I don't know what kaizo is... but if you import your car yourself and don't go through a scam artist and broker and all that jazz then you should be fine... I have an import and have many friends with imports... I also do not think that state issued VINs are going to be discontinued any time soon... but may be harder to get for some vehicles than others.
My 1998 mexican spec mexican VIN sedan (aka VW beetle, but not that new beetle crap) has a state of California issued VIN... which also happens to match it's Mexican VIN. State issued VINs will most likely continue forever... There are a lot of trikes, street rods, etc. that are actually custom built vehicles and need these VINs... I do not for see these hobbies stopping or the government deciding people cannot build their own cars anytime soon...
Oh yeah... I also have a custom built trailer that I can pull behind my bus... it has a state of west virginia VIN assigned to it...
VIN swaps are bad... they cause a lot of problems... when you swap out parts that have VINs on them it causes problems too... my daily driver 71 fastback is registered to me via bill of sale with the VIN of a 70 squareback (because that's what the VIN plate on the dash is) and it has yet a 3rd VIN under the hood... If you're going to change a VIN, change them all please! Oh right... and then take it down to the highway patrol and have them approve it by verifying the original VIN and the VIN of the car you swapped everything from.
They are not targeting a specific car... they are targeting the illegal importation methods that a specific company is using to get cars here through loopholes... it's not the first time someone has tried nor is it the first time someone has failed (look up beetlmex). Go through the proper procedures and don't waste your money on a broker and you can get the car you want imported... and it will be much cheaper when you do the work yourself too.
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