Bsi bs au 175 4a 1997 (2004)

BRITISH STANDARD AUTOMOBILE SERIES BS AU 175 4a 1997 Incorporating Amendment No 1 Vehicle identification numbers (VIN) — Part 4 Specification for a visible vehicle identification number ICS 43 020 12[.]

175- 4a:1997

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A mend ment No 1

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Commi e reference A E/ 17

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The prep ration of this British Stand rd was entrusted to Tech ical

Commit e A U E/17, Vehicle security , upon which the folowing bodies were

represented:

Automobi e As ociation

Consumer Pol cy Commit e of BSI

DfT – (DTLR – Central Transport Group)

Freig ht Transport Association

Home Ofice

ICE ( Erg on omic )

Master L ocksmith s Association

Metropol tan Polce

MIRA Limited

Motor Insurance Rep ir Resear h Centre

R oa Haulag e Association Ltd

RAC – Roy al Automobie Club

Society of Motor Manufacturer and Trad er L imited

Co-Opted Member

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Foreword

This Part of BSA U17 has be n prep red b Tech ical Commit e AUE/17

The v ehicle identification number ( VIN) is used to identify roa v ehicles At

present there is a leg al req uirement to mark the VIN indel bly on the car chas is,

f ame or other simiar structure and afix a plate bearing the VIN to a v ehicle p rt

which is not normal y subject to replacement The location of these v ry

considera ly depend ing on th e v ehicle model and manufacturer The v ast

majority of pe ple, includi ng poli ce oficer , do not k ow where to find the VIN

Therefore, to fin d these number it is neces ary to sear h th e vehicle To do this

the polce ne d to exer ise a leg al power under the Polce an d Criminal Ev idence

A ct19 4 ( PACE), for which they must alread y h av e reasona le suspicion that the

v ehicle is stolen PACE d oes not g iv e pol ce the power to simply check the VIN to

fir t esta lsh the true identity of the vehicle

Prior to 19 1 the pol ce national computer ( PNC) v ehicle fie could be sear hed b

the v ehicle registration mark ( VRM) Only then would the VIN be revealed ,

ena lng the VIN marked on the suspect v ehicle to be checked Since19 1 it has

be n pos ible to sear h the PN C d irectly b th e VIN, and this is inc easing ly

being done However , the majority of polce checks ar e sti only ma e on th e VRM

because ofthe d ificulty ex erienced locating the V IN The detection of stolen

v ehicles would therefore be ma e more straig htforward b marking the VIN in a

common v isible location

V ehicle identification n mbering requirements are also contained in Commu ity

Directiv e7 /114/EEC, latest amend ment7 /50 /EEC

Other Parts of BSAU17 are:

— Pa r t1b: Spe ifica tion fr content a nd str uctur e;

— Pa r t2b: Spe ifica tion fr wor ld ma nufa ctur er id entfier (WMI) cod es;

— Pa r t3b: Spe ifica tion fr l oca tion a nd a ttachment

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1 Scope

This stand rd specifies req uirements for the visibi ity and location of the v isible v ehicle id entification

n mber ( V IN) of motor v ehicles It a pl es to the folowing motor v ehicles:

— those with at least four whe ls used for the car i ag e of p s enger and comprising no more than eig ht

seats in a d ition to the driv er’s seat;

— those with at least four whe ls used for the car iag e of g oods and with a ma imum weight not

exce ding3.5ton es

2 Norm ative r f r nces

This Part of BSAU17 incorporates, b d ted or u d t ed referen ce, provisions f om other publ cations

These nor mativ e references are ma e at the a propr iate places in the text and the cited publcations are

lsted on the inside b ck cover For d ted references, only the edition cited a ples; any subsequent

amendmen ts to or rev isions of the cited publ cation a ply to this Part of BSAU17 only when incorporated

in the reference b amendment or revision F or u d ted references, th e latest ed ition of the cited

publcation a pl es, together with any amendments

3 Definitions

Fo the purposes of this British Stand r d th e folowing d efinitions a ply

3.1

vehicle identification number ( V IN)

structured combination of character as ig ned to a vehicle b the man facturer for identification purposes

3.2

visible vehicle identification num ber

v eh icle identification n umber placed in a secure location which can be rea without ac es to the interior

of the vehicle

4 General

It shal be ensured that none of the security related aspects of the v ehicle are compromised b a ply ing the

v isible V IN

5 Ma rking s

The visible VIN shal consist of 17dig its, as specified in BSAU17 -1b, and hav e a minimum heig ht

of4mm

The visible VIN shal be indel bly mar ked on the v ehicle S ch mar ks or la els shal be desig ned to prev ent

easy remov al and ind icate tampering Any a d itional mar king s shal not afect its read abi ity

N T 1 The man facturer’s lo o should b inclu ed in order to minimize the e se of co y ing

N T 2 For securiy re sons a v hicle not marked wih a v isible V IN d ring prod cton should not hav e the marking d ed wihout

fir t contactng the man facturer

6 Visibi ity/location

Th e visible VIN shal be instal ed inside the p s enger comp r tment a jacent to the primar y left hand

winds re n pi ar, v iewed f om the normal d riv ing position

It shal be rea a le in d ay light, without mov ing any p rt of the v ehicle, th roug h either the wind sc e n or

an ad jacent win dow b an obser v er with 20/20v ision (corr ected if neces ary ) standing a jacent to the

primary left han d winds r een pi ar

Th e visible VIN shal be in a location that av oids ina ver tent obs uration

7 Fixing s

Th e visible VIN shal be firmly at ached to th e veh icle structure, but n ot the wind scr een or any g lazing

Th e remov al, replacement or remarking of the v isible V IN shal not be pos ible with the use of low-cost,

easiy conceala le to ls or equipment rea i y av aia le to the publc at lar ge, without the prior remov al of

major components or as embl es e.g instrument p nel, winds re netc Fixings shal be dificult to r emove

and/ or falsify e.g bonding a hesiv es, non-stand rd hea ed riv ets, etc

List ofreferenc s ( se Clause 2)

Norm ative referenc s

BSI publ cations

BRITISH STANDARDS INSTITUTION LO D N

BS AU 17 , Vehicle id entfica tion n mber s (VIN)

BS AU 17 -1b:19 3, Spe ification f r content a nd str uctur e

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