How do you read the VIN number? What does it mean? Can you tell what number in the production your car is by VIN?



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The last five (or so) digits will tell you which number in sequence your car is. Mine is 10303, which makes it #10303 off the production line for 2002.

If it's limited to 2002 TL-S's or includes the TL-P, I don't know.

 

Thanks, Rickin, I think I have a 7000's.

 

Originally posted by thephantom:
Thanks, Rickin, I think I have a 7000's.

Sorry, RockinTLS

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The HELM service manual shows the VIN breakdown... this is what I remember of it:

Digits 1-3: 19U = Honda of America Manufacturing, Passenger Car

Digits 4-6: UA5 = TL/Inspire 4-door, 3.2L SOHC VTEC V6

Digits 7-8: 64 = 4-speed automatic, non-NAV
65 = 4-speed automatic, NAV
66 = 5-speed automatic, non-NAV
67 = 5-speed automatic, NAV
68 = Type S, 5-speed automatic, non-NAV
69 = Type S, 5-speed automatic, NAV

9th digit is a check digit

10th digit is the model year designator
X = 1999, Y=2000, 1=2001, 2=2002

11th digit is the manufacturing plant code. In this case, A = Marysville, Ohio plant.

12-17th digits are production sequence numbers. Canadian models may or may not begin with an 8 versus a 0 for U.S. models.

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2000 WDP 3.2TL non-NAV
AEM CAI

 

Thanks, RAdams, that's quite a memory you have there! Now, what is the cold fusion formula, refresh my memory again?

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RAdams:

I learn something new every day. I checked your VIN breakdown and its right on!

Now I know how the insurance brokers new exactly the make of the car when all I told them was the VIN.

P.S. Mine is a Canadian model and the number 8 is used.

 

RAdams/Raptor

Would that "8" be the 12th character? Mine is a "0" (USA).

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