The license plate isn't incorporated into the VIN in any form though, so this is demonstrably -- and literally -- <i>not</i> decoding.<p>"Identifier" or "Finder" maybe, but not in any way a decoder...<p>A "VIN decoder" would take a VIN and identify the World Manufacturer Identifier (country of origin / manufacturer), vehicle descriptor, model year, manufacturing plant, and production number -- but <i>not</i> the license plate.