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Yes, country of manufacture is part of the VIN
by stasdev 1y ago
Yes, country of manufacture is part of the VIN
- dhosek 1y agoCountry of manufacture does not necessarily equal country of sale. That said, while some details differ, the 17-character codes are largely compatible across standards although it seems that the check digit is unique to the US market.
- ranger_danger 1y agoMy Japanese "VIN" is 10 digits, but they can be from 9-12 characters.
- dhosek 1y agoYeah, while digging further (but after my anti-procrastination filter locked me out) I saw that Japanese numbers for domestic consumption (and some limited exports, e.g., to Oceania) don’t follow the VIN system.