VSA 22 (07/01/2018)
APPLICATION FOR ASSIGNED
VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER
Purpose: Use this form to apply for an assigned vehicle identification
number.
Instructions: Return the completed form to DMV at the above address.
DMV USE ONLY
VIN PLATE ASSIGNED
VEHICLE INFORMATION
COMPLETE ONLY FOR HOMEMADE TRAILER
TRAILER TYPE (check one)
BOAT TRAILER UTILITY TRAILER CAMPING TRAILER HORSE TRAILER
OTHER (specify)
If you were not involved in the actual construction of this trailer, enter the builder's name and address below.
BUILDER NAME
STREET ADDRESS CITY STATE
ZIP CODE
CERTIFICATION OF INSTALLED VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER
This certification must be signed by a Virginia Law Enforcement Officer and returned to DMV with an Application for Title and Registration (VSA- 17A) before
a title and license plate(s) can be issued.
NOTE: For a reconstructed vehicle, specially constructed vehicle, replica motor vehicle or a vehicle missing the Vehicle Identification Number (VIN); a DMV
special agent must install the assigned VIN plate and certify its installation below.
I certify that the assigned Vehicle Identification Number has been attached to the vehicle described below.
SIGNATURE DATE (mm/dd/yyyy)
BADGE NUMBER
AGENCY
REASON FOR APPLICATION
Check one. Please note document and fees required.
SPECIALLY CONSTRUCTED VEHICLE - Original title, bills of sale,
certificate of origin, and notarized statement of construction; photo of
vehicle; and $145.00 fee. ($5.00 VIN application, $125.00 examination fee
and $15.00 title fee.)
VIN VERIFICATION (Check appropriate type)
Original title in your name and $145.00 fee. ($5.00 VIN application,
$125.00 examination fee, and $15.00 title fee.)
MISSING
ALTEREDCHANGED
RECONSTRUCTED VEHICLE - Same as above.
HOMEMADE TRAILER - (Complete the Homemade Trailer
Information Section) ($5.00 fee.)
REPLICA VEHICLE - Same as above.
MAKE BODY TYPE NUMBER OF AXLES YEAR OR CONSTRUCTION DATE (mm/dd/yyyy)
CURRENT VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER (VIN, if any)
OWNER INFORMATION
OWNER NAME (last, first, mi, suffix) CUSTOMER NUMBER/FEIN/SSN PRIMARY TELEPHONE NUMBER
STREET ADDRESS
CITY STATE ZIP CODE
ALTERNATE TELEPHONE NUMBER
CO-OWNER NAME (last, first, mi, suffix) CUSTOMER NUMBER/FEIN/SSN PRIMARY TELEPHONE NUMBER
CO-OWNER STREET ADDRESS
CITY STATE ZIP CODE
ALTERNATE TELEPHONE NUMBER
CERTIFICATION (all owners must sign)
I/We certify and affirm that all information presented in this form is true and correct, that any documents I/we have presented to DMV are genuine, and that
the information included in all supporting documentation is true and accurate. I/We make this certification and affirmation under penalty of perjury and I/we
understand that knowingly making a false statement or representation on this form is a criminal violation.
OWNER/AUTHORIZED AGENT NAME (print)
OWNER/AUTHORIZED AGENT SIGNATURE
DATE (mm/dd/yyyy)
OWNER/AUTHORIZED AGENT NAME (print)
OWNER/AUTHORIZED AGENT SIGNATURE
DATE (mm/dd/yyyy)
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VSA 22 (07/01/2018)
IMPORTANT NOTICE
1. You are required to install the assigned VIN PLATE ONLY on the homemade trailer described in this application.
2. Trailers with a gross weight of 3,000 pounds or more, including load, must be equipped with brakes and breakaway switch
The brakes must be controlled by the driver of the towing vehicle.
VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER (VIN) PLATE INSTALLATION
Using the VIN PLATE and special rivets, install the plate in the following manner:
1. The VIN PLATE must be installed on the left side (road side) of the trailer tongue, unless design makes this location
impractical. Select an alternate location on the trailer frame near the left front.
2. Carefully clean the area where the VIN PLATE is to be installed.
3. Using the VIN PLATE as a guide, make two marks on the cleaned area corresponding to the two holes in the VIN PLATE
as shown below:
4. Drill two holes using 1/8-inch drill bit.
5. Strip the paper backing from the VIN PLATE. (Caution: Do not get the gummed side of the VIN PLATE dirty or it will not
adhere.)
6. Carefully align the VIN PLATE, matching the holes in the VIN PLATE with the holes you have drilled.
7. Insert one special rivet into each hole of the VIN PLATE.
8. Hammer each rivet until the pin of the rivet is even with the rivet head.
INSTRUCTIONS FOR INSTALLATION OF AN ASSIGNED VIN PLATE ON A HOMEMADE TRAILER
DEFINITIONS
RECONSTRUCTED VEHICLES
Every vehicle of a type required to be registered hereunder materially altered from its original construction by the removal,
addition of substitution of essential parts, new or used. Virginia Code Section 46.2-100.
SPECIALLY CONSTRUCTED VEHICLES
Every vehicle which shall not have originally been constructed under a distinctive name, make, model, or type by a generally
recognized manufacturer of vehicles and not a reconstructed vehicle as herein defined. Virginia Code Section 46.2-100.
REPLICA VEHICLES
Every vehicle not fully constructed by a licensed manufacturer but either constructed or assembled from components. Such
components may be from a single vehicle, multiple vehicles, a kit, parts, or fabricated components. The kit may be made up
of major components as defined in Virginia Code Section 46.2-1600, a full body, or a full chassis, or a combination of these
parts. The vehicle shall resemble a vehicle of distinctive name, line-make, model, or type as produced by a licensed
manufacturer or manufacturer no longer in business and is not considered a reconstructed or specially constructed vehicle as
defined above.
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