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How to read your vehicle identification number (VIN)
Posted: Fri Jul 18, 2003 8:40 pm
by DJ
Digit 1-6 is meaningless... Z is a blank space for further usage
Digit 7-9 means chasis code : 9N / 6N2 etc...
Digit 10 is the manufacturing year
Digit 11 is the factory
Digit 12 to 17 is the running no of car made in that year[/img]
Posted: Fri Jul 18, 2003 11:30 pm
by KarlM
wow, impressive.
thanks for that dj
Posted: Sat Jul 19, 2003 12:19 am
by Scorpio1
Nice one! Just need the car now!!
Posted: Wed Jul 23, 2003 12:21 am
by Col
My 10th digit is X which is 99 but was registered in 98
Have a 99 engine in it now so whether they knew I was going to do that or not.....
Posted: Wed Jul 23, 2003 2:25 am
by DJ
the manufacturing year of VW is from Sept to Aug, if your car is made on 2002 Sept, is it treated as a 2003 model.....
Posted: Wed Jul 23, 2003 9:57 am
by Sadgeek
Nice work DJ.
This works for all VW, not just Polos. Kinda nice to know who the mother of my Passat is
Posted: Wed Jul 23, 2003 10:43 am
by Speedlaw
Always wanted to have a list like this, excellent!
Thanks DJ.
Posted: Wed Jul 23, 2003 1:44 pm
by dub envy
HELL YEAH!!!! My Golf is 100% pure Wolfsburg born and bred!!!
Shame the polo is from dodgy old spain....
Posted: Thu Jul 24, 2003 12:35 am
by Col
the manufacturing year of VW is from Sept to Aug
That'd explain it then made in October, cheers
Posted: Wed Jul 30, 2003 9:43 pm
by The FASTEST
thanks DJ
Posted: Tue Aug 05, 2003 6:19 pm
by wul3er
Could someone tell me if theres one of these for the golf mk5, its for my m8.
Posted: Wed Aug 06, 2003 3:31 am
by polo2k
this chart does golfs too
Posted: Mon Jan 31, 2005 9:27 pm
by dubbprince
does anyone know why my VIN shows my mk4 1997 p plate 16v built in WOLFSBURG,GERMANY?
I've gone over it 4times now...and its definately V=1997 W=Wolfsburg
then running order of 106940.
Posted: Mon Jan 31, 2005 9:58 pm
by carmadaaron
dubbprince wrote:does anyone know why my VIN shows my mk4 1997 p plate 16v built in WOLFSBURG,GERMANY?
I've gone over it 4times now...and its definately V=1997 W=Wolfsburg
then running order of 106940.
whats wrong with that may i ask?
my old mk4 (1996) 1.4 CL was built in WOLFSBURG,GERMANY too.
Posted: Mon Feb 14, 2005 5:52 pm
by dubbprince
nothing wrong at all...absolutely exstatic that it was built there...but thought all mk4's were built on a spanish production line alongside the seat's.
Now i can actually have wolfsburg harness pads, door pins and a tax disc holder for a good reason
