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From: Redondo Beach
Not sure if it's been pointed out yet, but I don't think the last 4 digits are unique worldwide. For example, for a given model year, US VINs are 00xxxx, while Canada VINs are 80xxxx. (And I have no idea what other countries' VINs look like!)
OTOH, clearly some VIN series spanned multiple countries, since, for example, there's an Australian VIN #1221 for 2007, when only 26 cars were sold there that year!
Anyone know what rules Honda followed for the different regions/countries?
OTOH, clearly some VIN series spanned multiple countries, since, for example, there's an Australian VIN #1221 for 2007, when only 26 cars were sold there that year!
Anyone know what rules Honda followed for the different regions/countries?
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From: Randolph, NJ
Originally Posted by twohoos,Jun 25 2010, 04:31 PM
Not sure if it's been pointed out yet, but I don't think the last 4 digits are unique worldwide. For example, for a given model year, US VINs are 00xxxx, while Canada VINs are 80xxxx. (And I have no idea what other countries' VINs look like!)
OTOH, clearly some VIN series spanned multiple countries, since, for example, there's an Australian VIN #1221 for 2007, when only 26 cars were sold there that year!
Anyone know what rules Honda followed for the different regions/countries?
OTOH, clearly some VIN series spanned multiple countries, since, for example, there's an Australian VIN #1221 for 2007, when only 26 cars were sold there that year!
Anyone know what rules Honda followed for the different regions/countries?
So far we have not run across any duplicated numbers (except for when the same car was sold and then bought) which would lead me to believe that they were numbered consecutively.
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From: Lendelede
S2ki username:El Animali
Model year: 02/2000
Last four digits of your VIN: 3058
Exterior color: Silverstone
Interior color: Red/Black
City: Lendelede
State: West-Vlaanderen
Country: Belgium
Currently own/sold: Own
Model year: 02/2000
Last four digits of your VIN: 3058
Exterior color: Silverstone
Interior color: Red/Black
City: Lendelede
State: West-Vlaanderen
Country: Belgium
Currently own/sold: Own
