Release Notes

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))

Version 3.30 released on 1/14/2023

• Updated the Other Restraint Info field to concatenate the data collected from different sources.

Version 3.29 released on 12/17/2022

• Updated the VIN decoding logic to report errors only for the positions that are used to define vehicle characteristics in the VIN.
• Updated the VIN decoding logic to not suppress the text entered in any of the Note or Other Info fields in vehicle specifications schemas when the same field is also coded in regular schemas. This applies to the following variables: Note, Active Safety System Note, Other Battery Info, Other Restraint System Info, Other Engine Info, Other Bus Info, Other Motorcycle Info, and Other Trailer Info