 3 | 2033 | |||||
E | 1984 | R | 1994 | 4 | 2004 | E | 2014 | R | 2024 | 4 | 2034 | |||||
F | 1985 | S | 1995 | 5 | 2005 | F | 2015 | S | 2025 | 5 | 2035 | |||||
G | 1986 | T | 1996 | 6 | 2006 | G | 2016 | T | 2026 | 6 | 2036 | |||||
H | 1987 | V | 1997 | 7 | 2007 | H | 2017 | V | 2027 | 7 | 2037 | |||||
J | 1988 | W | 1998 | 8 | 2008 | J | 2018 | W | 2028 | 8 | 2038 | |||||
K | 1989 | X | 1999 | 9 | 2009 | K | 2019 | X | 2029 | 9 | 2039 |
On April 30, 2008, the US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration adopted a final rule amending 49 CFR Part 565, "so that the current 17 character vehicle identification number (VIN) system, which has been in place for almost 30 years, can continue in use for at least another 30 years", in the process making several changes to the VIN requirements applicable to all motor vehicles manufactured for sale in the United States. There were three notable changes to the VIN structure that affect VIN deciphering systems:
- The make may only be identified after looking at positions one through three and another position, as determined by the manufacturer in the second section or fourth to eighth segment of the VIN.
- In order to identify the exact year in passenger cars and multipurpose passenger vehicles with a GVWR of 10,000 or less, one must read position 7 as well as position 10. For passenger cars, and for multipurpose passenger vehicles and trucks with a gross vehicle weight rating of 10,000 lb (4,500 kg) or less, if position seven is numeric, the model year in position 10 of the VIN refers to a year in the range 1980–2009.[12][citation needed] If position seven is alphabetic, the model year in position 10 of VIN refers to a year in the range 2010–2039.
- The model year for vehicles with a GVWR greater than 10,000 lb (4,500 kg), as well as buses, motorcycles, trailers and low-speed vehicles, may no longer be identified within a 30-year range. VIN characters 1–8 and 10 that were assigned from 1980 to 2009 can be repeated beginning with the 2010 model year.
Plant code
Compulsory in North America and China is the use of the 11th character to identify the assembly plant at which the vehicle was built. Each manufacturer has its own set of plant codes.
Production number
In the United States and China, the 12th to 17th digits are the vehicle's serial or production number. This is unique to each vehicle, and every manufacturer uses its own sequence.
Check-digit calculation
A check-digit validation is used for all road vehicles sold in the United States and Canada.
When trying to validate a VIN with a check digit, first either (a) remove the check digit for the purpose of calculation or (b) use a weight of zero (see below) to cancel it out. The original value of the check digit is then compared with the calculated value. If the calculated value is 0–9, the check digit must match the calculated value. If the calculated value is 10, the check digit must be X. If the two values do not match (and there was no error in the calculation), then there is a mistake in the VIN. However, a match does not prove the VIN is correct, because there is still a 1/11 chance that any two distinct VINs have a matching check digit: for example, the valid VINs 5GZCZ43D13S812715 (correct with leading five) and SGZCZ43D13S812715 (incorrect with leading character "S"). The VINs in the Porsche image, WP0ZZZ99ZTS392124, and the GM-T body image, KLATF08Y1VB363636, do not pass the North American check-digit verification.
Transliterating the numbers
Transliteration consists of removing all of the letters, and replacing them with their appropriate numerical counterparts. These numerical alternatives (based on IBM's EBCDIC) are in the following chart. I, O, and Q are not allowed in a valid VIN; for this chart, they have been filled in with N/A (not applicable). Numerical digits use their own values.
A: 1 | B: 2 | C: 3 | D: 4 | E: 5 | F: 6 | G: 7 | H: 8 | — |
J: 1 | K: 2 | L: 3 | M: 4 | N: 5 | — | P: 7 | — | R: 9 |
— | S: 2 | T: 3 | U: 4 | V: 5 | W: 6 | X: 7 | Y: 8 | Z: 9 |
S is 2, and not 1. There is no left-alignment linearity.
Weights used in calculation
The following is the weight factor for each position in the VIN. The 9th position is that of the check digit. It has been substituted with a 0, which will cancel it out in the multiplication step.
Position | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Weight | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 |
Worked example
Consider the hypothetical VIN 1M8GDM9A_KP042788, where the underscore will be the check digit.
VIN | 1 | M | 8 | G | D | M | 9 | A | K | P | 0 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 8 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Value | 1 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 8 |
Weight | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 |
Produkte | 8 | 28 | 48 | 35 | 16 | 12 | 18 | 10 | 0 | 18 | 56 | 0 | 24 | 10 | 28 | 24 | 16 |
- The VIN's value is calculated from the above transliteration table. This number is used in the rest of the calculation.
- Copy the weights from the weight factor row above.
- The products row is the result of the multiplication of the columns in the Value and Weight rows.
- The products (8, 28, 48, 35 ... 24, 16) are all added together to yield a sum, 351.
- Find the remainder after dividing by 11
351 MOD 11 = 10
351 ÷ 11 = 3110⁄11 - The remainder is the check digit. If the remainder is 10, the check digit is X. In this example, the remainder is 10, so the check digit is transliterated as X.
With a check digit of X, the VIN 1M8GDM9A_KP042788 is written 1M8GDM9AXKP042788.
A VIN with straight-ones (seventeen consecutive 1s) has the nice feature that its check digit 1 matches the calculated value 1. This is because a value of one multiplied by 89 (sum of weights) is 89, and 89 divided by 11 is 8 with remainder 1⁄11; thus 1 is the check digit. This is a way to test a VIN-check algorithm.
VIN scanning
The VIN is marked in multiple locations; normally in the lower corner of the windshield on the driver's side, under the bonnet next to latch, at the front end of the vehicle frame, and inside the door pillar on the driver's side.[13] On newer vehicles VINs may be optically read with barcode scanners or digital cameras, or digitally read via OBD-II.[14] There are smartphone applications that can pass the VIN to websites to decode the VIN.[15]
List of common WMI
The Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) assigns the WMI[16] (world manufacturer identifier) to countries and manufacturers. The following list shows a selection of world manufacturer codes.
Note: Vehicles to be registered in Australia without a 17 character VIN[34]
See also
- Builder's plate
- Danish bicycle VIN-system
- Engine number
- Name plate
- Serial number
- VIN etching
- RPO Code
- VIN cloning
References
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- ^ AUTODNA. "VIN number – autoDNA". www.autodna.com. Retrieved 2022-09-08.
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- ^ "Vehicle Standard (Australian Design Rule 61/02 – Vehicle Marking) 2005". Australia: Federal Register of Legislation. F2005L03994. Retrieved 2010-09-27.
- ^ ISO 3779:2009 Road vehicles—Vehicle identification number (VIN)—Content and structure
- ^ ISO 3780:2009 Road vehicles—World manufacturer identifier (WMI) code
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- ^ a b "Directive 76/114/EEC – Automotive – Enterprise and Industry". European Commission. Archived from the original on 2013-09-30. Retrieved 2013-07-08.
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- ^ "NHTSA VIN decoder".
- ^ "49 CFR § 565.15 – Content requirements". Legal Information Institute. US: Cornell University. Retrieved 2021-06-04.
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