Finding the VIN & manufacturing date/year on Indian cars

Albela · 7th September 2007, 16:44

An organized compilation has been put up for easy reference at the following link.
"Decode the VIN of you car (ARTICLE: Find your car's date of manufacture (VIN))"

Is there something similar to VIN (US) in India ? Is it possible to figure out the manufacturing year or any other details from the Chassis number or the engine number of vehicles in India.

Especially the mahindra scorpio ?

Rehaan · 11th September 2007, 02:35

Oh...

Maybe i was stupid to assume, but indian cars dont have VINs ??

cya
R

arif_t01 · 11th September 2007, 11:12

In India, Vehicle Identification Number (VIN) corresponds to the Chassis No: (Correct me, if i'm wrong!).

This is for TATA and i don't know if it's the same for other manufacturers also

. In the Chassis No:, the first 6 numbers corresponds to the variant and then 3 alphabets indicating the month & year, and then the serial number.

The Months are represented by A to M (I is avoided)

and

The Year as follows:

ZZ - 2000
YZ - 2001
XZ - 2002
WZ - 2003
VZ - 2004
UZ - 2005
TZ - 2006
SZ - 2007 and so on

whatcanthisbe · 17th February 2008, 08:42

any 1 know how 2 decode the engine n chassis number on an Indian car

Ne one PLs I am picking up 2 cars n need 2 know

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amit_mechengg · 17th February 2008, 09:05

why do u want to decode them? give me the numbers. i might help u. i can decode them.

whatcanthisbe · 17th February 2008, 09:10

Quote:

Originally Posted by amit_mechengg

why do u want to decode them? give me the numbers. i might help u. i can decode them.

I need 2 figure out the details like yr of mfg n plant etc
u got pm

whatcanthisbe · 17th February 2008, 09:46

Let me get this.. The first 3 numbers are brz, this would be feb 2008 what about the alphabets & numbers after that

Quote:

Originally Posted by arif_t01

In India, Vehicle Identification Number (VIN) corresponds to the Chassis No: (Correct me, if i'm wrong!).

This is for TATA and i don't know if it's the same for other manufacturers also

. In the Chassis No:, the first 6 numbers corresponds to the variant and then 3 alphabets indicating the month & year, and then the serial number.

The Months are represented by A to M (I is avoided)

and

The Year as follows:

ZZ - 2000
YZ - 2001
XZ - 2002
WZ - 2003
VZ - 2004
UZ - 2005
TZ - 2006
SZ - 2007 and so on

amit_mechengg · 17th February 2008, 13:13

i hope u got the answers to your questions. i have replied perfectly in PM

amit_mechengg · 17th February 2008, 13:15

Quote:

Originally Posted by Albela

Is there something similar to VIN (US) in India ? Is it possible to figure out the manufacturing year or any other details from the Chassis number or the engine number of vehicles in India.

Especially the mahindra scorpio ?

yes there is VIN no concept in india too. now these concepts are being standardized globally. i.e all vehicles will follow the same logic of VIN no.

YES : it is possible to figure out the manufacturing year or any other details from the Chassis number or the engine number of vehicles in India.

amit_mechengg · 17th February 2008, 13:17

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rehaan

Oh...

Maybe i was stupid to assume, but indian cars dont have VINs ??

cya
R

hi Rehaan,

Indian cars as well as buses and trucks have VIN ( vehicle Identification Number) which is same as chassis serial number

Quote:

Originally Posted by whatcanthisbe

any 1 know how 2 decode the engine n chassis number on an Indian car

Ne one PLs I am picking up 2 cars n need 2 know

from your PM i can make out you are picking up indicas. that too 2 nos?? great. see i decoded the plant and what is manufactured in them.

hondadude · 17th February 2008, 14:43

Amit,

If it is not confidential, why don't you share the decoding information on this forum ?

hrman · 17th February 2008, 16:20

Here is the Indica/Marina/ Indigo coding:
I have picked this from Tata Indica Users Group. Due credits to Mr. Achin Juneja, the guru on Tata cars..Very useful info.

The Link:
Yahoo! Groups

MODS may please delete the quoted post if its violating any rights.

The post:
Chassis Number :
A typical chassis no. is --- 600132CTZP78900.

The first 6 characters are the model code --- in this case, Indica DLE.

The 7th character --- 'C' in this example --- represents the month of
manufacture, according to the foll. table :
A --- Jan.
B --- Feb.
C --- Mar.
D --- Apr.
E --- May.
F --- Jun.
G --- Jul.
H --- Aug.
J --- Sep.
K --- Oct.
L --- Nov.
M --- Dec.
Pls note that ' I ' is not used.

The 8th & 9th characters together represent the year of manufacture,
according to the foll. table :
Z --- 0
Y --- 1
X --- 2
W --- 3
V --- 4
U --- 5
T --- 6
S --- 7
R --- 8
Q --- 9
P --- 10
and so on.
In our example, the 8th & 9th characters are ' T Z '. Reversing the order
makes it ' Z T '.
As per the table, this converts to ' 0 6 ', or the year 20 06, the ' 20 '
being assumed.

The 10th character represents the Plant location, with ' P ' for ' Pune '.

The last 5 numbers comprise the Serial No. of the chassis.

