vehicle identification number

基本解释

change the motor vehicle type, engine number, chassis number or vehicle identification number;
改變機動車型號、發動機號、車架號或者車輛識別代號；
Called whole of vehicle marking( WOVM), the system assigns a unique17 digit vehicle identification number to each vehicle upon importation into New Zealand.
稱爲全車輛標識的系統（OVM），含有17位數字的獨特車輛辨識號碼，被噴在每輛進口到紐西蘭的車輛上。
The theory of the heat restoration method of vehicle identification number was introduced and experiment is also done to verify this method.
本文介紹了熱顯現法的原理，竝通過實騐騐証了該技術在機動車字號顯現中的傚果，同時縂結了該顯現技術的顯現步驟及注意事項。

You can use the vehicle identification number to get a report from a variety of online services, including AutoCheck and Carfax.
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Etch your vehicle identification number on car windows and major parts.
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For example, it has already put in place new computer codes to reject claims with a nonqualifying vehicle year and for the 2011 tax year (not for returns filed this year) it will require credit claimers to list the 17 character alpha-numeric vehicle identification number (VIN) .
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