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| 49:49:6.1.2.3.35.1.7.1 | 49 | Transportation | V | 565 | PART 565—VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER (VIN) REQUIREMENTS | Subpart A—General Applicability of Subparts | § 565.1 Purpose and scope. | NHTSA | This part specifies the format, content and physical requirements for a vehicle identification number (VIN) system and its installation to simplify vehicle identification information retrieval and to increase the accuracy and efficiency of vehicle recall campaigns. | ||||||
| 49:49:6.1.2.3.35.1.7.2 | 49 | Transportation | V | 565 | PART 565—VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER (VIN) REQUIREMENTS | Subpart A—General Applicability of Subparts | § 565.2 Application. | NHTSA | [73 FR 28370, May 16, 2008] | (a)(1) Except as provided in paragraph (a)(2) of this section, subpart B of this part 565 applies to passenger cars, multipurpose passenger vehicles, trucks, buses, trailers (including trailer kits), incomplete vehicles, low speed vehicles, and motorcycles manufactured on or after October 27, 2008 whose VINs have a letter “A” or “B” in the 10th position, and to passenger cars, multipurpose passenger vehicles, trucks, buses, trailers (including trailer kits), incomplete vehicles, low speed vehicles, and motorcycles manufactured on or after April 30, 2009. Vehicles imported into the United States under 49 CFR 591.5(f), other than by the corporation responsible for the assembly of that vehicle or a subsidiary of such a corporation, are excluded from requirements of §§ 565.13(b), 565.13(c), 565.13(g), 565.13(h), 565.14 and 565.15. (2) All motor vehicles identified as model year 2009 or earlier vehicles by their manufacturer must comply with subpart C of this part 565. (b) Subpart B of this part 565 applies to vehicles manufactured on or after April 30, 2008 and before April 30, 2009, whose vehicle identification number (VIN) does not have a letter “A” or “B” in the 10th position of the VIN and that are not identified as model year 2009 or earlier vehicles by their manufacturer. | |||||
| 49:49:6.1.2.3.35.2.7.1 | 49 | Transportation | V | 565 | PART 565—VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER (VIN) REQUIREMENTS | B | Subpart B—VIN Requirements | § 565.10 Purpose and scope. | NHTSA | This part specifies the format, content and physical requirements for a vehicle identification number (VIN) system and its installation to simplify vehicle identification information retrieval and to increase the accuracy and efficiency of vehicle recall campaigns. | |||||
| 49:49:6.1.2.3.35.2.7.2 | 49 | Transportation | V | 565 | PART 565—VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER (VIN) REQUIREMENTS | B | Subpart B—VIN Requirements | § 565.11 Applicability. | NHTSA | [73 FR 23379, Apr. 30, 2008, as amended at 73 FR 28371, May 16, 2008] | See subpart A of this part 565 regarding the general applicability of this subpart. This part applies to passenger cars, multipurpose passenger vehicles, trucks, buses, trailers (including trailer kits), incomplete vehicles, low speed vehicles, and motorcycles manufactured on or after October 27, 2008 whose VINs have a letter “A” or “B” in the 10th position, and to passenger cars, multipurpose passenger vehicles, trucks, buses, trailers (including trailer kits), incomplete vehicles, low speed vehicles, and motorcycles manufactured on or after April 30 2009 that are not identified by their manufacturer as model year 2009 or earlier vehicles. Vehicles imported into the United States under 49 CFR 591.5(f), other than by the corporation responsible for the assembly of that vehicle or a subsidiary of such a corporation, are excluded from requirements of §§ 565.13(b), 565.13(c), 565.13(g), 565.13(h), 565.14 and § 565.15. | ||||
| 49:49:6.1.2.3.35.2.7.3 | 49 | Transportation | V | 565 | PART 565—VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER (VIN) REQUIREMENTS | B | Subpart B—VIN Requirements | § 565.12 Definitions. | NHTSA | [87 FR 13231, Mar. 9, 2022] | (a) Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards Definitions. Unless otherwise indicated, all terms used in this part that are defined in 49 CFR 571.3 are used as defined in 49 CFR 571.3. (b) Other definitions. As used in this part— Body type means the general configuration or shape of a vehicle distinguished by such characteristics as the number of doors or windows, cargo carrying features and the roofline ( e.g., sedan, fastback, hatchback). Check digit means a single number or the letter X used to verify the accuracy of the transcription of the vehicle identification number. Engine type means a power source with defined characteristics such as fuel utilized, number of cylinders, displacement, and net brake horsepower. The specific manufacturer and make shall be represented if the engine powers a passenger car or a multipurpose passenger vehicle, or truck with a gross vehicle weight rating of 4,536 kg (10,000 lb) or less. High-volume manufacturer, for purposes of this part, means a manufacturer of 1,000 or more vehicles of a given type each year. Incomplete vehicle means an assemblage consisting, as a minimum, of frame and chassis structure, power train, steering system, suspension system and braking system, to the extent that those systems are to be part of the completed vehicle, that requires further manufacturing operations, other than the addition of readily attachable components, such as mirrors, or tire and rim assemblies, or minor finishing operations such as painting, to become a completed vehicle. Line means a name that a manufacturer applies to a family of vehicles within a make which have a degree of commonality in construction, such as body, chassis or cab type. Low-volume manufacturer, for purposes of this part, means a manufacturer of fewer than 1,000 vehicles of a given type each year. Make means a name that a manufacturer applies to a group of vehicles or engines. Manufacturer means a person— (1) Manufacturing or assembling motor vehicles or motor vehicle equipment; or (2) Im… | ||||
| 49:49:6.1.2.3.35.2.7.4 | 49 | Transportation | V | 565 | PART 565—VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER (VIN) REQUIREMENTS | B | Subpart B—VIN Requirements | § 565.13 General requirements. | NHTSA | [73 FR 23379, Apr. 30, 2008, as amended at 74 FR 67977, Dec. 22, 2009] | (a) Each vehicle manufactured in one stage shall have a VIN that is assigned by the manufacturer. Each vehicle manufactured in more than one stage shall have a VIN assigned by the incomplete vehicle manufacturer. Vehicle alterers, as specified in 49 CFR 567.7, shall utilize the VIN assigned by the original manufacturer of the vehicle. (b) Each VIN shall consist of seventeen (17) characters. (c) A check digit shall be part of each VIN. The check digit shall appear in position nine (9) of the VIN, on the vehicle and on any transfer documents containing the VIN prepared by the manufacturer to be given to the first owner for purposes other than resale. (d) The VINs of any two vehicles subject to the Federal motor vehicle safety standards and manufactured within a 60-year period beginning with the 1980 model year shall not be identical. (e) The VIN of each vehicle shall appear clearly and indelibly upon either a part of the vehicle, other than the glazing, that is not designed to be removed except for repair or upon a separate plate or label that is permanently affixed to such a part. (f) The VIN for passenger cars, multipurpose passenger vehicles, low speed vehicles, and trucks of 4536 kg or less GVWR shall be located inside the passenger compartment. It shall be readable, without moving any part of the vehicle, through the vehicle glazing under daylight lighting conditions by an observer having 20/20 vision (Snellen) whose eye-point is located outside the vehicle adjacent to the left windshield pillar. Each character in the VIN subject to this paragraph shall have a minimum height of 4 mm. (g) Each character in each VIN shall be one of the letters in the set: [ABCDEFGHJKLMNPRSTUVWXYZ] or a numeral in the set: [0123456789] assigned according to the method given in § 565.15. (h) All spaces provided for in the VIN must be occupied by a character specified in paragraph (g) of this section. (i) The type face utilized for each VIN shall consist of capital, sanserif characters. | ||||
