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DOT/NHTSA RIN: 2127-AJ99 Publication ID: Fall 2008 
Title: Increase Number of Unique Available Vehicle Identification Numbers (VIN)  
Abstract: This rulemaking would implement changes that would increase the number of unique available VINs by moving the location of the information conveying vehicle make from the first section of the VIN (the manufacturer identifier) to the second section, so that manufacturers no longer need a new identifier for each new vehicle make. Also, certain characters in the VIN that were previously only numeric would also be alphabetic, vastly increasing the number of possible unique VINs. 
Agency: Department of Transportation(DOT)  Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant 
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Actions 
Major: No  Unfunded Mandates: No 
CFR Citation: 49 CFR 565   
Legal Authority: 49 USC 30166   
Legal Deadline:  None
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
NPRM  10/02/2007  72 FR 56027   
NPRM Comment Period End  11/16/2007    
Final Rule  04/30/2008  73 FR 23367   
Final Rule; Correction  05/16/2008  73 FR 28370   
Final Rule Effective  10/27/2008    
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No  Government Levels Affected: None 
Small Entities Affected: No  Federalism: No 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
RIN Information URL: www.regulations.gov   Public Comment URL: www.regulations.gov  
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No 
Agency Contact:
Kenneth Hardie
Safety Standards Engineer Office of Crash Avoidance Standards
Department of Transportation
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
NVS-121, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE,
Washington, DC 20590
Phone:202 366-2720
Fax:202 366-4329
Email: ken.hardie@dot.gov