ARTICLE: Find your car's date of manufacture (VIN)

Furebo · 21st March 2011, 10:15

Quote:

Originally Posted by smrtdvl

Yes VIN = chassis number of the vehicle.

In fact most showrooms are aware of the term chassis number and not VIN.

Thanks a lot for the confirmation

, was really confused regarding this.

One more question i wanted to ask was that is the chassis number located on multiple places on the car? Because i have observed that a similar number is present in the engine bay, below the driver side door and stickered to the side windscreen.

Any input regarding the same would be appreciated.

s3va · 22nd March 2011, 15:50

Wildon quick one> Sorry I dont have the VIN no yet though I have the engine no as highlighted below :

6G1EK5DY1AL428488

Please help me in placing the month and year of mfg..Thanks much

EDIT : Car Mfg : Chevrolet

Furebo · 22nd March 2011, 18:51

Quote:

Originally Posted by s3va

Wildon quick one> Sorry I dont have the VIN no yet though I have the engine no as highlighted below :

Please help me in placing the month and year of mfg..Thanks much

Without the VIN/chassis number you cannot find the month and year of manufacture.

Please have a look at the guide Wildon has posted and only if you cannot decode the VIN after that, then post your query here.

s3va · 22nd March 2011, 21:05

Quote:

Originally Posted by s3va

Wildon quick one> Sorry I dont have the VIN no yet though I have the engine no as highlighted below :

6G1EK5DY1AL428488

Please help me in placing the month and year of mfg..Thanks much

EDIT : Car Mfg : Chevrolet

Wildon, that was a typo, the above no is the chassis no and not engine no.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Furebo

Without the VIN/chassis number you cannot find the month and year of manufacture.

Please have a look at the guide Wildon has posted and only if you cannot decode the VIN after that, then post your query here.

Obviously I have posted this after referring the guide, and since the above no format was quite different from the one posted under the Chevy section, I have posted this query of mine. And lets leave it to the experts to decide !

Furebo · 22nd March 2011, 23:19

Quote:

Originally Posted by s3va

I have posted this query of mine. And lets leave it to the experts to decide !

Sure thing buddy, but if you refer to his previous posts then you will observe that he has mentioned that he has no further data on the particular Chevy number you have posted.

Anyways, will let the experts decide. A piece of advice: Please don't get offended.

I was just trying to help.

nkg77 · 23rd March 2011, 13:57

Booked a Fiat Punto and the VIN I got is MCA118A5E07026738CMZ. Is there a way to make out the color/fuel/variant of the car from the VIN number?

ridinthru' · 23rd March 2011, 14:45

Dear Wildon ! would appreciate if you could help me with this VIN MAJ1XXMRJBK14906

wildon · 23rd March 2011, 18:14

Quote:

Originally Posted by nkg77

MCA118A5E07026738CMZ

No color.

118A5E=1.3 16V E4 75CV / 55KW EMOTION PACK
CMZ = March 2011 vehicle.

Quote:

Originally Posted by ridinthru'

MAJ1XXMRJBK14906

You missed out one character from the VIN.
Full VIN is MAJ1XXMRJ1BK14906

Build Date: 25.02.2011
Vehicle Line: Figo
Body Style: 5 Door Saloon
Version: Series 30
Engine: 1.4L Duratorq-TDCi (68PS) - DV
Transmission: 5 Speed Manual Transaxle - B5/IB5
Drive: RHD FWD
Axle Ratio: 3.82
Emission: Stage IV Emissions
Air Conditioning: Manual Air Conditioning
Territory: (+)"IND"
Paint: Diamond White 73
Interior Colour: Stone Interior

ridinthru' · 23rd March 2011, 20:26

thnx bro...you're right I did miss 1 character !

cheers!

RD

nkg77 · 23rd March 2011, 22:12

Quote:

Originally Posted by wildon

No color.

118A5E=1.3 16V E4 75CV / 55KW EMOTION PACK
CMZ = March 2011 vehicle.

Thanks a lot Wildon

raghu.t.k · 27th March 2011, 09:46

I got the Chasis and engine number for the new AStar booked.

