How To Read A VIN And The Importance Of A VIN Decoder

How To Read A VIN And The Importance Of A VIN Decoder The history of the Vehicle Identification Number (VIN) is quite young. In 1980, the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) decided that for every vehicle, car VIN numbers should be... More

How To Read A VIN And The Importance Of A VIN Decoder The history of the Vehicle Identification Number (VIN) is quite young. In 1980, the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) decided that for every vehicle, car VIN numbers should be provided, and that a VIN decoder should be made available. This provided a standardization of the serial number of a vehicle. Therefore, any vehicle that was built before 1981 does not have a standard VIN number, because they do not follow the ISO standard set in 1980. But why did ISO bother going through all the trouble of giving cars VIN numbers? Basically, it meant that every single vehicle, regardless of their make or model or their production run, could ever be replicated in such a way that people would believe it was another vehicle. That is the top and bottom of VINs: they allow people to make sure that the car they are looking at is actually the car they are looking at, thereby reducing the occurrence of car crimes. Ok, now you Less