HAND-RAIL 0830727 - Caterpillar

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(1) Caterpillar's World Manufacturing Code (characters 1 - 3) (2) Machine descriptor (characters 4 - 8) (3) Check character (character 9) (4) Machine Indicator Section (MIS) or Product Sequence Number (characters 10 - 17). These characters were previously referred to as the Serial Number.The Effect the New 17 Character PIN Will Have on Caterpillar Publications
Caterpillar publications will not refer to the 17 character PIN. For effectivity purposes, Caterpillar publications will only refer to the last 8 digits of the 17 character PIN. These last eight digits of the 17 character PIN will be referred to as the Product Sequence Number (4) .The Effect the New 17 Character PIN Will Have on Caterpillar Legal Documentation
Legal documentation on any machine or generator set will require the entire 17 digit PIN for a complete description. Caterpillar will provide the 17 digit PIN as a legal description in the following documents: Government Shipping, Financial, Insurance and Customer Documentation.The Effect the New 17 Character PIN Will Have on Caterpillar Product Security
The new 17 Character PIN will provide additional security for Caterpillar products. This additional security will assist in the prevention of stolen products. The 17 Character PIN will provide authorities another critical element in identifying a product. With the previous 8 character Serial Number, there was no easy way to determine if the Serial Number had been altered. With the additional 9 characters in the 17 character PIN, Caterpillar will be able to determine if a serial number is correct by validating the Check Character (3) .