| 49:49:6.1.2.3.35.2.7.5 | 49 | Transportation | V | 565 | PART 565—VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER (VIN) REQUIREMENTS | B | Subpart B—VIN Requirements | § 565.14 Motor vehicles imported into the United States. | NHTSA | (a) Importers shall utilize the VIN assigned by the original manufacturer of the motor vehicle. (b) All passenger cars, multipurpose passenger vehicles, low speed vehicles and trucks of 4536 kg or less GVWR certified by a Registered Importer under 49 CFR part 592 whose VINs do not comply with part 565.13 and 565.14 shall have a plate or label that contains the following statement, in characters that have a minimum height of 4 mm and the identification number assigned by the vehicle's original manufacturer inserted in the blank: SUBSTITUTE FOR U.S. VIN: __________ SEE 49 CFR PART 565. The plate or label shall conform to § 565.13 (h) and (i). The plate or label shall be permanently affixed inside the passenger compartment. The plate or label shall be readable, without moving any part of the vehicle, through the vehicle glazing under daylight conditions by an observer having 20/20 vision (Snellen) whose eye-point is located outside the vehicle adjacent to the left windshield pillar. It shall be located in such a manner as not to cover, obscure, or overlay any part of any identification number affixed by the original manufacturer. Motor vehicles conforming to Canada Motor Vehicle Safety Standard 115 are exempt from this paragraph. | |||||
| 49:49:6.1.2.3.35.2.7.6 | 49 | Transportation | V | 565 | PART 565—VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER (VIN) REQUIREMENTS | B | Subpart B—VIN Requirements | § 565.15 Content requirements. | NHTSA | [73 FR 23379, Apr. 30, 2008, as amended at 87 FR 13232, Mar. 9, 2022] | (a) The first section shall consist of three characters that occupy positions one through three (1-3) in the VIN. This section shall uniquely identify the manufacturer and type of the motor vehicle if the manufacturer is a high-volume manufacturer. If the manufacturer is a low-volume manufacturer, positions one through three (1-3) along with positions twelve through fourteen (12-14) in the VIN shall uniquely identify the manufacturer and type of the motor vehicle. These characters are assigned in accordance with § 565.16(a). A “9” shall be placed in the third position of the VIN if the manufacturer identifier is six characters. A “9” in the third position always indicates the presence of a six-character manufacturer identifier. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration offers access to manufacturer identifier assignments via its search engine at the following Internet Web site: http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov/cars/rules/manufacture. (b) The second section shall consist of five characters, which occupy positions four through eight (4-8) in the VIN. This section shall uniquely identify the attributes of the vehicle as specified in Table I. For passenger cars, and for multipurpose passenger vehicles and trucks with a gross vehicle weight rating of 4536 kg (10,000 lb) or less, the fourth character (position 7) of this section shall be alphabetic. The characters utilized and their placement within the section may be determined by the manufacturer, but the specified attributes must be decipherable with information supplied by the manufacturer in accordance with § 565.16(c). In submitting the required information to NHTSA relating gross vehicle weight rating, the designations in Table II shall be used. The use of these designations within the VIN itself is not required. Tables I and II follow: Table I—Type of Vehicle and Information Decipherable Table II—Gross Vehicle Weight Rating Classes (c) The third section shall consist of one character, which occupies position nine (9) in the VIN. This section shall be the … | ||||
| 49:49:6.1.2.3.35.2.7.7 | 49 | Transportation | V | 565 | PART 565—VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER (VIN) REQUIREMENTS | B | Subpart B—VIN Requirements | § 565.16 Reporting requirements. | NHTSA | The information collection requirements contained in this part have been approved by the Office of Management and Budget under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq ) and have been assigned OMB Control Number 2127-0510. (a) The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has contracted with the SAE International to coordinate the assignment of manufacturer identifiers to manufacturers in the United States. Manufacturer identifiers will be supplied by SAE at no charge. All requests for assignments of manufacturer identifiers should be forwarded directly to: SAE International, 400 Commonwealth Drive, Warrendale, Pennsylvania, 15096, Attention: WMI Coordinator (telephone: 724-776-4841). Any requests for identifiers submitted to NHTSA will be forwarded to SAE. Manufacturers may request a specific identifier or may request only assignment of an identifier(s). SAE will review requests for specific identifiers to determine that they do not conflict with an identifier