Editing Vehicle identification number (section)

{{Short description|System for identifying vehicles}}
{{Redirect|VIN|other uses|Vin (disambiguation){{!}}Vin}}
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[[File:Framenummer voorbeeld.jpg|thumb|VIN on a Chinese moped]]
[[File:1996 Porsche 911 993 GT2 - Flickr - The Car Spy (3).jpg|thumb|VIN on a 1996 [[Porsche 911 GT2|Porsche 993 GT2]]]]
[[File:VIN - IMG 0467.JPG|thumb|VIN visible in the windscreen]]
[[File:Vehicle License of the People's Republic of China (Information Page).jpg|thumb|VIN recorded on a Chinese vehicle licence]]

A '''vehicle identification number''' ('''VIN'''; also called a '''chassis number''' or '''frame number''') is a unique code, including a [[serial number]], used by the [[automotive industry]] to identify individual [[motor vehicle]]s, [[Trailer (vehicle)|towed vehicles]], [[motorcycle]]s, [[Scooter (motorcycle)|scooters]] and [[moped]]s, as defined by the [[International Organization for Standardization]] in ISO 3779 (content and structure) and ISO 4030 (location and attachment).<ref name="ISO3779">{{cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Vehicle Control by VIN Code|url=https://vinspy.eu/vin-number-check/|access-date=2021-10-12|website=|publisher=[[ISO 3779]]}}</ref>

There are vehicle history services in several countries that help potential car owners use VINs to find vehicles that are defective or have been [[vehicle title branding|written off]].