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January 30, 2009, Newsletter Issue #179: Decoding the 17-Digit Vehicle Identification Numbers (VIN)
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The 17-digit numbers found on Vehicle Identification Numbers (VIN) symbolize the following information:
- The first character- identifies the country where car was manufactured.
- The second character refers to the manufacturer. For example: eight stands for vehicles manufactured by Saturn.
- Third character refers to the type of vehicle type the manufacturing sect.
- The fourth and eighth characters identify the car's features (including the body style, model, features and so forth).
- Ninth character reveals the vehicle identification number's accuracy as a check digit.
- The tenth character refers to the car's model year. For instance, ‘Y" represents the year 2000.
- An eleventh character symbolizes the assembly plant of the vehicle.
- The twelfth and seventeenth characters- refer to the sequence of the automobile's production order when it rolled off the manufacturer's assembly line.
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