th 2013 84 EDITION PASSENGER VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION MANUAL 2013 PASSENGER VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION MANUAL 84th Edition ® Copyright 2013 by the National Insurance Crime Bureau 1111 E. Touhy Avenue, Suite 400 Des Plaines, IL 60018-5803 NATIONAL INSURANCE CRIME BUREAU The National Insurance Crime Bureau (NICB) is a not-for-profit membership organization supported by the insurance industry to provide unique solu- tions to the problems for detecting, preventing and deterring INSURANCE JOSEPH H. WEHRLE RELATED CRIME. President Chief Executive Officer The NICB maintains a unique partnership with law enforcement and serves as a liaison between the insurance industry, law enforcement community and the vehicle manufacturers. JAMES K. SCHWEITZER The following vehicle related information is available based on individual Senior Vice President access levels to member insurance companies and law enforcement through Chief Operating Officer ISO ClaimSearch and NLETS. • NCIC/CPIC Theft File Mirror Image • Vehicle Impounds DANIEL G. ABBOTT • NCIC Cancelled and Purged Thefts • ISO Salvage Vehicles Senior Vice President • ISO Insurance Thefts • Car Rental Fleets • Vehicle Manufacturers Shipping • Auto Physical Damage Chief Information Officer and Assembly • License Plate Reader (LPR) • Vehicle Exports Records NICB’s organizational structure is aligned around five core functions: Headquarters • Data Analytics • Investigations 1111 E. Touhy Avenue, Suite 400 • Training Des Plaines, Illinois 60018-5803 • Public Awareness • Legislative Advocacy Phone: 847-544-7000 Requests for information should be directed to NICB in Des Plaines, IL during normal business hours. NICB can also be reached directly, via the NICB Web Site Address National Law Enforcement Telecommunications System (NLETS-ILNICB000). www.nicb.org In case of an emergency, contact should be made through a local NICB agent. Midwest Region - Chicago, IL Mid-Atlantic Region - Director - Charlie Worsham Washington, DC Director - Gary Healy 1111 E. Touhy Avenue Suite 400 12701 Fair Lakes Circle Des Plaines, IL 60018 Suite 380 Phone: 847-544-7160 Fairfax, VA 22033 Fax: 847-544-7840 Phone: 703-222-6250 Fax: 703-222-6410 Northwest Region - Seattle, WA New York Region - Director - Dana MacDonald New York, NY Director - Thomas Lohmann 3700 Pacific Highway East Suite 409 145 Pinelawn Road Fife, WA 98424 Suite 330 South Phone: 253-896-1167 Melville, NY 11747 Fax: 253-896-0763 Phone: 631-694-9296 Fax: 631-694-9236 West Region - Los Angeles, CA Northeast Region - Hartford, CT Director - Robert Jones Director - Keith Carlough Director - Ralph Lumpkin 100 Great Meadow Road 2001 Financial Way Suite 406 Suite 100 Wethersfield CT, 06109 Glendora, CA 91741 Phone: 860-721-0200 Phone: 626-963-6058 Fax: 860-721-0027 Fax: 626-963-9374 Southwest Region- Dallas, TX Foreign Operations - Director - Fred Lohmann Chula Vista, CA Director - Ralph Lumpkin 320 Decker Drive Suite 100 891 Kuhn Dr. Irving, TX 75062 Suite 201 Phone: 972-739-6026 Chula Vista, CA 91914 Fax: 972-739-6027 Phone: 619-482-1560 Fax: 619-482-8946 Southeast Region - Tampa, FL Director - Dennis Russo 8800 Grand Oaks Circle Suite 690 Tampa, FL 33637 Phone: 813-558-6374 Fax: 813-977-1525 INSURANCE BUREAU TABLE OF CONTENTS OF CANADA Investigative Services T Federal Motor Vehicle Theft Prevention Standard ....................8 2235 Sheppard Avenue East Atria, Suite 1100 A Toronto, Ontario M2J 5B5 Vehicle Identification Numbers (defined) ..............................12 Phone: 416-445-5912 Fax: 416-644-3135 Richard Dubin, Vice President - Investigations B Garry Robertson, National Director of Investigations VIN Plate Attachment and Location ......................................13 Federal Safety Certification Labels .......................................16 L ADDRESS ALL FIELD INQUIRIES TO: Passenger Vehicle VIN Structure ..........................................17 E ALBERTA/BRITISH COLUMBIA-OFFICE (Listed Alphabetically) Wally Purcell, Regional Director - Auto Theft, Rings & Vehicle Services Box 6359 Main Station Phone: 403-585-5384 Light Duty Truck VIN Structure .......................................... 119 Innisfail, Alberta, Canada T4G 1T1 Fax: 403-255-9054 (Listed Alphabetically) E-mail: [email protected] O ONTARIO REGION-OFFICE Motorcycle & ATV VIN Structure ........................................ 203 Dan Beacock, Ontario Team Leader - Auto Theft, Rings & Vehicle Services (Listed Alphabetically) F 365 Evans Avenue, Suite 501 Phone: 416-252-3441 Toronto, Ontario, Canada M8Z 1K2 Fax: 416-252-6940 General Information on Snowmobiles ................................. 237 E-mail: [email protected] NOVA SCOTIA/NEW BRUNSWICK/ General Information on Boats............................................ 