VIN Numbers And Year of Manufacture?????????? - Page 2

 On Wed, 11 Jun 2008 19:59:51 -0700 (PDT), Bally Tim


I cannot give you a link to the VIN data but, in the US, a
vehicle may not be sold as a particular year model more than
one Jan1 date of manufacture.  That would allow a 1976 model
to be sold as early as Jan 2, 1975.  The last production
date would be Dec 31, 1976.  That keeps manufactures from
starting to sell a vehicle several years before the year of
the model even arrives.  These dates also consider emission
and safety requirements that prevent a vehicle from
continuing in production for several years for the purpose
of avoiding updated standards.


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