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VIRP 1.175: 17-Digit VINs on Vehicles (FMVSS Regulations, Part 565)

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Executive Summary

California DMV VIRP section 1.175 (17-Digit VINs on Vehicles (FMVSS Regulations, Part 565)) covers a 17-digit VIN that passes check digit is required on all 1983 and newer year model motor vehicles and all 1985 and newer year model trailers. Exceptions: Certain motor vehicles incidentally operated on a highway, such a special equipment (SE), off-highway vehicles (OHV), and park trailers, are not…. Part of General Registration Information. Tags Clinic hosts the official manual text unchanged below for dealers and registration services in California.

Key Takeaways

  • A 17-digit VIN that passes check digit is required on all 1983 and newer year model motor vehicles and all 1985 and newer year model trailers.
  • Exceptions: Certain motor vehicles incidentally operated on a highway, such a special equipment (SE), off-highway vehicles (OHV), and park trailers, are not….
  • This does not include “yard trucks”.
  • Yard trucks must have a complying 17-digit VIN to be registered, titled, or operated on-highway, off-highway, or as SE.
  • Refusal of Registration Required—Federal statutes require DMV to refuse registration of a new vehicle which does not pass check-digit.

Important Facts

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