It appears to be a Build Range rather than a VIn .... for example, V1000001- onwards. Sorry, no idea other than that.
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Basically 'V' is the start of the unique chassis number. In your example, Up to V1000000 would have had one part fitted, and V1000001 Onwards have a different part fitted.
This may simply be a supplier change, or could be a redesign. As another example, pre facelift parts will be 'Upto V1xxxx27' and post facelift will be 'From V1xxxx28'.
To specifically answering your question, V1000001 is representative of the last seven digits of your chassis number.
If your the last seven digits are less than 1000001 then that part is wrong for your car, but if they are equal to or greater than 1000001, then that part is correct.
That isn't to say that an earlier part won't fit, so you need to have a rough idea of what you want to achieve.
In your example, there are three different numbers for the steering column assembly, two are NoLongerStocked and one is the current item, all with different part numbers.
Just because something is NLS doesn't mean you can't buy one, so always search with all the part numbers