ASTM F2268-03

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An American National Standard
Designation: F2268 – 03
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 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
1.1 This standard specifies the format, content, number of
asterisk.
characters and physical requirements for serial numbers to
4.3 The typeface for each serial number, SN plus eleven
facilitate recall campaigns and identification of stolen property.
characters, shall consist of uppercase characters. The charac-
1.2 This standard is applicable to all bicycles, refer to
ters must be visible to the naked eye from a distance of 45 cm
Classification F2043 on definition for bicycle.
(18 in.) after coating and without obscurement.
2. Referenced Documents 4.4 The SN followed by eleven character serial number
must be reported as one line. No additional identification
2.1 ASTM Standards:
markings may begin with SN or be on the same line as the
F2043 Classification for Bicycle Usage
serial number.
3. Terminology
5. Content Requirements
3.1 Definitions—General bicycle terminology appears in
5.1 Form—The serial number shall possess the following
Classification F2043.
form:
3.2 Definitions:
SN
3.2.1 make—name under which the vehicle is sold. This
123456789 10 11
could be either manufacturer, importer, retailer, or all of the
above. where the eleven alphanumeric characters have the follow-
3.2.2 model—anamethatamanufacturerappliestoafamily ing allocations:
of vehicles of the same make and type. 1,2,3—Unique make, manufacturer, and plant of manufac-
3.2.3 month of manufacture—western calendar month in turer code. The three zero characters, 000, denote that this
which the serial number is affixed to the frame. information is unspecified within the serial number, and are
3.2.4 obscurement—of serial number indicates that a bi- used where this unique code has not been previously estab-
cycle component needs to be removed in order to view the lished.
number. 4,5—Year of manufacture, last two digits of western calen-
dar year.
3.2.5 plant of manufacture—indicates the location where
the serial number is affixed to the frame. 6—Month of manufacture, where:
3.2.6 year of manufacture—western calendar year in which A = January E = May J = September
B = February F = June K = October
the serial number was affixed to the frame.
C = March G = July L = November
D = April H = August M - December
4. General Requirements
7,8,9,10,11—Uni
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