[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 49, Volume 6]

[Revised as of October 1, 2005]

From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access

[CITE: 49CFR565.5]



[Page 173]

 

                        TITLE 49--TRANSPORTATION

 

                            OF TRANSPORTATION

 

PART 565_VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER REQUIREMENTS--Table of Contents

 

Sec. 565.5  Motor vehicles imported into the United States.



    (a) Importers shall utilize the VIN assigned by the original 

manufacturer of the motor vehicle.

    (b) A passenger car certified by a Registered Importer under 49 CFR 

part 592 shall have a plate or label that contains the following 

statement, in characters with a minimum height of 4 mm, with the 

identification number assigned by the original manufacturer provided in 

the blank: SUBSTITUTE FOR U.S. VIN: ------------ SEE PART 565. The plate 

or label shall conform to Sec. 565.4 (h) and (i). The plate or label 

shall be permanently affixed inside the passenger compartment. The plate 

or label shall be readable, without moving any part of the vehicle, 

through the vehicle glazing under daylight lighting conditions by an 

observer having 20/20 vision (Snellen) whose eye-point is located 

outside the vehicle adjacent to the left windshield pillar. It shall be 

located in such a manner as not to cover, obscure, or overlay any part 

of any identification number affixed by the original manufacturer. 

Passenger cars conforming to Canadian Motor Vehicle Safety Standard 115 

are exempt from this paragraph.