this could clarify.  However, the original photo of the sticker appears to be the same as the one depicted in my manual and that appears in my van.  but it is the first reply that has given a logical basis for their being a tag on the door, and one as described by VW.  Thanks, David

---- Richard A Jones <jones@COLORADO.EDU> wrote:
> The IDs on the RF door and on the face of the rear seat/bed
> are Westfalia IDs.  The one in the driver door frame is
> Volkswagen AG.
>
> My Westfalia stickers have a serial number, but it is not
> the VW VIN serial number.  The VIN serial number is on
> the VW sticker, plus the corner of the dash and also
> on a cross member under the sliding door.
>
> I've seen the RF Westy sticker in different places--on the
> door, just below or just behind.  Some identify the vehicle
> as an RV--I think Oregon.
>
> Richard

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David McNeely