What does SN mean on a car?
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s is the abbreviation of the first letter of Shenyang, and n represents the General Armament Department unit stationed in the Shenyang Military Region. Therefore, the SN license plate belongs to the General Armament Department of the Shenyang Military Region. Here is a partial introduction to military license plates: 1. Military vehicles generally have white license plates with black characters. White license plates are commonly seen in public security departments, judicial departments, procuratorates, armed police forces, and the People's Liberation Army, which are state power institutions. 2. The white color symbolizes the integrity and honesty of these departments. For example, the license plate of a police car is styled as [Province·A3333 Police], where the word "Police" is in red font, and the rest are in black font.
I've been driving my own car for so many years, and at first, I was also confused about the so-called SN. Later, I learned that SN is the abbreviation for Serial Number, which refers to the car's serial number, commonly known as the VIN number. It's like the car's ID card, unique to each vehicle. You can find it on the lower left corner of the windshield or on the driver's door pillar, consisting of a 17-digit alphanumeric combination. I've used it for many things, such as when registering the car, the DMV needed this number for record-keeping; when buying insurance, the company used it to verify vehicle details; and during that one repair, the technician entered the VIN to check for recall notices, quickly solving the issue. It also contains information like the manufacturing year and brand, which is very practical. In daily life, it's important to note down the SN to prevent others from forging or stealing your car's information. In short, the SN is indispensable for every car owner, and it's convenient to just take a photo and save it.
