Release Notes

Version 3.63 released on 8/16/2025

• Removed the Check Digit Calculator from VIN Decoder application.
• Updated the VIN decoder logic to allow users to decode VINs for vehicles with model years up to two years in the future.

Version 3.60 released on 5/17/2025

• Updated the library of vehicle images to remove the image that is displayed on the VIN Decoder page when a proper image is not available for the Body Class decoded from the VIN.
• Added an additional text that says, "Incomplete Vehicle Warning - Please be advised that the vehicle may have been altered and may not be an accurate representation of the vehicle in its current condition" to the existing error texts when the VIN decodes with a Vehicle Type of “Incomplete Vehicle” or a Body Class that starts with the word "Incomplete".
• Fixed the issue with DBAs not showing under the vehicle details section on VIN Decoder page.
• The following attributes have been deleted from the Trailer Body Type variable:

Attribute ID	Attribute Name
8	Hydraulic Trailer
12	Motorcycle Trailer
18	Pipe Trailer
20	Self-Contained
26	Fifth Wheel
30	Motor Home
31	Water Trailer
32	Open Bed Trailer
34	Chipper Trailer
35	Grill/Smoker Trailer
36	Van Trailer
37	Grinder
38	Slot Saw
39	Ramp
40	Mobile Equipment
42	Rumble Strip Machine
44	Scow
47	Emergency Traffic Control
48	Flagger Signal Trailer
49	Portable Traffic Signal
51	Box Trailer
52	Goose Trailer
54	Telescoping Trailer
55	Deckover Trailer
56	Clam Shell Trailer
57	Flat Deck Trailer
59	Van/Covered Cargo/Enclosed
61	Drop Deck Trailer
63	Recycling Trailer
64	A Frame Trailer
66	Car Trailer
67	Aerial (Tiller)
68	Rapiscan (X-Ray)
69	Walk-In Body
70	Non-Walk-In Body
71	Tile Cart
72	Vault Trailer
73	Cemetery Trailer
76	Tilt/Angled Trailer
77	Kitchen Trailer
78	Shower Trailer
79	Dining Trailer
81	Porta-Toilet Trailer
85	Cable/Reel Trailer
86	Material Handling Trailer
87	Combined Travel/Utility
89	Flatbed - Extendable
90	Jeep
95	Auto Hauler
97	Stinger
98	Fire Training Trailer
99	Communication Trailer
102	Standard
103	Bulk
104	Step Deck
105	Tow Dolly
106	Yard Trailer
107	Air Bag Trailer
110	Breast Board Trailer
112	Tractor
113	Skid Unit
114	Angle Iron
115	Tube
116	Palift
117	Towing Trailer
119	Steel Body/Frame
121	Sport Utility
122	Storage Shed Trailer
123	Rest Room Trailer
124	Workforce Trailer
125	Dovetail
126	Paver
127	CVT
128	Dynamometer
129	Custom Trailer
132	Open Top Trailer
135	Personal Watercraft Trailer/PWC Trailer
137	Tender Trailer
139	Float Trailer
140	Satellite Trailer
142	Wedge Trailer
144	Leaf Collector
145	Asphalt Trailer
146	Log Splitter
147	Pressure Washer Trailer
148	Sprayer Trailer
149	Deer Stand Trailer
152	Vending Trailer
156	Large Hauler
157	Pro-Comp
159	Flat Top Trailer
160	Cargo Trailer
161	Bunk Trailer
163	Multi-Passenger Vehicle Trailer
164	Trailer Busses
165	Adventure Trailer
166	Reel
167	Generator
168	Frame Type
169	Straw Trailer
171	Trailer on Flat Car (TOFC)
172	Chemical Trailer
173	Isothermal
175	Hoist Trailer
176	Work Over Rig Carrier
177	Flat Floor
178	Elliptical Floor
179	Round Floor
181	Step Bed
184	Commercial Trailer
185	Sewer Cleaning Equipment
186	Dry Freight

Version 3.59 released on 4/19/2025

• Added the functionality that will allow the users to share the URL of an individual full VIN (17 Digits) decode results via text/email.

