vin

vin, an Octave code which computes the check digit for a Vehicle Identification Number (VIN), or verifies that a given VIN is legitimate.

Licensing:

The computer code and data files made available on this web page are distributed under the MIT license

Languages:

vin is available in a MATLAB version and an Octave version and a Python version.

Related Data and Programs:

bank, an Octave code which computes the check digit associated with a US Bank Routing Number check digit, or reports whether a 9-digit code is valid.

isbn, an Octave code which determines the check digit for an International Standard Book Number or reports whether a given ISBN is valid.

luhn, an Octave code which computes the Luhn check digit for a string, or validates a string.

upc, an Octave code which determines the check digit for a Uniform Product Code (UPC) or reports whether a given UPC is valid.

Reference:

• John D Cook,
  Vehicle Identification Number (VIN) Check Sum,
  https://www.johndcook.com/blog/2019/09/12/vin-check-sum/
  12 September 2019.
• John D Cook,
  Computing VIN Checksums,
  https://www.johndcook.com/blog/2022/09/04/computing-vin-checksums/
  04 September 2022.

Source Code:

• ch_to_num.py, converts a single character to its numeric VIN equivalent.
• checksum.py, computes the checksum of a VIN.
• validate.py, reports whether a VIN is valid.