VEHICLE
IDENTIFICATICN
NCPMBER
@.
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The Vehicle Identification
Number
WIN)
is
stamped
on
a
plate fixed
to
the
right
or
left hand front wheelarch inside
the
front luggage canpartment. This
number
is
repeated on
the
right
hand
side
of
the
chassis front frame, visible
fran within the right hand front wheelarch.
. .
VI
N
Plate
on
wheelarch
VIN
stamped
on
chassis
This number, together with the engine numkr
(see
TDA
or
TDB)
should
be
quoted in
all
enquiries regarding
the
vehicle.
There
are
two variations of the
VIN,
one king for Danestic and export
markets other
than
for the USA, which canplies
with
European
Econanic Cmunity
(EEC)
directives, and one for
the
USA
which
canplies
with requirements
laid
dm
by
the National Highway Traffic Safety Association
(WSA).
The seventeen characters of the VIN
are
coded
as
follws:
1.
=A
VIN
character
6:
501
=
Basic
Elite
521
=
Basic
Eclat 701
=
Basic
Esprit
502
=
Elite
A/C
522
=
Eclat
A/C
702
=
Esprit
A/C
503
=
Elite
A/C
&
PAS
523
=
Eclat
A/C
&
PAS 701
Ccmn
=
Esprit
Cmunanerative
504
=
Elite
Auto 524
=
Eclat Auto 702
Cm
=
Esprit
Cm.
A/C
A/C
&
PAS
A/C
&
PAS
2.
Sexrate
serial
number sequences are
used
for the follming groups of
chassis mrket (character-12
1
;
D
A,
ErGr
HrS
B,CiF,K
3.
For change point identification in Service
Notes,
Parts Lists and Service
Bulletins, the follming
VIN
characters
ONLY
will
be
quoted;
Danestic
&
Export
-
5,6,12,14 to 17
,
USA
-
4,12,14
to
17
Example
A
typical change point could
be
listed
as
folluws;
82
D
1100 (Danestic
Turbo
1100)
82q/~/G/H/S0341 (ExportTurbo0341)
F
B/c/F/K
0265 (USA Turbo 0265
1
Note
that
three numbers
are
needed
to
identify
the
single change point due
to
the different
serial
nmber
sequences
outlined in note 2.
If
a
dash
is
used
in place of
the
chassis mrket
letter
code
(e.g.
'a
.82
-
0341
or
F
-
02651, this
is
the change point for.al1markets in
that
serial numker sequence not otherwise listed.
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-
-
- -
-
-
-
-.
1992
1
0
1
-.
