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About VIN Labels & their Verifiers

Verifiers Required:

VER-1 ( Avery Dennison GenuGraphic I & II
            Viewing Lenses )
UV-1   ( V.I.N. Ultraviolet Pocket Fluorescent )

Avery Dennison GenuGraphic Anti-Theft labels are a pressure sensitive polyester label that permanently marks metal & plastic components. Scrambled patterns of color & shapes disguise indicia making counterfeits easy to spot with the GenuGraphic I & II Viewing Lenses.

Use the correct GenuGraphic Viewing Lense to unscramble the GenuGraphic pattern, letters or symbols. GenuGraphic Labels will read "Genuine", the car company name, an easily identifiable company symbol patterned throughout the background of the label or any combination of the three.

Use an Ultraviolet ( Black ) light to scan the surface of the label. GenuGraphic Labels are covered with a special UV coating. If erasure of the VIN number has been attempted, this coating will be invalidated, and the spot will be visible under ultraviolet light.

Examples of Avery Labels

Avery Dennison GenuGraphic I Label
viewed under ambient light.

Avery Dennison GenuGraphic II Label
viewed under ambient light.

The Label is easily unscrambled using the Genugraphic viewing lenses.

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If label is removed, a permanent marking "footprint" can be viewed under black light.

Verifiers Required:

VER-2 ( 3M Security Laminate Verifier )

UV-1 ( V.I.N. Ultraviolet Pocket Fluorescent )

Confirm security film is embedded with microscopic glass beads and optical coating that form two distinct levels of reflectivity. When the label is viewed using the 3M Security Laminate Verifier, the light reflects directly back into the viewers eye- the images on the confirm film become brighter, as the background information virtually disappears. Attempts to alter or remove the film will damage the optical elements, rendering them non-reflective.

In addition to its retro-reflective properties, the Confirm security film also contains a UV-absorbing dye, designed to penetrate many plastics and most freshly painted metal surfaces. If the window of the label is subsequently removed from this surface, a "footprint " will be visible on the paint surface when viewed with an ultraviolet light source.

Examples of 3M Labels

3M Automotive Security Label viewed
under ambient light.

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When looking at the label with focused light, this clear reflected image tells you that this security label is authentic.

Window of a label is removed, a black light shows an invisible "footprint".

Attempted removal results in outer portion of the label breaking away.

Important Dates
1984:	The US Government passes the "Motor Vehicle Theft Law Enforcement Act" requiring the Department of Transportation and National Highway Traffic safety Administration to develop a series of rules to attack the problem of vehicle theft.
1985:	The "Vehicle Theft Prevention Standards" is established. It Classified certain models as 'high theft rate vehicles' and specified that major components of these 'high theft rate vehicles' sold in the U.S. be marked with the full 17 character vehicle identification number.
1992:	The "Anti-Car Theft Act of 1992" is passed requiring automobile manufactures to identify major components and replacement parts off 'all new passenger vehicles' with a VIN labeling system.
1993:	VIN Verifier Products begin exclusive distribution of Avery Dennison GenuGraphic Viewing Lenses along with the 3M Security Laminate Verifier and VIN Verifier Products Ultraviolet Pockets Fluorescent backlight.

Agencies now benefiting from V.I.N Verifier Products

State Farm Insurance, US Customs, FBI, Nebraska State Patrol, Honda of America N.I.C.B Illinois State Police, Washington State Police, California Auto Dealers Exchange
Buffalo NY P.D., Safeco Insurance, New York State DMV-OFI, Metro Toronto P.D.
Nassau County P.D., California Highway Patrol, Volkswagen of Canada, Budget Rent A Car
Royal Canadian Mounted Police, Philadelphia P.D., New Hampshire Dept. of Safety
San Anton Auto Auction, Las Vegas Metro Police, Los Angeles Co. Sheriff's Office
Salt lake City Sheriff's Office, Lauderdale P.D., Pennsylvania Depart. of Transportation

Items you will need to order for
complete VIN Label Verification

CS-1

Complete set of all 3 verifiers listed below

Avery Dennison Genugraphic I & II Viewing Lenses
3M Security Laminate Verifier ( Replacement bulb included )
V.I.N. Verifier Products Ultraviolet Pocket Fluorescent

All items available separately