Description
This National Standard specifies the content and structure of an identifier in order to establish, on a worldwide basis, the identification of road vehicle manufacturers. The world manufacturer identifier (WMI) constitutes the first section of the vehicle identification number (VIN) described in ISO 3779.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
| Content | Page |
| Introduction | 1 |
| 1 Scope | 2 |
| 2 Normative references | 2 |
| 3 Terms and definitions | 2 |
| 4 General Characteristics | 2 |
| 5 Specific characteristics | 3 |
| 5.1 First position | 3 |
| 5.2 Second position | 3 |
| 5.3 Assignments of the first and second position | 3 |
| 5.4 Third position | 3 |
| Annex A | 4 |
| Table A.1 Global WMI code distribution | 5 |
| BIBLIOGRAPHY | 6 |