vehicle identification number
Automobile serial code
A vehicle identification number is a unique code assigned to every motor vehicle, typically seventeen characters combining letters and digits.
Usually abbreviated VIN, it functions like a fingerprint—encoding manufacturer, model year, production plant, and serial sequence.
The mechanic ran the VIN to check for recalls.
Required for registration, insurance, and tracking stolen vehicles.
Occurring in ordered succession
- alphanumericLetters and digits combined
- codeSymbolic communication system
- digitSingle numeric character
- checksumError-detecting calculated value
sequence · unique · decoding · character · verification · standardized · ISO
Formal honorific or name
- ownershipLegal right of possession
- DMVVehicle registration agency
- licenseFormal grant of permission
- documentationWritten proof or instructions
certificate · lien · registration · notarization · transfer · proof · tags · renewal
Organized digital information collection
- lookupAct of retrieving information
- searchAct of seeking
- traceabilityVerifiable origin and path
- inventoryCatalog of held assets
Structural support base
- engineMachine producing motion
- makeTo bring into being
- modelRepresentation or paradigm
- yearTwelve-month duration
trim · manufacturer · assembly · production · stamping · plate · dashboard · windshield
Taken unlawfully
- recoveryRegaining what was lost
- cloningMaking identical copies
- fraudIntentional criminal trickery
- etchingAcid-incised metal print
tamper-proof · verification · security · counterfeit · altered · obliterated · concealed
serial
Occurring in ordered succession
- alphanumericLetters and digits combined
- codeSymbolic communication system
- digitSingle numeric character
checksum · sequence · unique · decoding · character · verification · standardized · ISO
title
Formal honorific or name
documentation · certificate · lien · registration · notarization · transfer · proof · tags · renewal · policy
database
Organized digital information collection
- lookupAct of retrieving information
- searchAct of seeking
- traceabilityVerifiable origin and path
inventory · logistics · telematics · geolocation · monitoring
chassis
Structural support base
year · trim · manufacturer · assembly · production · stamping · plate · dashboard · windshield · firewall
stolen
Taken unlawfully
etching · tamper-proof · verification · security · counterfeit · altered · obliterated · concealed
Carfax
Auto background checker