ISO INTERNATIONAL STANDARD 3780 Third edition 2009-10-15 Road vehicles World manufacturer identifier (WMl) code Vehicules routiers Code d'identification mondiale des constructeurs (WMI) Reference number ISO 3780:2009(E) @ ISO 2009 ISO 3780:2009(E) PDF disclaimer This PDF file may contain embedded typefaces. In accordance with Adobe's licensing policy, this file may be printed or viewed but shall not be edited unless the typefaces which are embedded are licensed to and installed on the computer performing the editing. In accepts no liability in this area. Adobe is a trademark of Adobe Systems Incorporated. Details of the software products used to create this PDF file can be found in the General Info relative to the file; the PDF-creation parameters were optimized for printing. Every care has been taken to ensure that the file is suitable for use by IsO member bodies. In the unlikely event that a problem relating to it is found, please inform the Central Secretariat at the address given below COPYRIGHT PROTECTED DOCUMENT @ ISO 2009 All rights reserved. Unless otherwise specified, no part of this publication may be reproduced or utilized in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying and microfilm, without permission in writing from either isO at the address below or IsO's member body in the country of the requester. ISO copyright office Case postale 56 : CH-1211 Geneva 20 Tel. + 41 22 749 01 11 Fax + 41 22 749 09 47 E-mail [email protected] Web www.iso.org Published in Switzerland ii @ ISO 2009 - All rights reserved ISO 3780:2009(E) Foreword IsO (the International Organization for Standardization) is a worldwide federation of national standards bodies non-governmental, in liaison with isO, also take part in the work. isO collaborates closely y with the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) on all matters of electrotechnical standardization. International Standards are drafted in accordance with the rules given in the ISO/lEC Directives, Part 2. adopted by the technical committees are circulated to the member bodies for voting. Publication as an International Standard requires approval by at least 75 % of the member bodies casting a vote. Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of patent ISO 3780 was prepared by Technical Committee ISO/TC 22, Road vehicles. This third edition cancels and replaces the second edition (ISO 3780:1983), which has been technically revised. @ ISO 2009 - All rights reserved ili ISO 3780:2009(E) Introduction The original world manufacturer identifier (WMl) code distribution per country was established over 25 years ago, and much has happened since the previous edition of this International Standard was published in 1983: some countries no longer exist; the automotive industries in some countries (e.g. China) have developed to such an extent that the countries concerned are rapidly using up their original WMl allocations; in other countries that were originally allocated many WMls, this allocation has gone unused due to the lack of a major automotive industry in the country concerned. In order to address the issue before a critical point is reached, the international agency for the maintenance of WMI codes, the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE), together with the SAE VIN/WMI committee, has updated and adjusted the WMl code matrix. Annex A contains the amended global WMI code distribution. In the course of revising this International Standard, the following significant modifications have also been made with respect to the previous edition: the subsequent clauses have been renumbered accordingly; the terms and definitions in Clause 3 have been made more comprehensive and revised in accordance with the state of the art; the content of 4.3 has been amended in order to reduce the risk of different interpretations iv ISO 2009 - All rights reserved ISO 3780:2009(E) INTERNATIONAL STANDARD Road vehicles Wo