Version 3.58 released on 3/15/2025

• Added the following variables to All Vehicle Details section:

Variable	Attributes
Combined Braking System (CBS)	Standard
	Not Available
	Optional
Wheelie Mitigation	Standard
	Not Available
	Optional
Fuel-Tank Type	Saddle
	Under seat
	Submerged in frame
	Perimeter mount
Fuel-Tank Material	Steel
	Aluminum alloy
	Fiberglass composite
	Other composite
	Injection-molded plastic
	Injection-molded plastic covered by metal

Version 3.51 released on 9/21/2024

• Expanded the library of vehicle images that are displayed on the VIN decoder page when a VIN is decoded, to describe the body type of the vehicle precisely.
• The following attribute has been added to Trailer Body Type variable:

Attribute ID	Attribute Name
187	Mixer Trailer
188	Special Purpose Trailer
189	Mobile Facility Trailer

• The text has been modified for the following Trailer Body Type attribute:

Attribute ID	Current Attribute Name	Modified Attribute Name
4	Dump Trailer/Dumping Trailer	Dump Trailer
5	Enclosed Trailer	Box or Van Enclosed Trailer
6	Flat Bed Trailer/Platform Trailer	Flatbed or Platform Trailer
10	Camper	Camping or Travel Trailer
13	Livestock	Live Animal Trailer
16	Utility	Utility Trailer
43	Roll Off	Roll Off Trailer
46	Chassis	Incomplete Trailer Chassis
58	Motor Vehicle Transport Trailer/Transport Trailer	Auto Transporter
82	Housing Trailer	House Trailer
109	Container Chassis/Container Trailer	Intermodal Container Chassis or Trailer
101	Other	Other Trailer
136	Hay/Straw Bale Trailer	Agricultural Trailer
180	Hopper	Grain, Chip, or Gravel Trailer

Version 3.47 released on 5/18/2024

• Updated the title of the VIN Decoder page to show VIN descriptor of the VIN instead of full VIN.

Version 3.46 released on 4/13/2024

• VIN Decoder home page is updated to show Motorcycle Chassis Type data when Body Class is one of the "Motorcycle" body classes.
• Updated the vehicle image displayed on the VIN Decoder home page when the decoded Body Class is "Motorcycle - Unenclosed Three Wheeled or Open Autocycle [1 Rear Wheel]", based on the values decoded in Motorcycle Chassis Type field.
• Implemented an enhancement in vPIC Decoder to allow for the identification of clerical errors in VIN decoding output when submitted by the OEMs. With the new process, OEMs can provide NHTSA with a full list of VINs impacted by clerical errors for exempting them from returning a check digit error. Instead of returning an Error Code of 1 for these VINs ("1 - Check Digit (9th position) does not calculate properly"), the decoder will return an Error Code 0 ("0 - VIN decoded clean. Check Digit (9th position) is correct") with an additional error text that says "NOTE: Check Digit Exception - The check digit was given an exception based on data from the OEM indicating an error on production".
• The following attribute has been added to Motorcycle Chassis Type variable:

Attribute ID	Attribute Name
4	Reverse Trike

• The text has been modified for the following Motorcycle Chassis Type attribute:

Attribute ID	Current Attribute Name	Modified Attribute Name
3	Reverse Trike/Autocycle (Open or Closed)	Autocycle (Open or Closed)

Version 3.44 released on 2/17/2024

• Removed the value conversions between Engine Brake(hp) and Engine Power(kW) fields during VIN Decode.

Version 3.41 released on 11/18/2023

• The following attribute has been added to Body Class variable: 131 (Motorcycle - Three Wheeled, Unknown Enclosure or Autocycle, Unknown Enclosure)
• The text has been modified for the following Body Class attributes:

  Current Attribute	Modified Attribute
  083 (Motorcycle - Trike)	083 (Motorcycle - Three-Wheeled Motorcycle (2 Rear Wheels))
  100 (Motorcycle - Enclosed Three Wheeled/ Enclosed Autocycle)	100 (Motorcycle - Enclosed Three Wheeled or Enclosed Autocycle [1 Rear Wheel])
  103 (Motorcycle - Unenclosed Three Wheeled / Open Autocycle)	103 (Motorcycle - Unenclosed Three Wheeled or Open Autocycle [1 Rear Wheel])
  105 (Off-road Vehicle - Recreational Off-Road Vehicle (ROV))	105 (Off-road Vehicle - Multipurpose Off-Highway Utility Vehicle [MOHUV] or Recreational Off-Highway Vehicle [ROV])

• The text has been modified for the following NCSA Body Type attribute:

  Current Attribute	Modified Attribute
  96 (Recreational Off-Road Vehicle (ROV)	96 (Multipurpose Off-Highway Utility Vehicle (MOHUV) or Recreational Off-Highway Vehicle (ROV))