VIN Stickers

[JohnLynch]

What year did ford start putting vin stickers on the fox cars? I thought it was the late 80's no?

[Z282SLO]

I think it was 1988.

[JohnLynch]

I think your right Z. Did you own an 88?

[Z282SLO]

Been around a number of them over the years. Never owned an '88.

[bdecoy]

My white 88 had them

[vinchez78]

Ford should've etched the vins in the 93 cobra, my vins are fading

[JohnLynch]

Ford should've etched the vins in the 93 cobra, my vins are fading

I agree one of mine is getting hard to read guess they fade over time. They really should have stamped it in the metal but im sure it was a cost issue. I heard they put them on there for theft issues not sure how that works since you can sand it off.

[Cobra Jet]

Ford started placing the "anti-theft" VIN decals on vehicles in 1987. This was due to a Federal law that was originally introduced in 1984 (and took a few years to get rolling) - which was that all vehicles manufactured in the US (or imported) were to have these "new" tags on them to try and prevent vehicle theft.

A Ford "R-DOT" sticker - which is same size as the original VIN sticker, is an original Ford crash replacement part. It will be white, with watermarked Ford ovals and bold black capital letters that will read "R-DOT" instead of an actual VIN number.

Per NHTSA:

On October 24, 1985, NHTSA published the Federal Motor Vehicle Theft Prevention Standard, 49 CFR Part 541. The purpose of this standard is to reduce motor vehicle theft by assisting law enforcement authorities trace and recover the parts from stolen vehicles. The standard requires manufacturers to inscribe or attach the vehicle identification number (VIN) onto major parts of vehicles identified by the agency as likely high-theft car lines. This standard became effective beginning with the 1987 model year and required that selected high-theft car lines have 12 (two-door models) or 14 (four-door models) of its major component parts marked with the V.I.N. Each vehicle in a high-theft line must have its major parts and major replacement parts marked unless the vehicle line is granted an exemption from the parts-marking requirements. The vehicle line can be exempted if an antitheft device has been installed as standard equipment on the entire line.

[vuzikis]

Anyone know if these stickers can be replace by an authorized agency? My car has a broken rear bump sticker as it was placed half on the bumper and half on bumper bracket.

[sc-rcode]

The same people who do marti reports also reproduce these stickers.
http://www.martiauto.com/reports2.cfm

[WillyB93]

Anyone know if these stickers can be replace by an authorized agency? My car has a broken rear bump sticker as it was placed half on the bumper and half on bumper bracket.

I'd say if you have some pictures of proof, if and when you decide to sell then that should be enough to prove it's an original panel.

[1993cobra]

i looked on marti's site , i didnt see the vin stickers.

[sc-rcode]

i looked on marti's site , i didnt see the vin stickers.

It is mentioned in the replacement tags section,I talked with them a year ago about these and they acted like it was no problem to order them.They just need proof of ownership,detailed pictures,and payment.I did not have any made so I can not guarantee that the person I talked with actually knew what they were talking about but they said that they can reproduce them.