PASSPORT DETAILSA plastic identification (factory)plate is installed on the vehicle (Fig.72). The numbers on plastic plateshall be read as follows:1 – vehicle designation;2– engine designation;3 – spare parts number;(Number for spare parts corre-sponds to progressive sequencenumber.When ordering spare parts it isnecessary to use the informationcontaining on identification (fac-tory) plate.)4 – manufacturer;5 – EEC type-approving certifi-cate number;6 – identification number (VIN);(Identification number is decodedas follows: first three letters accord-ing to international standards are thecode of manufacturer-plant; six fol-lowing numbers or Latin letters – carmodel; the following number or Latinletter – represents the model year;last seven numbers – chassis num-ber, for passenger car it correspondsto body number. According to techni-cal requirements «On wheeled trans-port safety» model year is defined asa conventional year indicated by themanufacturer. In JSC AVTOVAZ themodel year starts from July, 1 of cal-endar year. So, in the period fromJanuary, 1 till June, 30 the modelyear corresponds to actual year ofmanufacture, and beginning fromJuly, 1 till December, 31 correspondsto the following year.VIN is also stamped on the right-hand telescopic strut.)7 – technically permissiblemax. gross weight of vehicle;8 – technically permissiblemax. gross weight of truck andtrailer;9 – technically permissiblemaximum permissible load onfront axle;10 – technically permissiblemaximum permissible load onrear axle.139