intro to automotives. what is a vin? a car’s vin is the automotive equivalent of "dna"
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Intro to Automotives
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What is a VIN?A car’s VIN is the automotive equivalent of
"DNA".
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What is a VIN?It is a 17 digit number
It displays a car’s individuality and heritage
It can be used to track recalls, registrations, warranty claims, thefts and insurance coverage.
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Ware is the VIN?
Vehicles Dash
Drivers Side Door
Vehicle Safety Certification Label
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Pictures of VIN’sDashboard… Drivers Door…
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Reading a VIN…
1st digit represents the country the vehicle was made in…
U.S. = 1 or 4 Canada = 2 Mexico = 3Japan = J Korea = K Germany = WEngland = S Italy = Z
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Reading a VIN…
2nd character represents the manufacturer…
Audi(A) BMW(B) Buick(4) Cadillac(6) Chevrolet(1) Chrysler(C) Dodge(B) Ford(F)GM(G) Honda(H) Saturn(8) Toyota(T)
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Reading a VIN…
3rd character- Identifies vehicle type or manufacturing division
Chevrolet is a division of GM, so the first three digits for a Chevrolet are 1GC.
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Reading a VIN…
4 -Might contain a code that represents the vehicle's weight, horsepower or both.
5 -Often identifies the platform of the vehicle, such as van, or pickup
6 -Might identify the specific model of the vehicle
7 -Can be used to identify body type
8- Information about the engine, such as number of cylinders and engine displacement.
4 - 8 describe the vehicle. The specific use of these digits differs between manufacturers
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Reading a VIN…
9th digit- Identifies VIN accuracy as check digit.
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Reading a VIN…
10th character- Identifies the model year.
1997(V) 1998(W) 1999(X) 2000(Y)
2001(1) 2002(2) 2003(3) 2004(4)
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Reading a VIN…
11th character- Identifies the assembly plant for the vehicle.
12th to 17th characters- Identifies the sequence of the vehicle for production as it rolled
of the manufacturers assembly line
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VIN’s…The letters I (i), O and Q never appear in a
VIN.
The European Union has a similar regulation for VINs, but it is less stringent than the North American rule. European VINs are not required to include year, factory or vehicle attribute data.
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