SAE J273

Passenger Car Vehicle Identification Number System

Month of publication: 1981-12-01

Developed by committee: Vin - Wmi Technical Committee

Annotation and contents

Source of this annotation and contents: SAE.

This SAE Recommended Practice provides direction for the design of a passenger car Vehicle Identification Number (VIN). This practice supplements SAE J272c. It applies to characteristics of passenger car descriptive and identifying information which are to be set forth in a uniform manner in the vehicle identification number.