ASTM F2268-03(2010)

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Designation:F2268 −03(Reapproved 2010) An American National Standard
Standard Specification for
Bicycle Serial Numbers
This standard is issued under the fixed designation F2268; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year of
original adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of last revision. A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval. A
superscript epsilon (´) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
1. Scope numeral in the set: [0123456789] assigned according to the
method described in 5.1. Letters I, O and Q are intentionally
1.1 This standard specifies the format, content, number of
omitted.
characters and physical requirements for serial numbers to
facilitate recall campaigns and identification of stolen property. 4.2 All spaces provided for in the eleven digit serial number
must be occupied by a character specified in 4.1, a dash, or an
1.2 This standard is applicable to all bicycles, refer to
asterisk.
Classification F2043 on definition for bicycle.
4.3 The typeface for each serial number, SN plus eleven
2. Referenced Documents
characters, shall consist of uppercase characters. The charac-
ters must be visible to the naked eye from a distance of 45 cm
2.1 ASTM Standards:
(18 in.) after coating and without obscurement.
F2043 Classification for Bicycle Usage
4.4 The SN followed by eleven character serial number
3. Terminology
must be reported as one line. No additional identification
3.1 Definitions—General bicycle terminology appears in
markings may begin with SN or be on the same line as the
Classification F2043.
serial number.
3.2 Definitions:
5. Content Requirements
3.2.1 make—name under which the vehicle is sold. This
5.1 Form—The serial number shall possess the following
could be either manufacturer, importer, retailer, or all of the
form:
above.
SN
3.2.2 model—anamethatamanufacturerappliestoafamily
123456789 10 11
of vehicles of the same make and type.
where the eleven alphanumeric characters have the follow-
3.2.3 month of manufacture—western calendar month in
ing allocations:
which the serial number is affixed to the frame.
1,2,3—Unique make, manufacturer, and plant of manufac-
turer code. The three zero characters, 000, denote that this
3.2.4 obscurement—ofserialnumberindicatesthatabicycle
information is unspecified within the serial number, and are
component needs to be removed in order to view the number.
used where this unique code has not been previously estab-
3.2.5 plant of manufacture—indicatesthelocationwherethe
lished.
serial number is affixed to the frame.
4,5—Year of manufacture, last two digits of western calen-
3.2.6 year of manufacture—western calendar year in which
dar year.
the serial number was affixed to the frame.
6—Month of manufacture, where:
A = January E = May J = September
4. General Requirements
B = February F = June K = October
C = March G = July L = November
4.1 Each characte
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