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CHAPTER 1: DECODING A CHASSIS NUMBER

INTRODUCTION
The chassis number or serial number (In English VIN or Under the windshield just
Vehicle Identification Number is a very important indication. in front of the driver
for a car. Indeed, it is, for example, thanks to him that the (2)(generally for the
the dealer can find all the elements related to your North American market
véhicule :
Spare parts
Options and equipment
Date of manufacture On the amount of the
Factory door side
Country driver (3)
- Etc.…
The decoding of the elements of a chassis number is, in part,
specific to each manufacturer. However, there are some "constants." On one of the passages of one of the rear wheels or
In this chapter, we will try to make you understand one. forwards (5, 6)
maximum. On one of the longitudinal beams of the chassis
1- Where to find the chassis number? In the trunk (4)
Different places are used depending on the builder and/or the Etc.
requirements of the target market. However:
There is always in the engine compartment (1)
For security reasons, it is always put at one or
several other places in the vehicle (some unknown to
general public). This is how it can also be found:

Under the passenger seat

(generally an opening
is made on the
carpet)

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 2- What do all these numbers and letters mean? CF-CKMadagascar FF-FKMadagascar
As shown in the diagram below, the chassis number is CL-CRTunisie FL-F0not assigned
a standardized (ISO) combination of 17 digits and/or letters for CS-C0non not assigned GA-G0 not assigned
all manufacturers whose annual production exceeds 500
DA-Egypt HA-H0 not assigned
vehicles per year.
From J to R = Asia
Japan NL-TRTurkey
KA-KESri Lanka NS-N0non assigned
KF-KKIsrael PA-PEPhilippines
KL-KR South Korea PF-PKSingapore
KS-K0not assigned PL-Malaysia
The China PS-P0 not assigned
MA-MEinde United Arab Emirates
MF-MKIndonesia RF-RKTaiwan
ML-MRThailand RL-RRVietnam
MS-M0non unassigned RS-R0 non-assigned
NF-NKPakistan
A- The manufacturer's identification code:

It consists of the designation of the country of manufacture (United States, From S to Z = Europe
France, Japan, South Korea, etc.), from the manufacturer (Renault, Peugeot, SA-SMGreat Britain U5-U7 Slovakia X3-X0 Russia
Toyota, etc.) and the type of vehicle (passenger, utility, etc.) SN-Germany U8-U0 unassigned YA-YEBelgium
SU-SZPoland VA-VE Austria YF-YKFinland
The standardized country codes are:
S1-S0 not assigned VF-VRFrance YL-YRMalte
From A to H = Africa : TA-THSuisse VS-VWEspagne YS-YWSuède
Czech Republic VX-V2 Yugoslavia YX-Y2K Norway
AA-South Africa DF-DKMorocco
TR-TVHungary V3-V5 Croatia Y3-Y5Belarus
AJ-ANIvory Coast DL-DRZambia
TW-T1Portugal V6-V0Estonia Y6-Y0Ukraine
AP-A0 not assigned DS-D0 undelegated
T2-T0 not assigned WA-W0 Germany ZA-ZRItaly
BA-BEAngola Ethiopia
UA-UG not assigned XA-XE Bulgaria ZS-ZW not assigned
BF-BKKenya EF-EKMozambique
UH-UMDenmark XF-XK Greece ZX-Z2Slovenia
BL-BRTanzania Unassigned EL-E0
UN-Utah XL-XRPays Bas Z3-Z5Lithuania
BS-B0 not assigned FA-FEGhana
UU-UZRomania XS-XW Russia Z6-Z0 not assigned
CA-CEBenin FF-FKNigeria U1-U4 unassigned XX-X2Luxembourg

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 From 1 to 5 letter J and going up to the number 9. Certain letters are never
America of From 8 to 9 = South America used to refer to a model year! This is the case of the
North letter "O", from the letter "Q" from the letter "U" and from the letter "Z"
1A-10United States 8A-8EArgentine 9F-9KColombia
Here are the normalized year codes:
2A-20 Canada 8F-8KChili 9L-9R Paraguay
3A-3WMexico 8L-8REquator 9S-9W Uruguay J= 1988 T= 1996 4= 2004 C= 2012 L= 2020 W= 2028 6= 2036
3X-37Costa Rica 8S-8W Peru 9X-92 Trinidad & Tobago K= 1989 V= 1997 5= 2005 D= 2013 M= 2021 X= 2029 7 = 2037
38-30 not assigned 8X-82Venezuela 93-99 Brazil
E= 2014
L= 1990 W= 1998 6= 2006 N= 2022 Y= 2030 8= 2038
4A-40United States 83-80 not attributed 90 not assigned
M= 1991 X= 1999 7= 2007 F= 2015 P= 2023 1= 2031 9= 2039
5A-50United States 9A-9EBrazil
N= 1992 Y= 2000 8= 2008 G= 2016 R= 2024 2= 2032 A= 2040
From 6 to 7 = Oceania
P= 1993 1= 2001 9= 2009 H= 2017 S= 2025 3 = 2033 B= 2041
6A-6W Australia R= 1994 2= 2002 A= 2010 J= 2018 T= 2026 4= 2034 C= 2042
6X-60 unassigned S= 1995 3 = 2003 B= 2011 K= 2019 V= 2027 5 = 2035 Etc...
7A-7E New Zealand D- The plan code (manufacturing plant)
7F-70 unassigned
B- The vehicle composition code According to the standard, the eleventh position (a digit or a letter)
always refers to the manufacturing plan (factory) of the car. It is
It is in this section that the information is provided, according to the manufacturer, chosen by the manufacturer. In general, it is information that one
specifications such as: can only be found in the internal documents of the manufacturers.

The model The order number in the series

The type of engine As its name indicates, it is the distinctive number of

the article among all the others with which it is made.
The type of bodywork
It is always a combination of 6 digits.
The version

The interpretation of these specificities is generally available at NOTE :

the dealers and, in some cases, on the logbook of the Thank you for letting us know about your
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C- The year code (vintage) of the vehicle
Other sources and supports:
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vehicle (which is not necessarily the calendar year). It is a
number or a letter and responds to a continuous cycle starting from the

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