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Pro@programming.dev to Programming@programming.devEnglish · 23 days ago

The 17-character code that runs the automotive world

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The 17-character code that runs the automotive world

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Pro@programming.dev to Programming@programming.devEnglish · 23 days ago
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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
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    Yeah, even a cursory glance at Wikipedia shows this is just wrong.

    1 United States 2 Canada 3A-3X Mexico 34 Nicaragua 35 Dominican Republic 36 Honduras 37 Panama 38-39 Puerto Rico 4 United States 5 United States 7 United States

    https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vehicle_identification_number

    In fact, the wiki is a better read too.

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