1、Designation:F226803(Reapproved 2015)An American National StandardStandard Specification forBicycle Serial Numbers1This standard is issued under the fixed designation F2268;the number immediately following the designation indicates the year oforiginal adoption or,in the case of revision,the year of l
2、ast revision.A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval.Asuperscript epsilon()indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.1.Scope1.1 This standard specifies the format,content,number ofcharacters and physical requirements for serial numbers tofacilitate rec
3、all campaigns and identification of stolen property.1.2 This standard is applicable to all bicycles,refer toClassification F2043 on definition for bicycle.2.Referenced Documents2.1 ASTM Standards:2F2043 Classification for Bicycle Usage3.Terminology3.1 DefinitionsGeneral bicycle terminology appears i
4、nClassification F2043.3.2 Definitions:3.2.1 makename under which the vehicle is sold.Thiscould be either manufacturer,importer,retailer,or all of theabove.3.2.2 modela name that a manufacturer applies to a familyof vehicles of the same make and type.3.2.3 month of manufacturewestern calendar month i
5、nwhich the serial number is affixed to the frame.3.2.4 obscurementof serial number indicates that a bicyclecomponent needs to be removed in order to view the number.3.2.5 plant of manufactureindicates the location where theserial number is affixed to the frame.3.2.6 year of manufacturewestern calend
6、ar year in whichthe serial number was affixed to the frame.4.General Requirements4.1 Each character in each serial number shall be one of theletters in the set:ABCDEFGHJKLMNPRSTUVWXYZ,or anumeral in the set:0123456789 assigned according to themethod described in 5.1.Letters I,O and Q are intentional
7、lyomitted.4.2 All spaces provided for in the eleven digit serial numbermust be occupied by a character specified in 4.1,a dash,or anasterisk.4.3 The typeface for each serial number,SN plus elevencharacters,shall consist of uppercase characters.The charac-ters must be visible to the naked eye from a
8、distance of 45 cm(18 in.)after coating and without obscurement.4.4 The SN followed by eleven character serial numbermust be reported as one line.No additional identificationmarkings may begin with SN or be on the same line as theserial number.5.Content Requirements5.1 FormThe serial number shall pos
9、sess the followingform:SN1234567891011where the eleven alphanumeric characters have the follow-ing allocations:1,2,3Unique make,manufacturer,and plant of manufac-turer code.The three zero characters,000,denote that thisinformation is unspecified within the serial number,and areused where this unique
10、 code has not been previously estab-lished.4,5Year of manufacture,last two digits of western calen-dar year.6Month of manufacture,where:A=JanuaryE=MayJ=SeptemberB=FebruaryF=JuneK=OctoberC=MarchG=JulyL=NovemberD=AprilH=AugustM-December7,8,9,10,11Unique five character unit production number,in a forma
11、t defined by the manufacturer.The manufacturershall apply five characters,no more and no less,to result in thea serial number length of 13 characters on one line,SN andeleven characters.Additional characters used by the manufac-turer shall not be on the same line.6.Location6.1 LocationThe serial num
12、ber shall be placed,withoutobscurement,on the outside of the bicycle frame within 15 cm1This specification is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee F08 on SportsEquipment,Playing Surfaces,and Facilities and is the direct responsibility ofSubcommittee F08.10 on Bicycles.Current edition approved Oc
13、t.1,2015.Published December 2015.Originallyapproved in 2003.Last previous edition approved in 2010 as F226803R10.DOI:10.1520/F2268-03R15.2For referenced ASTM standards,visit the ASTM website,www.astm.org,orcontact ASTM Customer Service at serviceastm.org.For Annual Book of ASTMStandards volume infor
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15、ofcranks,as in a Tandem,the location is referenced to theforward set.7.Keywords7.1 bicycle;identification;number;serialASTM International takes no position respecting the validity of any patent rights asserted in connection with any item mentionedin this standard.Users of this standard are expressly
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