I need help to decipher the poorly engraved VIN. The person that built the trailer must have had a few beers when engraving the build plate. I need help to decide on the correct VIN. Department of transport don't have a search function that supports wildcards *. It must be the correct set of 17 characters for it to be valid.
I don't know the old registration number when it was registered and the VIN is not stamped on the chassis.
Check out the image and see what you think.
5T9T2ORBM9OAABD36
Os may be 0.
Yer they said O are 0's. I need a microscope. They did write HOMEMADE and the A is not rounded.
"O" are "zeros". VINs should not have the letter O or the letter I in them. It will always be a 1 (one) or a 0 (zero). That being said, if it is a "home made" trailer, it could have anything.
From the PPSR Website regarding VINs:
Structure of VIN: A VIN can only be made up of the following characters: 0-9, A-Z (uppercase) excluding letters I, O and Q,
Take it off and start again, fill out a self-assessment compliance inspection form for new rego.
This was the form i originally filled out: https://www.support.transport.qld.gov.au/qt/formsdat.nsf/forms/QF3970/$file/F3970_CFD.pdf but because the VIN was not showing in there system they couldn't proceed. I will call and see if they can issue a new VIN and whats required. I have all the other info from the build plate just not the correct VIN.
Letter punches are soooo much easier than engraving…
Once you figure it out, buy a set and stamp the number into the trailer
It's looks more like putting solder on top of the plate rather than engraving.
Engraved with an electric toothbrush.
Do they have licence plates on trailers, can your grab it from that? If not, my guess would be:
5T9T20RBMgOARBD36
5T9T20RBM90AABD36
5T9T20RBMG0ARBD36
Neither of these come up with info on a PPSR, which I would think they should
Can you just enter them in to see if they come up as valid? What site did you use?
5T9T20RBM90ARBD36
it says LAUREL, not YANNY
Queensland Transport have a Rego Check app you can use to find the VIN number. If the trailer is registered, you could use your licence plate (not 100% sure if this works on trailers, however) to find the VIN.
It starts with 6, as all Australian built vins do. I'll do the rest when I get a chance.
Interesting. I had 6 originally but after looking at the straight line and the way it finished i decided it was a 5.
Unfortunately i dont know what the old Rego was and either do the original owners. Its been unregistered sitting in a shed for a few years.
6T9T20RBM90ARBD36 was the best I could get. As someone else said, might be easier just to get a new vin.
6 is Australia, 1 is America, k is Korea, j is Japan etc etc. There are never any Os, they are 0s.
My interpretation:
6T9T2ORBM9OARBD36
Like mentioned before the O's could be zero's, and the A's could be weird R's or something.
First digit looks like a 5 but should be a 6
Ring the manufacturer they may be able to cross reference the date with the code.
What size trailer is it?
Thanks for everyone's input on this :)
I seem to have figured it out, as it gives a result in the QLD Rego Check:
6T9T20ABM90AAB036
edit-
Rego Check Results
Reg No.: CV4857
Description: 2009 HOMEMADE ATM UP TO 1.02T BOX TRAILER
Status: NOT_REGISTERED
Sweet. Your a champion :)