Japanese Domestic Market cars have a chassis number instead of a VIN. It serves the same purpose, but a different format.
stasdev · 40m ago
Yes, country of manufacture is part of the VIN
dhosek · 34m ago
Country of manufacture does not necessarily equal country of sale.
That said, while some details differ, the 17-character codes are largely compatible across standards although it seems that the check digit is unique to the US market.
ranger_danger · 10m ago
My Japanese "VIN" is 10 digits, but they can be from 9-12 characters.
mrheosuper · 35m ago
There is AI smell in this article. I think it's "The system's elegant constraints" part, way too similar to AI's writing.
Nav_Panel · 28m ago
Yeah. I noticed a lot of "It's not just X. It's Y." which is the biggest tell for me.
morcus · 3m ago
Is this itself an AI generated comment? The word "just" appears 1 time in the article.
JumpCrisscross · 3m ago
The term “not just” doesn’t appear in the text.
galaxy_gas · 27m ago
It's AI slop and undisclosed self promotion for an "AI startup"
That said, while some details differ, the 17-character codes are largely compatible across standards although it seems that the check digit is unique to the US market.