VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION SYSTEM

THE INITIAL PHASE OF A PROGRAM AIMED AT PROVIDING A UNIQUE VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER (VIN) FOR EACH VEHICLE IN PRODUCTION, HAS BEEN COMPLETED. IT IS INTENDED TO CUT THE PROFIT MOTIVE IN AUTO THEFT AND TO EXPEDITE RECALL PROGRAMS FOR DEFECTIVE VEHICLES. THE PROGRAM WHICH IS APPROVED BY THE SOCIETY OF AUTOMOTIVE ENGINEERS, INVOLVES A 15-DIGIT CONFIGURATION (VIN) DESIGNED ESPECIALLY FOR COMPATIBILITY WITH COMPUTERIZATION, AND CONSTITUTED SO THAT NUMBERS WILL NOT BE REPEATED FOR 10 YEARS. IT IS EXPECTED THAT THE COMPUTER CAPABILITIES PROVEDED BY THE NEWLY DEVISED VIN SYSTEM WILL PERMIT GREATER VERSATILITY IN STATE DATA SYSTEMS. STANDARD INPUT, INHERENT IN AN IMPLEMENTED VIN SYSTEM, WILL ALSO ENABLE DEVELOPMENT OF A MODEL MOTORIST DATA BASE AND A STATE DATA NETWORK.

• Publication Date: 1973-5

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 51
• Serial:
  • Traffic Engineering, Inst Traffic Engr
  • Volume: 73
  • Issue Number: 8

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Data storage; Defects; Identification systems; Information processing; Recall campaigns; States; Theft; Vehicle characteristics; Vehicles
• Uncontrolled Terms: Identification
• Subject Areas: Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00226730
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jan 11 1974 12:00AM