VIF Match Scores

Here is a table showing what you can expect to be the same for each vif_match score.

X = The SAME
~ = SIMILAR (years +1 or -1) (models similar “string”) (bodies typed similarly)
blank = can be DIFFERENT, but it’s not always different.

VIF MATCH

YEAR

MAKE

MODEL

SUBMODEL

DOORS

BODY

DRIVE

LITERS

CYLINDERS

BED

DRW

NOTES

1

x

Exact (native) match

2

x

~

x

2 is SIMILAR submodel, SAME body style

3

x

3 is DIFFERENT submodel, SAME body style

4

x

~

x

4 is DIFFERENT submodel, SIMILAR body style

5

x

5 is DIFFERENT submodel, DIFFERENT body style

6

x

~

x

6 is SIMILAR model, SAME body style

7

x

~

7 is SIMILAR model, DIFFERENT body style

8

~

x

8 is SIMILAR year, SAME make, model, and body

9

~

x

9 is SIMILAR year, SAME make / model, and DIFFERENT body

10

~

x

~

x

10 is SIMILAR year, SAME make, SIMILAR model, SAME body

11

~

x

~

11 is SIMILAR year, SAME make, SIMILAR model, DIFFERENT body

12

~

x

~

**Different char checks than 11, on model name for some makes

13

x

DT ↔︎ AS vehicle mapping: All parameter

14

x

DT ↔︎ AS vehicle mapping: based on last-year’s match

98

CUSTOM/MANUAL ENTRY: TEMPORARY

99

CUSTOM/MANUAL ENTRY: PERMANENT