Vehicle Manufacture Month & Year

Source of Definition: 49 CFR 567

A federal regulation covering Certification of vehicles. For details see 49 CFR 567 on eCFR.

Source of Data: Vehicle manufacturer

Synonym: Build Date

A six digit month and year, when a vehicle was built, as recorded by the manufacturer. Formatted as MMYYYY.

49 CFR 567.4 states: this shall be the time during which work was completed at the place of main assembly of the vehicle.

Usage Note: Per the regulation, this date is printed on a label attached to the vehicle. The label on most vehicles is attached in the door latch post.

Logical Format (Type/Max Length): N/6

VVHMMY

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