So, our example no., 600132CTZP78900, means the model is Indica DLE,
manufactured in March, 2006, at Pune, having chassis serial no. ' 78900 '.

Engine Number :
A typical engine no. is : 475IDI__03 CTZP12345.
The first 6 to 8 character group represents the engine type, as per foll.
table :
475IDI --- Non turbo diesel.
475IDI TC --- Turbocharged Diesel.
475MPFI --- Petrol MPFI.

The next 2 digit number represents the emission norms as per the foll. table
:
05 --- BS-2 from Jan 2005 onwards.
03 --- BS-3.

The remaining 9 characters represent the month, year of mfr., Plant, &
serial no. of engine, as per the chassis no. tables.
So an engine no. of 475IDI 03 CTZP 12345 will be a non-turbo diesel engine,
conforming to BS-3, manufactured in March, 2006, at Pune, & having serial
no. 12345.

amit_mechengg · 17th February 2008, 17:58

Quote:

Originally Posted by hondadude

Amit,

If it is not confidential, why don't you share the decoding information on this forum ?

ya the logic is not confidential. but "whatcanthisbe" PM me the exact serial no he wanted. i thought he PM me for confidential purpose so i replied him back in PM. But i misstook the serial no and judged the wrong model.

He is buying a TATA Safari with 2.2 litre engine.

whatcanthisbe · 18th February 2008, 16:16

Quote:

Originally Posted by amit_mechengg

ya the logic is not confidential. but "whatcanthisbe" PM me the exact serial no he wanted. i thought he PM me for confidential purpose so i replied him back in PM. But i misstook the serial no and judged the wrong model.

He is buying a TATA Safari with 2.2 litre engine.

yup a pearl white 2.2 ex
should be in it on wednesday and then a 350 KM drive on NH 1

hondadude · 18th February 2008, 16:59

Quote:

Originally Posted by hrman

Here is the Indica/Marina/ Indigo coding:
I have picked this from Tata Indica Users Group. Due credits to Mr. Achin Juneja, the guru on Tata cars..Very useful info.

The Link:
Yahoo! Groups

This is great information hrman. Thanks for sharing.

Does anyone know if other manufacturers follows the same standard ? Is manufacturer id a part of chassis number as well ?

I was surfing on the net and VIN used in US seems to be standardized across manufacturers and the decoding is very standard.

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17th February 2008, 16:20
hrman BHPian Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Bangalore Posts: 630 Thanked: 139 Times	Here is the Indica/Marina/ Indigo coding: I have picked this from Tata Indica Users Group. Due credits to Mr. Achin Juneja, the guru on Tata cars..Very useful info. The Link: Yahoo! Groups MODS may please delete the quoted post if its violating any rights. The post: Chassis Number : A typical chassis no. is --- 600132CTZP78900. The first 6 characters are the model code --- in this case, Indica DLE. The 7th character --- 'C' in this example --- represents the month of manufacture, according to the foll. table : A --- Jan. B --- Feb. C --- Mar. D --- Apr. E --- May. F --- Jun. G --- Jul. H --- Aug. J --- Sep. K --- Oct. L --- Nov. M --- Dec. Pls note that ' I ' is not used. The 8th & 9th characters together represent the year of manufacture, according to the foll. table : Z --- 0 Y --- 1 X --- 2 W --- 3 V --- 4 U --- 5 T --- 6 S --- 7 R --- 8 Q --- 9 P --- 10 and so on. In our example, the 8th & 9th characters are ' T Z '. Reversing the order makes it ' Z T '. As per the table, this converts to ' 0 6 ', or the year 20 06, the ' 20 ' being assumed. The 10th character represents the Plant location, with ' P ' for ' Pune '. The last 5 numbers comprise the Serial No. of the chassis. So, our example no., 600132CTZP78900, means the model is Indica DLE, manufactured in March, 2006, at Pune, having chassis serial no. ' 78900 '. Engine Number : A typical engine no. is : 475IDI__03 CTZP12345. The first 6 to 8 character group represents the engine type, as per foll. table : 475IDI --- Non turbo diesel. 475IDI TC --- Turbocharged Diesel. 475MPFI --- Petrol MPFI. The next 2 digit number represents the emission norms as per the foll. table : 05 --- BS-2 from Jan 2005 onwards. 03 --- BS-3. The remaining 9 characters represent the month, year of mfr., Plant, & serial no. of engine, as per the chassis no. tables. So an engine no. of 475IDI 03 CTZP 12345 will be a non-turbo diesel engine, conforming to BS-3, manufactured in March, 2006, at Pune, & having serial no. 12345. Last edited by hrman : 17th February 2008 at 16:22. Reason: Link added
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11th September 2007, 02:35
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arif_t01 BHPian Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Trivandrum, Kerala Posts: 203 Thanked: Once	In India, Vehicle Identification Number (VIN) corresponds to the Chassis No: (Correct me, if i'm wrong!). This is for TATA and i don't know if it's the same for other manufacturers also . In the Chassis No:, the first 6 numbers corresponds to the variant and then 3 alphabets indicating the month & year, and then the serial number. The Months are represented by A to M (I is avoided) and The Year as follows: ZZ - 2000 YZ - 2001 XZ - 2002 WZ - 2003 VZ - 2004 UZ - 2005 TZ - 2006 SZ - 2007 and so on
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