What method is used to compute the check digit? Do we know the algorithm? I
have a calculator here that computes the digits for our account numbers (I'm
a programmer at a bank) and perhaps I can modify it so that we can compute
new valid VIN's for people why do the V6-V8 swap.
-Josh
<jon@dakota-truck.net> wrote in message
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>
> "Josh Battles" <jbattles@bankfinancial.com> wrote:
>
> : Isn't there a check digit somewhere in the VIN too though? if you just
> : switch the one character, then you're not going to have the correct
check
> : digit. Or am I wrong?
>
>
> You are corect. The check digit is the 9th digit (right after the
> engine). So, in order to change the engine in the vin, you would also
> need to change the check digit in order to produce a "valid" VIN number.
>
>
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