How VINs encode everything from check digits to 565 submittals, and why the NHTSA's database is the only comprehensive public vehicle registry on Earth
  • GreatBlueHeron@piefed.caEnglish
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    23 days ago

    I must be still half asleep because I can’t make sense of that.The article says:

    Position 1 - Geographic Region:

    1-5: North America
    6-7: Oceania
    8-9: South America
    A-H: Africa
    J-R: Asia
    S-Z: Europe

Position 2 - Country Code: Within North America (1-5):

    1,4,5: United States
    2: Canada
    3: Mexico

    How can any VIN then begin with “5Y”? Their dictionary does not assign a value to “Y” in position 2??

    • Chronographs@lemmy.zipEnglish
      18·
      23 days ago

      Yeah I looked it up on another site and it doesn’t agree with their explanation of how to decode a VIN. Seeing as “Cardog is the AI car companion that makes ownership simple and transparent” I’d be willing to bet that article was written by AI and is just making shit up.