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V.I.N. [1 record]

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Record 1 2026-01-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Motor Vehicles and Bicycles
  • Transportation Insurance
DEF

A number consisting of Arabic numerals [or] Roman letters, or both, that the manufacturer assigns to [a] vehicle for identification purposes.

CONT

A vehicle's VIN provides key information about its manufacturer, model, model year, make, equipment and class.

OBS

vehicle identification number; VIN: designation and abbreviation reproduced from "Motor vehicles - Véhicules automobiles" with the permission of the United Nations Office at Geneva.

OBS

vehicle identification number; V.I.N.: designation and abbreviation officially approved by the Lexicon Project Committee (New Brunswick).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Véhicules automobiles et bicyclettes
  • Assurance transport
DEF

Numéro formé de chiffres arabes [ou] de caractères romains, ou des deux, que le fabricant attribue à un véhicule à des fins d'identification.

CONT

Le NIV fournit des renseignements importants comme le fabricant, le modèle, l'année modèle, la marque, l'équipement et la catégorie.

OBS

numéro d'identification du véhicule; VIN : désignation et abréviation reproduites de «Motor vehicles - Véhicules automobiles» avec l'autorisation de l'Office des Nations Unies à Genève.

OBS

numéro d'identification du véhicule; VIN : désignation et abréviation uniformisées par le Comité du projet de lexiques (Nouveau-Brunswick).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Vehículos automotores y bicicletas
  • Seguro de transporte
DEF

Combinación de [...] caracteres alfanuméricos [...] asignados por los fabricantes o ensambladores de vehículos, para efectos de su identificación.

CONT

El NIV debe estar integrado por cuatro secciones, las cuales hacen referencia a: Primera sección: código identificador de fabricante internacional (CIFI), Segunda sección: descripción del vehículo, Tercera sección: dígito verificador, y Cuarta sección: identificación individual del vehículo.

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