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Different types of stickers with a VIN number

Discussion in 'Gen 3 Prius Main Forum' started by Black Prius, Jun 4, 2018.

  1. Black Prius

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    Colleagues, what depends on what label with the VIN number we have on the driver's door pillar?

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    can you clarify the question please?
     
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    I noticed that there are 2 types of stickers with the VIN number on the driver's door posts.
    What determines what sticker we have?

    I'm sorry but I'm using a translator ...
     
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    understood. i did not know that, and don't know the answer. hopefully, someone who does will respond.(y)
     
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    2 types of VIN stickers why ?
     
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  6. ILuvMyPriusToo

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    The VIN is marked several places on the car. Are the numbers different?
     
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    Those are regulatory compliance labels. There's a law somewhere that says something like "And there shall be affixed a permanent decal or marking, identifying the VIN and blah blah blah"

    And there are several such laws- each one gets its own sticker because combining one with another would technically cause non-compliance with both.

    Different markets (locations) have different laws- so sometimes there will be a whole second set of labels for a car that might be built one way for more than one destination.

    The mix of stickers you get is very dependent on where the car was first sold.
     
    #7 Leadfoot J. McCoalroller, Jun 7, 2018
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    The VIN number is the same in three places on the driver's door pillar, under the passenger seat and on the undergrowth on the left
     
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    Depending on the target market, there are different stickers, I understand, thank you
     
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    Here's a cleaned up version of the Euro label:

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    For comparison, our Canadian version:

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    US label?

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    (Not a prius though.)
     
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  12. ILuvMyPriusToo

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    That's good - would be concerned if they weren't! :eek:
     
    #12 ILuvMyPriusToo, Jun 10, 2018
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