already assigned or block of identifiers already reserved. SAE will confirm the assignments in writing to the requester. Once confirmed by SAE, the identifier need not be resubmitted to NHTSA. (b) Manufacturers of vehicles subject to this part shall submit, either directly or through an agent, the unique identifier for each make and type of vehicle it manufactures at least 60 days before affixing the first VIN using the identifier. Manufacturers whose unique identifier appears in the fourth section of the VIN shall also submit the three characters of the first section that constitutes a part of their identifier. (c) Manufacturers of vehicles subject to the requirements of this part shall submit to NHTSA the information necessary to decipher the characters contained in its VINs. Amendments to this information shall be submitted to the agency for VINs containing an amended coding. The agency will not routinely provide written approvals of these submissions, but will contact the manufacturer should any corrections … | |||||
| 49:49:6.1.2.3.35.3.7.1 | 49 | Transportation | V | 565 | PART 565—VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER (VIN) REQUIREMENTS | C | Subpart C—Alternative VIN Requirements In Effect for Limited Period | § 565.20 Purpose and scope. | NHTSA | This part specifies the format, content and physical requirements for a vehicle identification number (VIN) system and its installation to simplify vehicle identification information retrieval and to increase the accuracy and efficiency of vehicle recall campaigns. | |||||
| 49:49:6.1.2.3.35.3.7.2 | 49 | Transportation | V | 565 | PART 565—VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER (VIN) REQUIREMENTS | C | Subpart C—Alternative VIN Requirements In Effect for Limited Period | § 565.21 Applicability. | NHTSA | [73 FR 23379, Apr. 30, 2008, as amended at 73 FR 28371, May 16, 2008] | See subpart A of this part 565 regarding the applicability of this subpart. This part applies to passenger cars, multipurpose passenger vehicles, trucks, buses, trailers (including trailer kits), incomplete vehicles, and motorcycles. Vehicles imported into the United States under 49 CFR 591.5(f), other than by the corporation responsible for the assembly of that vehicle or a subsidiary of such a corporation, are excluded from requirements of § 565.23(b), §§ 565.23(c), 565.23(g), 565.23(h), 565.24 and 565.25. | ||||
| 49:49:6.1.2.3.35.3.7.3 | 49 | Transportation | V | 565 | PART 565—VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER (VIN) REQUIREMENTS | C | Subpart C—Alternative VIN Requirements In Effect for Limited Period | § 565.22 Definitions. | NHTSA | (a) Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards Definitions. Unless otherwise indicated, all terms used in this part that are defined in 49 CFR 571.3 are used as defined in 49 CFR 571.3. (b) Body type means the general configuration or shape of a vehicle distinguished by such characteristics as the number of doors or windows, cargo-carrying features and the roofline ( e.g. , sedan, fastback, hatchback). (c) Check digit means a single number or the letter X used to verify the accuracy of the transcription of the vehicle identification number. (d) Engine type means a power source with defined characteristics such as fuel utilized, number of cylinders, displacement, and net brake horsepower. The specific manufacturer and make shall be represented if the engine powers a passenger car or a multipurpose passenger vehicle, or truck with a gross vehicle weight rating of 4536 kg. (10,000 lbs.) or less. (e) Incomplete vehicle means an assemblage consisting, as a minimum, of frame and chassis structure, power train, steering system, suspension system and braking system, to the extent that those systems are to be part of the completed vehicle, that requires further manufacturing operations, other than the addition of readily attachable components, such as mirrors or tire and rim assemblies, or minor finishing operations such as painting, to become a completed vehicle. (f) Line means a name that a manufacturer applies to a family of vehicles within a make which have a degree of commonality in construction, such as body, chassis or cab type. (g) Make means a name that a manufacturer applies to a group of vehicles or engines. (h) Manufacturer means a person— (1) Manufacturing or assembling motor vehicles or motor vehicle equipment; or (2) Importing motor vehicles or motor vehicle equipment for resale. (i) Model means a name that a manufacturer applies to a family of vehicles of the same type, make, line, series and body type. (j) Model Year means the year used to designate a discrete vehicle model, irr… | |||||
