The fourth to ninth digits are known as the Vehicle Descriptor Section or VDS. This single digit is used to verify the accuracy of the VIN number. Ninth character: The ninth character provides you with the security check digit. The first three digits of a VIN number are known as the World Manufacturer Identifier or WMI.įourth to eighth character: This sequence of characters tells you about a vehicle’s engine size and type, vehicle brand, model, series, and body style. Third character: With this character, you can find out the vehicle’s type or division. Second character: This represents the manufacturer’s name. Don’t say we didn’t warn you because you will fall down a rabbit hole of automotive intrigue.The Toyota Vehicle Identification Number (VIN) is a 17-character alphanumeric code used to identify individual motor vehicles for registration, titling, taxation, and other purposes.Ĭonsider the following VIN 2T1BURHE0FC320645 you may wonder what each of these characters stands for, here is a breakdown.įirst character: This represents the country where the vehicle was manufactured. If you really want to have fun with learning the language of the VIN, our friends at VINwiki have a database that will blow your mind. If the next digit is a 6, it was built in 2006, and the remaining digits are color codes and the build number. SAL is the United Kingdom, Austin Leyland (which were the owners of Land Rover in the old days). ME154 denotes a 4 door, full-size Range Rover HSE, and 8 is the number of cylinders. just unfortunate luck on the part of Land Rover. If you are looking for a Range Rover, every VIN in recent history begins with SALME1548. This car is for sale downstairs, tell us what you think it is in the comments below Next comes information on the interior color, body color, and finally the car’s year and its build number among all Camaros of that model year.
After that is a digit assigned by GM’s Fisher Body division, a story for another day. The next digit would either be N or L, designating Norwood, Ohio or Los Angeles assembly plant. F is for GM’s F-body (either Camaro or Firebird), and P87 was a V8 powered hardtop. V6 cars and the Camaro Berlinetta were 1G1FS87. This is the beginning of any Camaro hard top performance model. I’ve owned a dozen Camaros over the past 2 decades and I have 1G1FP87 burned into my mind. Japan’s Nissan R34 GT-R Highway Patrol Car is Real The most shocking is that Japanese cars all begin with J… just kidding. The US is, of course, #1, but we’ve built so many cars that 4 and 5 are also USA VINs. Canada is 2, Germany is W, and England is S. The first character is the country of origin. They are also located in other locations of the car to prevent chop shops from selling stolen parts. Instead of 23 chromosomes, all modern cars have a VIN consisting of 17 characters, and it is located at the base of the windshield on the driver’s side. This might make your significant other question your mental health, so let break down a VIN so everyone can understand.
After being in the industry for years, many of us can look at a VIN and instantly react with humor or sadness. The Vehicle Identification Number is unique to each car, much like DNA or a fingerprint. If you are reading this, you are probably aware that all street-legal cars have a VIN, Vehicle Identification Number.
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