The VIN number is the vehicle identification number. It is assigned by the manufacturers, usually by stamping it on the body or chassis on the right-hand side. Why is the VIN number so important? This 17-character string contains a lot of information about our vehicle.

Decoding the VIN on a DAF is not as difficult as we might think. The first three positions of the VIN number encode the region and name of the vehicle manufacturer. The subsequent characters in positions 4 to 9 define the vehicle type. They may contain information on the design and type of bodywork. The characters in positions 10 to 17 are used to assign a unique number to a specific vehicle unit. Here we can find out information about the installed equipment, engine type, etc. The last four characters of the VIN number are always digits.

Decoding of DAF VIN

Decoding the VIN at DAF will give us the most important information about your vehicle. Apart from the obvious things such as the year of manufacture or the make and model, we will also find out a lot more. We can learn about the history of our vehicle, whether it was involved in an accident or was stolen.

The generated report is an invaluable aid in checking the vehicle. The data it contains is a basic compilation of information necessary to know the history of the car. All the information contained in the report you receive is an indispensable and even necessary element of checking the car before buying it.

What is a VIN number?

The VIN, or Vehicle Indentification Number, is a unique vehicle identification number that contains numerous and important pieces of information about a car. The VIN contains information such as country of manufacture, model year, drive type, engine version, equipment options, among others. In 1981, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration in the United States standardized the format. Cars sold should contain a 17-character VIN that does not contain the letters I (I), O (o) or P (q) (to avoid confusion with the numbers 1 and 0).A common standard was therefore developed to facilitate the work of the police, insurance companies and used car dealers. From now on, the VIN of every car has 17 characters – letters and numbers.

If you don’t know where the VIN number of your DAF is, use the search engine on our website NumerVIN.com and locate the body numbers of the model you are interested in.