> problem. When I tried to decypher the VIN number, GAN4V69#####, I dis-
> covered that it should read GAN4U69#####, the U indicating United States
> spec. The DMV had mutated the V into a U.
This happened to me during a sequence of moves: My Spitfire was
FDU86843L in Arizona where I bought it. On moving to NC, the clerk at
the DMV changed it to FD_V_86843L. I called them about it and they
described a process similar to what you had to go through to get it
straightened out, and I never quite got around to doing it.
I thought I would be in deep doo-doo when I moved here to Nebraska
because they make you get the title inspected when you bring a car into
the state. Prepared for the worst, I took it in. The guy doing the
inspection merely consulted some book of valid VINs, noted that no
Spitfire in existance ever had a number with FDV in it, changed it to
what it should be, and sent me on my way! Totally painless, and totally
unexpected. Made my week!
Mike
mburdick@unmc.edu
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