4100 International Standard (ISO Road vehicles -- World parts manufacturer identifier (WPMI) code Vehicules routiers - Code d'identification mondiale des fabricants d'equipements (WPMi) First edition - 1980-12-15 UDC629.11.01:338.93:003.62 Ref.No.1SO4100-1980(E) 4100-1980 (E) Descriptors : road vehicles, international identification number, manufacturers, identification. Coviaht ntematinalOranization for Standardization Foreword ISo (the International Organization for Standardization)is a worldwide federation of national standards institutes (Iso member bodies). The work of developing Inter- national Standards is carried out through ISo technical committees. Every member body interested in a subject for which a technical committee has been set up has the right to be represented on that committee. International organizations, governmental and non-governmental, in liaison with Iso, also take part in the work. Draft International Standards adopted by the technical committees are circulated to the member bodies for approvai before their acceptance as internationai Standards by theiso Council. International Standard ISO 4100 was developed by Technical Committee ISO/TC 22, Road vehicles, and was circulated to the member bodies in April 1977. It has been approved bythe member bodies of the following countries : Australia Ireland Romania Austria Italy South Africa, Rep. of Belgium ueder Sweden Bulgaria Korea, Dem. P. Rep. of Switzerland Canada Korea, Rep. of Turkey Chile Mexico United Kingdom Czechoslovakia Netherlands USA France New Zealand USSR Iran Philippines Yugoslavia The member bodies of the following countries expressed disapproval of the document on technical grounds : Brazil Germany, F.R. Spain ? International Organization for Standardization, 1980 Printed in Switzerland ISO4100-1980 (E) INTERNATIONALSTANDARD Roadvehicles -Worldpartsmanufactureridentifier (WPMI) code Scope 4.2 world parts manufacturer identifier (WPMI) : The 1 codeassigned to apartsmanufacturerwhichpermits his iden This internationai Standard specifies the content and structure tification ina univocai manner around the worid for a period of of an identifier in order to establish, on a world-wide basis, the minimum 30 years. identification of the manufacturers of parts for road vehicles: this identifier may serve, at the manufacturer's option, as a substitute or an addition for various national or international General characteristics of the WPMl code 3 systems which already exist, such as name and address, trade mark,etc. 5.1 The WPMI code shall consists of four alphanumeric characters. Only the following arabic numerals and roman The purpose of this International Standard is not to prescribe letters shalil be used : the existence of a marking but to unify its structure when,for whatever reason, it is present. Nor is the purpose to identify 1234567890 each part but merely the manufacturer who has taken the ABCDEFGHJKLMNPRSTUVWXYZ responsibility for it. (the letters I, O and Q shall not be used). 2 Field of application 5.2 The assigned WPMI codes will be maintained and checked by the International Agency acting under authorization This International Standard applies only to manufacturers of from ISO: SAE, Society of Automotive Engineers, Inc.; parts intended to be used on road vehicles as defined in 400CommonwealthDrive,WarrendalePa.15096USA ISO3833. 5.3 One or more WPMI codes may be assigned to each parts manufacturer by the national organization of that country in 3 References which the manufacturer has its headquarters. ISO 3780, Road vehicles - World manufacturer identifier 5.4 A WPMI code assigned to a parts manufacturer shall not (WMi) code. the last year in which the code was used. ISO3833,Road vehicles-Types-Terms and definitions. ISo..,Roadvehicles- Guide for the implementation of the Specific characteristics required forthe woridmanufactureridentifier(wMi)codeassignments.ii characters inthe WPMI code NOTE -- See examples in the annex. 4 Definitions