VIN CODES


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GM VIN Codes

Ford VIN

Chrysler VIN Codes


VIN CODES - GM


The VIN format in 1981 - 1984 changed.
1st digit: Country of origin: 1 = USA, 2 = Canada.
2nd digit: G = General Motors
3rd digit: Division, 1 = Chevrolet.
4th digit: Restraint system: A = Non-passive, B = Automatic belts, C = Inflatable restraint
5th digit: Series: P = Camaro Sport Coupe, S = Camaro Berlinetta
6th & 7th digit: Body Style: 87 = Sport Coupe
8th digit: Engine : See specific year (camaro info) for breakdown.
9th digit: Check digit - used to verify that the VIN was recorded correctly.
10th digit: Year: B = 1981
11th digit: Letter indicating assembly plant: L = Van Nuys, California, N = Norwood, Ohio

12th through 17th digits: Sequential production number starting with 100001.
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The first three characters signify the make of the car, usually as follows: The first character of your VIN represents the country of manufacture
1 = USA J = Japan Y = Finland, Sweden 2 = Canada K = Korea 3 = Mexico W = Germany

The second character represents the manufacturer or make of the vehicle, as follows:

A = Alfa Romeo, B = Dodge, C = Chrysler, D = Daihatsu, E = Eagle, F= Ford/Eagle, G = All General Motors vehicles (Buick, Cadillac, Chevrolet, Oldsmobile, Pontiac, Saturn) H = Honda/Acura, J= Jeep, L = Lincoln, M = Mitsubishi, N = Nissan/Infiniti, P = Plymouth, S = Subaru, T = Toyota/Lexus, V = Volkswagen

Other makes use a 3-character combination:

TRU/WAU = Audi, 4US/WBA/WBS = BMW, 2HM/KMH = Hyundai, SAJ = Jaguar, SAL = Land Rover, 1YV/JM1 = Mazda, WDB = Mercedes-Benz, VF3 = Peugeot, WP0 = Porsche, YK1/YS3 = Saab, YV1=Volvo, 8 = Isuzu

The fourth character is the type of restraint system or brake type

The fifth, sixth & seventh characters are the car line, series and body style

The eighth character is a description of the engine: e.g., "L" = 3.8L for GM

The tenth character represents the year of the car. Pay close attention to this one:

B = 1981 C = 1982 D = 1983 E = 1984 F = 1985 G = 1986 H = 1987 J = 1988 K = 1989 L = 1990 M = 1991 N = 1992 P = 1993 R = 1994 S = 1995 T = 1996 V = 1997 W = 1998 X = 1999 Y = 2000 1 = 2001 2 = 2002 3 = 2003

Position 11: Assembly Plant

In 1972, plant codes changed to reflect the VIN code. For example, "NOR" = Norwood before 1972. In 1972 and on, it was simply "N".

A = Lakewood L = Van Nuys W = Willow Run 4 = Scarborough B = Baltimore M = Lansing X = Fairfax 5 = Bowling Green C = Lansing (B) N = Norwood Y=Wilmington 5 = London D = Doraville P = Pontiac (Pontiac) Z = Fremont 6 = Oklahoma City E = Linden Q = Detriot 1 = Wentzville 7 = Lordstown F = Flint (Chevy) R = Arlington 1 = Oshawa #2 8 = Shreveport G = Framingham S = St. Louis 2 = Moraine (T&B) 8 = Fujisawa (Japan) Luv H = Flint (Buick) S = Ramos Arizpe 2 = St. Therese 9 = Detroit (Cadillac) J = Janesville T = Tarrytown, NY 3 = Detroit (T&B) 9 = Oshawa #1 K - Kosai U = Hamtramck 3 = St. Eustache 0 GM Truck Pontiac K = Leeds V= Pontiac (GMC) 4 = [Lake} Orion, MI


Ford VIN


Ref.: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Ford_VIN_codes
Position Sample Description
1 1 World Manufacturer Identifier
2 F
3 M
4 Z Restraint type or GVWR class
5 U Model
6 7
7 3
8 E Engine type
9 0 Check digit
10 4 Model year
11 Z Factory ID
12 A Sequential number
13 6
14 9
15 1
16 0
17 1

Ford Offers a VIN decoding program: here



Chrysler VIN


Chrysler VIN Defined (Domestic)

1st Position - Country 1-United States 2-Canada

2nd Position-Make B-Dodge C-Chrysler P-Plymouth

3rd Position-Vehicle Type 4-Multipurpose Passanger Vehicle(MPV) 5-Bus 6-Incomplete Vehicle 7-Truck

4th Position-Restraint or G.V.W.R.

Restraint B-Manual Belts

G.V.W.R.:
D- 1-3000 LB / E-3001-4000 LB / F-4001-5000 LB / G-5001-6000 LB / H-6001-7000 LB

5th Position- Car line
H-Plymouth Voyager / K-Dodge Caravan

6th Position-Series
1-Economy (E) / 2-Low Line (L) / 4-High Line (H) / 5-Premium (P) / 6-Special Sport (S)

7th Position-Body Style
Truck
0-Extended Wagon / 3-Van / 9-Wagon

8th Position-Engine Code
B - 2.4L / C-2.2 I-4 2bbl / G-2.6 I-4 2bbl / K-2.5-L4, TBI ('89 & '90) / J-2.5 I-4 Turbo (1990 Only) / K-2.5-L4, TBI / R-3.3 V6, EFI / 3-3.0-V6, MPI

9th Position-Check Digit

10th Position-Model Year
B = 1981 C = 1982 D = 1983 E = 1984 F = 1985 G = 1986 H = 1987 J = 1988 K = 1989 L = 1990 M = 1991 N = 1992 P = 1993 R = 1994 S = 1995 T = 1996 V = 1997 W = 1998 X = 1999 Y = 2000 1 = 2001 2 = 2002 3 = 2003

11th Position-Assembly Plant R-Windsor, Ontario X-US - St. Louis 2, MO B-US -
12 Thru 17th Position-Production Sequence Number
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