History of the Vehicle Identification Number "VIN" All Jeep
Vehicles In the mid 1950's American automobile manufacturers
began stamping and casting identifying numbers on cars and their
parts. The vehicle identification number has become referred to
as the "VIN". The obvious purpose was to give an accurate
description of the vehicle when mass production numbers were
starting to climb in very significant numbers. Research has
shown that early Vin's came in all sorts of variations which
depended on the individual manufacturer at that time. In the
early 1980's the National highway Traffic Safety Administration
(U.S. Dept. of Transport) required that all road vehicles must
contain a 17 character VIN. This established the fixed VIN
system for major vehicle manufacturers as it is known today.
Thus, establishing a unique "DNA" style number for each unique
vehicle which rolled off the assembly line. The VIN has 17
characters to provide details about your Jeep. Each character
represents something about your Jeep excep