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Originally Posted by Electronic M
Chassis or model number is the only positive identifier.... serial is like the vin on a car only there is usually NO information encoded in it.
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For decades, I worked at a police department, as a civilian employee, entering stolen vehicles into a database.
FYI, Vehicles 1981 and newer have a LOT of information about the vehicle in the VIN.
The first two characters tell you what country the vehicle was assembled in.
The tenth character tells you the model year.
The eleventh, which assembly plant (of said manufacturer) the vehicle was built in. Other features (Engine, body style, trim level) are encoded (though how such codes are used DO vary with manufacturer).
I would surprise officers by describing the vehicle to them as soon as they finished reading the VIN.