Intelligent transport systems — Automatic vehicle and equipment identification — Electronic registration identification (ERI) for vehicles — Part 3: Vehicle data

ISO 24534-3:2016 provides the requirements for an electronic registration identification (ERI) that is based on an identifier assigned to a vehicle (e.g. for recognition by national authorities) suitable to be used for the following:

- electronic identification of local and foreign vehicles by national authorities;

- vehicle manufacturing, in-life-maintenance, and end-of-life identification (vehicle life cycle management);

- adaptation of vehicle data, e.g. in case of international re-sales;

- safety-related purposes;

- crime reduction;

- commercial services;

- adhering to privacy and data protection regulations.

ISO 24534-3:2016 defines the vehicle identification data. This data is called the ERI data and includes the following:

- the vehicle identifier;

- possible additional vehicle-related information (as typically included in a vehicle registration certificate).

All additional vehicle data elements are defined as optional. It is left to local legislation and/or the discretion of a registration authority to use or not to use a particular data element. If used, the value is assumed to be the one registered by the registration authority in accordance with local legislat