Re: 64 or 66 VIN Law/Regulations???

[Glen Hoag <hoag@xxxxxx>]

Frank,
The current US VIN regulation is found in the US Code of Federal 
Regulations at 49CFR565.  I would imagine that the previous 
regulation was in the same place an earlier edition.  The earliest 
edition available online from the US Government Printing Office is 
from 1996, but Federal Depository Libraries 
<http://www.gpoaccess.gov/libraries.html> should have earlier 
editions, either in print, or on microfilm/microfiche.

--Glen

> Does anyone know how to find the regulation or law that required a 
> 13 character
> VIN? I had all that info on my laptop. I managed to search the net and find it
> in Korea, but the HD blew up on that one and took everything with 
> it! I'm about
> to search a couple backup CDs I made, but don't think I put the info on a CD
> before leaving. I've tried Google and another search engine -- now all I can
> find is 17 character VIN info, and some garbage about 10 digits and such that
> has been repeated overthe net that I know for #$%% sure is wrong! 
> Yet 5-6 sites
> quote the same thing (none give a source). I have the actual law for the 17
> character code, that's easy! I know for sure that it was sometime around
> January 1966 (or very late 1965) that the 13 character VIN was required to be
> used. I have the serial number (not VIN) data for AMCs for early 1966
> production, and have actually seen an early 66 model that didn't 
> have a VIN but
> one of the serial codes. But I can't find the details on the !
>  13 character VIN! I did find a couple other manufacturers, so I know there's
> no formal order except that the last six have to be the consecutive 
> number, and
> the year and engine have to be identified somewhere in the number. 
> But I REALLY
> want to see the actual US specs again!! Any ideas??
>
>
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