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US Vehicle Identification Number (VIN)

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A vehicle identification number (VIN), also called a chassis number, is a unique code, including a serial number, used by the automotive industry to identify individual motor vehicles, towed vehicles, motorcycles, scooters and mopeds, as defined in ISO 3833.

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\b[A-HJ-NPR-Z0-9]{3}-[A-HJ-NPR-Z0-9]{5}-[A-HJ-NPR-Z0-9]{1}-[A-HJ-NPR-Z0-9]{8}\b

Matches a 17-character alphanumeric string that includes [A–Z, 0–9] except I, O, and Q delimited by hyphen.

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\b[A-HJ-NPR-Z0-9]{17}\b

Matches a 17-character alphanumeric string that includes [A–Z, 0–9] except I, O, and Q without a delimiter.

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