What is position 10-17 called on the VIN?

• A. Vehicle Identification Number (VIN)
• B. Vehicle Identifier Section (VDS)
• C. Vehicle Data Segment (VDS)
• D. Vehicle Description Section (VDS)

Answer: (B)

The VIN is split into sections that categorize who made the vehicle, its attributes, and its unique identity within a make/model. The characters in positions 10 through 17 form the Vehicle Identifier Section, which uniquely identifies a specific vehicle (within the same model and plant) and encodes details like the model year, plant, and a sequential production number.

So the correct concept is that this range is the Vehicle Identifier Section (VIS). The descriptor that covers 4–9 is the Vehicle Descriptor Section, which describes features of the vehicle but does not provide the unique identifier for the individual unit. The whole 17-character string is the VIN, not the subset itself.