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Vehicle identification number

Term · Energy · MLC-T-ENE-002419

A set of codes, usually alphanumeric characters, assigned to a vehicle at the factory and inscribed on the vehicle. When decoded, the VIN provides vehicle characteristics. The VIN is used to help match vehicles to the EPA certification file for calculating MPGs.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ENE-002419
FieldEnergy
AbbreviationVIN
ReferencesEIA Glossary
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENE-002419",
  "term": "Vehicle identification number",
  "field": "Energy",
  "definition": "A set of codes, usually alphanumeric characters, assigned to a vehicle at the factory and inscribed on the vehicle. When decoded, the VIN provides vehicle characteristics. The VIN is used to help match vehicles to the EPA certification file for calculating MPGs.",
  "abbreviation": "VIN",
  "references": [
    "EIA Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/energy/vehicle-identification-number/"
}

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