Release Notes

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

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

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

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))

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

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

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

Updated VIN Decode output to not include Make when the Make cannot be uniquely identified (WMI provides more than one option and no other information is available from the VIN).
Updated VIN Decode output to show Error Code 14 when the Model information is missing, and the VIN is otherwise decoded with Error Code 0.

Added a new variable named Vehicle Descriptor to the VIN Decode output which can be seen under the Show All Vehicle Details section.
Enhanced the decoding procedure to intelligently provide decoded VIN information when the Model year supplied may not be accurate.

Updated home screen to include text related to U.S. Electric Vehicle Tax Credit.

Updated API Release notes section to show release notes from the last two years.