| 49:49:6.1.2.3.35.3.7.4 | 49 | Transportation | V | 565 | PART 565—VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER (VIN) REQUIREMENTS | C | Subpart C—Alternative VIN Requirements In Effect for Limited Period | § 565.23 General requirements. | NHTSA | [73 FR 23379, Apr. 30, 2008, as amended at 74 FR 67977, Dec. 22, 2009] | (a) Each vehicle manufactured in one stage shall have a VIN that is assigned by the manufacturer. Each vehicle manufactured in more than one stage shall have a VIN assigned by the incomplete vehicle manufacturer. Vehicle alterers, as specified in 49 CFR 567.7, shall utilize the VIN assigned by the original manufacturer of the vehicle. (b) Each VIN shall consist of seventeen (17) characters. (c) A check digit shall be part of each VIN. The check digit shall appear in position nine (9) of the VIN, on the vehicle and on any transfer documents containing the VIN prepared by the manufacturer to be given to the first owner for purposes other than resale. (d) The VINs of any two vehicles manufactured within a 30-year period shall not be identical. (e) The VIN of each vehicle shall appear clearly and indelibly upon either a part of the vehicle, other than the glazing, that is not designed to be removed except for repair or upon a separate plate or label that is permanently affixed to such a part. (f) The VIN for passenger cars, multipurpose passenger vehicles and trucks of 4536 kg or less GVWR shall be located inside the passenger compartment. It shall be readable, without moving any part of the vehicle, through the vehicle glazing under daylight lighting conditions by an observer having 20/20 vision (Snellen) whose eye-point is located outside the vehicle adjacent to the left windshield pillar. Each character in the VIN subject to this paragraph shall have a minimum height of 4 mm. (g) Each character in each VIN shall be one of the letters in the set: [ABCDEFGHJKLMNPRSTUVWXYZ] or a numeral in the set: [0123456789] assigned according to the method given in § 565.25. (h) All spaces provided for in the VIN must be occupied by a character specified in paragraph (g) of this section. (i) The type face utilized for each VIN shall consist of capital, sanserif characters. | ||||
| 49:49:6.1.2.3.35.3.7.5 | 49 | Transportation | V | 565 | PART 565—VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER (VIN) REQUIREMENTS | C | Subpart C—Alternative VIN Requirements In Effect for Limited Period | § 565.24 Motor vehicles imported into the United States. | NHTSA | (a) Importers shall utilize the VIN assigned by the original manufacturer of the motor vehicle. (b) A passenger car certified by a Registered Importer under 49 CFR part 592 shall have a plate or label that contains the following statement, in characters with a minimum height of 4 mm, with the identification number assigned by the original manufacturer provided in the blank: SUBSTITUTE FOR U.S. VIN:______SEE PART 565. The plate or label shall conform to § 565.23 (h) and (i). The plate or label shall be permanently affixed inside the passenger compartment. The plate or label shall be readable, without moving any part of the vehicle, through the vehicle glazing under daylight lighting conditions by an observer having 20/20 vision (Snellen) whose eye-point is located outside the vehicle adjacent to the left windshield pillar. It shall be located in such a manner as not to cover, obscure, or overlay any part of any identification number affixed by the original manufacturer. Passenger cars conforming to Canadian Motor Vehicle Safety Standard 115 are exempt from this paragraph. | |||||
| 49:49:6.1.2.3.35.3.7.6 | 49 | Transportation | V | 565 | PART 565—VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER (VIN) REQUIREMENTS | C | Subpart C—Alternative VIN Requirements In Effect for Limited Period | § 565.25 Content requirements. | NHTSA | The VIN shall consist of four sections of characters which shall be grouped accordingly: (a) The first section shall consist of three characters that occupy positions one through three (1-3) in the VIN. This section shall uniquely identify the manufacturer, make and type of the motor vehicle if its manufacturer produces 500 or more motor vehicles of its type annually. If the manufacturer produces less than 500 motor vehicles