EEC backs 17 unsavoury charactors
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ONE of the unforseen blessings of membership of the EEC is the requirement that every vehicle produced in the United Kingdom must have a 17-character Vehicle Identification Number (VIN, hereinafter known as yin
extraordinaire). Former members of Military Intelligence and others skilled in codebreaking will immediately
recognise SDDG16E00AD700001 as a Dodge 100Series 16-ton tipper.
A service code number with still more characters appears on an equipment identification card in the cab. Says Talbot: When raising warranty claims the VIN must appear in the box provided and the remainder of the service code is to be inserted in the 'services code box below. On any other correspondence, it is requested that the full 26-digit service code be quoted plus any relevant option code information.
It that doesn't stop warranty claims, nothing will.