Good response. Also, any law library should have a copy of the older regs, or you could ask a friendly attorney to check one of the subscription legal databases for a copy. Joe Fulton Salinas, CA --- Glen Hoag <hoag@xxxxxx> wrote: > 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?? > > > > > >============================================================= > >Posted by wixList Archiver -- > http://www.amxfiles.com/wixlist > > > -- > Glen Hoag '75 Pacer > 258 (x3) > hoag@xxxxxx '76 Pacer > 258 (for parts) > Limestone County, Alabama '77 Pacer > 258 (for kids) > '80 Pacer > 258 DL wagon > '81 Concord > DL 258 > AMO #7895 AMCPC #471 '82 Spirit > 151 > > > > > >