What type of information is contained in the VIN?

What will be an ideal response?


The VIN is made up of 17 characters and contains all pertinent information about the vehicle.

1) The first character identifies the country where the vehicle was manufactured.

2) The second character identifies the manufacturer.

3) The third character identifies the vehicle type or manufacturing division.

4-8) the fourth through eighth identify the features of the vehicle, such as body style, vehicle model, and engine type.

9) The ninth character is used to identify the accuracy of the VIN and is a check digit.

10) The tenth character identifies the model year.

11) The 11th character identifies the plant where the vehicle was assembled.

12-17) The 12th-17th characters identify the production sequence of the vehicle as it rolled off the manufacturer's assembly line.

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