vehicle

A vehicle — the physical object. VIN, specs, color. Ownership, registration, and purchase are events/relationships, not properties of the vehicle. A car doesn’t “become sold” — it changes hands. Plates belong to a registration, not the car.

Ownership history: person —owns—> vehicle (edge with start/end dates) Purchase: a transaction between buyer, seller, and vehicle Registration: vehicle registered in a jurisdiction (edge with plate, dates)

Metadata	Value
Plural	`vehicles`
Subtitle field	`vin`
Identity	`vin`
Also	`product`

Fields

Field	Type
`vin`	`string`
`year`	`integer`
`model`	`string`
`trim`	`string`
`bodyType`	`string`
`fuelType`	`string`
`transmission`	`string`
`drivetrain`	`string`
`color`	`string`
`odometer`	`integer`

Relations

Relation	Target
`manufacturer`	`organization`

Inherited

From product:

Field	Type
`aisle`	`string`
`availability`	`string`
`barcode`	`string`
`calories`	`number`
`categories`	`string[]`
`currency`	`string`
`department`	`string`
`images`	`json`
`novaGroup`	`integer`
`nutritionScore`	`string`
`originalPrice`	`string`
`originalPriceAmount`	`number`
`price`	`string`
`priceAmount`	`number`
`quantity`	`integer`
`servingSize`	`string`
`sku`	`string`
`soldByWeight`	`boolean`
`weight`	`string`
`weightUnit`	`string`
`weightValue`	`number`

Relation	Target
`brand`	`brand`
`tagged`	`tag[]`

Prior art

External standards this shape draws from or aligns with. See Shape design principles for how prior art informs shape design.

ISO 3779 — VIN (Vehicle Identification Number) — Canonical 17-char VIN. Our vin field uses ISO 3779 syntax (WMI + VDS + VIS).
schema.org/Vehicle — Our year ≈ vehicleModelDate; model = model; fuelType = fuelType; bodyType = bodyType; drivetrain = driveWheelConfiguration.
NHTSA vPIC VIN Decoder API — Practical decoder for year/model/trim/bodyType/fuelType from VIN. Our fields align with vPIC’s decoded result.