of its type annually, these characters along with the third, fourth and fifth characters of the fourth section shall uniquely identify the manufacturer, make and type of the motor vehicle. These characters are assigned in accordance with § 565.26(a). (b) The second section shall consist of five characters, which occupy positions four through eight (4-8) in the VIN. This section shall uniquely identify the attributes of the vehicle as specified in Table VIII. For passenger cars, and for multipurpose passenger vehicles and trucks with a gross vehicle weight rating of 4536 kg (10,000 lb) or less, the first and second characters shall be alphabetic and the third and fourth characters shall be numeric. The fifth character may be either alphabetic or numeric. The characters utilized and their placement within the section may be determined by the manufacturer, but the specified attributes must be decipherable with information supplied by the manufacturer in accordance with § 565.26(c). In submitting the required information to NHTSA relating to gross vehicle weight rating, the designations in Table IX shall be used. The use of these designations within the VIN itself is not required. Tables VIII and IX follow: Table VIII—Type of Vehicle and Information Decipherable Note to Table VIII: Engine net brake horsepower when encoded in the VIN shall differ by no more than 10 percent from the actual net brake horsepower; shall in the case of motorcycle with an actual net brake horsepower of 2 or less, be not more than 2; and shall be greater than 2 in the case of a motorcycle with an actual brake horsepo… | |||||
| 49:49:6.1.2.3.35.3.7.7 | 49 | Transportation | V | 565 | PART 565—VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER (VIN) REQUIREMENTS | C | Subpart C—Alternative VIN Requirements In Effect for Limited Period | § 565.26 Reporting requirements. | NHTSA | [47 FR 7248, Feb. 18, 1982, as amended at 87 FR 13232, Mar. 9, 2023] | The information collection requirements contained in this part have been approved by the Office of Management and Budget under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq. ) and have been assigned OMB Control Number 2127-0510. (a) The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has contracted with the SAE International (SAE) to coordinate the assignment of manufacturer identifiers. Manufacturer identifiers will be supplied by SAE at no charge. All requests for assignments of manufacturer identifiers should be forwarded directly to: SAE International, 400 Commonwealth Drive, Warrendale, Pennsylvania 15096, Attention: WMI Coordinator. Any requests for identifiers submitted to NHTSA will be forwarded to SAE. Manufacturers may request a specific identifier or may request only assignment of an identifier(s). SAE will review requests for specific identifiers to determine that they do not conflict with an identifier already assigned or block of identifiers already reserved. SAE will confirm the assignments in writing to the requester. Once confirmed by SAE, the identifier need not be resubmitted to NHTSA. (b) Manufacturers of vehicles subject to this part shall submit, either directly or through an agent, the unique identifier for each make and type of vehicle it manufactures at least 60 days before affixing the first VIN using the identifier. Manufacturers whose unique identifier appears in the fourth section of the VIN shall also submit the three characters of the first section that constitutes a part of their identifier. (c) Manufacturers of vehicles subject to the requirements of this part shall submit to NHTSA the information necessary to decipher the characters contained in its VINs. Amendments to this information shall be submitted to the agency for VINs containing an amended coding. The agency will not routinely provide written approvals of these submissions, but will contact the manufacturer should any corrections to these submissions be necessary. (d) The information re… |
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section_id TEXT PRIMARY KEY,
title_number INTEGER,
title_name TEXT,
chapter TEXT,
subchapter TEXT,
part_number TEXT,
part_name TEXT,
subpart TEXT,
subpart_name TEXT,
section_number TEXT,
section_heading TEXT,
agency TEXT,
authority TEXT,
source_citation TEXT,
amendment_citations TEXT,
full_text TEXT
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CREATE INDEX idx_cfr_part ON cfr_sections(part_number);
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