VIN Number assignment
06-04-07, 03:55 PM
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VIN Number assignment
For new cars, do VIN numbers get created by manufacturers such as Lexus and assigned/affixed to the vehicles bound for the US pre-shipment, or are they assigned at the port once they arrive here?
06-04-07, 04:04 PM
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from manufactures...i believe...it is like a lot number for traceability...plus the engine is stamped too and i highly doubt that they would do anything like that at the port...
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VINs are definitely issued at the factory when the car is built. Lexus VINs can tell you alot about the car, which country & plant it was produced at, the engine type, model year & generation, # of airbags, etc. If you special ordered your car, once it is built, the factory is able to give you the VIN number, even if it hasn't reached port yet.
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