Chasis number : MA3EPDEIS00416160 (x)BB
Engine number : K10BN1381684

Based on the chart for Maruti, and the last 2 chars BB, I understand that the vehicle was manufatured in Feb 2011. What more can we infer from the 2 numbers given above?

Thanks and regards
Raghu

Ravich · 27th March 2011, 11:31

BMW VIN Decoder link
BMW VIN Decoder - By Mitsuhiko Kanekatsu
If you enter the last 7 digits of your VIN/Chassis number , this gives you month of manufacture and some addtl vehicle type data.

wildon · 28th March 2011, 15:44

Location of Chasis and Engine Numbers of various vehicles

Courtesy: Rakesh Vaid / Ripul
Source : Insurance Surveyors

Many times we used to look for the Engine Number and Chassis number of the vehicles for various reasons. Here is the location of those for almost all vehicles. Thanks to the Original poster for sharing this with rest of the world.

vasudev_2 · 29th March 2011, 18:27

Hi Wildon,

Could you please help me decoding the below VIN number. I have booked i10 AT Sportz. I could decode this as 2011 make but could not get the month of manufacture !

MALAN51CMBM 871798
G4LABM636626

Thanks.

ventoman · 29th March 2011, 18:41

Wildon,

This is for my friend.

Could you please decode VIN: MAKGM263ABN201689 for me.

Thanks in advance.

22nd March 2011, 15:50	#77
s3va BHPian Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Dubai Posts: 646 Thanked: 7 Times View My Garage	Re: ARTICLE: Find your car's date of manufacture (VIN) Wildon quick one> Sorry I dont have the VIN no yet though I have the engine no as highlighted below : 6G1EK5DY1AL428488 Please help me in placing the month and year of mfg..Thanks much EDIT : Car Mfg : Chevrolet
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23rd March 2011, 13:57	#81
nkg77 BHPian Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Trivandrum, Kerala Posts: 228 Thanked: 143 Times	Re: ARTICLE: Find your car's date of manufacture (VIN) Booked a Fiat Punto and the VIN I got is MCA118A5E07026738CMZ. Is there a way to make out the color/fuel/variant of the car from the VIN number?
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23rd March 2011, 14:45	#82
ridinthru' BANNED Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: roaming Posts: 134 Thanked: 20 Times	Re: ARTICLE: Find your car's date of manufacture (VIN) Dear Wildon ! would appreciate if you could help me with this VIN MAJ1XXMRJBK14906
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23rd March 2011, 20:26	#84
ridinthru' BANNED Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: roaming Posts: 134 Thanked: 20 Times	Re: ARTICLE: Find your car's date of manufacture (VIN) thnx bro...you're right I did miss 1 character ! cheers! RD
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27th March 2011, 09:46	#86
raghu.t.k BHPian Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Chennai Posts: 474 Thanked: 208 Times	Re: ARTICLE: Find your car's date of manufacture (VIN) I got the Chasis and engine number for the new AStar booked. Chasis number : MA3EPDEIS00416160 (x)BB Engine number : K10BN1381684 Based on the chart for Maruti, and the last 2 chars BB, I understand that the vehicle was manufatured in Feb 2011. What more can we infer from the 2 numbers given above? Thanks and regards Raghu
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27th March 2011, 11:31	#87
Ravich BHPian Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Bombay Posts: 207 Thanked: 77 Times	Re: ARTICLE: Find your car's date of manufacture (VIN) BMW VIN Decoder link BMW VIN Decoder - By Mitsuhiko Kanekatsu If you enter the last 7 digits of your VIN/Chassis number , this gives you month of manufacture and some addtl vehicle type data.
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29th March 2011, 18:27	#89
vasudev_2 Newbie Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: bangalore Posts: 8 Thanked: 0 Times	Re: ARTICLE: Find your car's date of manufacture (VIN) Hi Wildon, Could you please help me decoding the below VIN number. I have booked i10 AT Sportz. I could decode this as 2011 make but could not get the month of manufacture ! MALAN51CMBM 871798 G4LABM636626 Thanks.
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29th March 2011, 18:41	#90
ventoman BHPian Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Blr/London Posts: 316 Thanked: 180 Times	Re: ARTICLE: Find your car's date of manufacture (VIN) Wildon, This is for my friend. Could you please decode VIN: MAKGM263ABN201689 for me. Thanks in advance.
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