243 C NEWFOUNDLAND & PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND Charles Rabbat, Regional Director - Auto Theft, Rings & Vehicle Services Abbreviations & Descriptions ............................................. 246 1969 Upper Water Street, Suite 1706 Phone: 902-429-2730 O Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada B3J 3R7 Fax: 902-422-5151 International Association of Marine Investigators ................ 253 E-mail: [email protected] N QUEBEC REGION-OFFICE International Association of Auto Theft Investigators .......... 254 Charles Rabbat, Regional Director - Auto Theft, Rings & Vehicle Services T 630 Boul. Rene Levesque Quest, Bureau 2440 Phone: 514-933-8953 North American Export Committee ............................. ....... 255 Montreal, Quebec, Canada H3B 1S6 Fax: 514-933-7814 E-mail: [email protected] E International Association of Special Investigation Units ....... 256 N T S FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE THEFT registered trademark, and the letter “R”. These two characters must be at least one (1) LAW ENFORCEMENT ACT OF 1984 centimeter in height. FEDERAL THEFT PREVENTION STANDARD The location or target area for the affixing or inserting of the identifier on replacement parts The Federal Motor Vehicle Theft Law Enforcement Act of 1984 became law on October is to be selected by the manufacturer. The target area shall be at least 10 centimeters at 25, 1987. Pursuant to this law, a Federal Motor Vehicle Theft Prevention Standard was all points from the nearest boundaries of the target area for an original equipment part. published on October 24, 1985, effective on April 24, 1986. The Federal Motor Vehicle The manufacturer must notify NHTSA in writing of this location at the same time it informs Theft Prevention Standard is codified as a part of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) the agency of the target area designated for the original equipment parts of the line. and can be found at 49 CFR Part 541 and Part 567. CERTIFICATION: All 1987 and later model year passenger vehicles will be required to The provisions of the Federal Motor Vehicle Theft Standard are summarized as follows: have affixed to them a revised 49 CFR part 567 safety certification label which includes the phrase “Safety, Bumper, and Theft Prevention”. APPLICATION: The standard applies to both major parts of Passenger Motor Vehicle lines designated as high theft lines and replacement parts for those lines. Covered replacement parts for covered lines must have the symbol “DOT” in letters at least one (1) centimeter high appearing within 5 centimeters of the trademark and the DERIVATIVES: The full VIN must be used to identify all covered major parts except those letter “R” inscribed or affixed to the part within the same target area as the trademark manufacturers who were utilizing a derivative of the VIN of at least eight characters to and “R” are required to be located. The same requirement also covers gray market parts. identify engines and transmissions as of October 24, 1984 may continue to use the VIN derivative for engines and transmissions. Gray market vehicles of lines covered by the theft prevention standard are required to have a certification label affixed prior to importation into the United States. This label will MANNER OF IDENTIFICATION: With the exception of “gray market”* vehicles either be in addition to, and not in place of, the label presently provided for in 49 CFR Part 567. labels or inscriptions may be used for both Passenger Motor Vehicle parts and replacement parts. Numbers must be indelibly printed on labels. Labels must be permanently affixed to The label must be permanently affixed in such a manner that it cannot be removed the part on an interior surface at a location not normally exposed to damage in installing, without destroying or defacing it. The label must be affixed to the hinge pillar, door-latch adjusting or removing the part, or likely to be damaged in a collision, or damaged or post or the door edge that meets the door latch post next to the driver’s seating position. obscured in normal dealer preparation operations, including operational after-market Alternate locations are specified in the standard in the event that the primary locations installation procedures. are not practicable. The label must contain: model year, line, name of importer, and the statement -- “This vehicle conforms to the applicable Federal Motor Vehicle Theft Prevention Identification must be placed at a location that is visible without further disassembly once Standard in effect on the date of manufacture.” the part has been removed from the vehicle. ANTI-THEFT DEVICE EXEMPTION: Section 605 of Title VI of the Motor Vehicle Information Removal of an identification label must cause the label to self-destruct by tearing or rendering and Cost Savings Act, enacted as part of the Federal Motor Vehicle Theft Law Enforcement the number