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

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.

wildon · 30th March 2011, 08:48

Quote:

Originally Posted by vasudev_2

MALAN51CMBM871798

MODEL NAME : i10 SPORTZ
ENGINE TYPE : 1.2L Kappa2 VTVT
FUEL TYPE : PETROL
TRANSMISSION : 4 SPEED AUTO
PRODUCTION DATE : 10.03.2011
COLOR : BLUSHING RED

Quote:

Originally Posted by ventoman

MAKGM263ABN201689

January 2011 Manufactured.

MAK = HONDA SIEL CARS INDIA LTD (HSCI)
GM2 = SOHC 16 Valve i-VTEC
Displacement : 1.496 cc
6 = 4Door Sedan , Automatic Transmission
3 = V-AT
A = January
B = 2011
N = Noida Plant
201689 = Serial Number

vasudev_2 · 30th March 2011, 09:00

[quote=wildon;2296745]MODEL NAME : i10 SPORTZ
ENGINE TYPE : 1.2L Kappa2 VTVT
FUEL TYPE : PETROL
TRANSMISSION : 4 SPEED AUTO
PRODUCTION DATE : 10.03.2011
COLOR : BLUSHING RED

Thanks a lot Wildon..

Torquedo · 5th April 2011, 11:56

Hello Wildon -

I have just been provided the VIN for a Figo that I booked for my dad.

Looking at the logic that you have provided on the first page, it looks like it is a March 2011 make.

I tried finding the exact details on the other link that you had provided. It does not seem to work for the VIN provided to me.

I would be thankful if you may help me getting more details, before I take the delivery on the 10th or 11th April.

MAJ1XXMRJ1BD26595

Thanks for all your Help.

Regards

Happy Motoring!!

23rd March 2011, 13:57	#78
nkg77 BHPian Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Trivandrum, Kerala Posts: 227 Thanked: 141 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	#79
ridinthru' BANNED Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: roaming Posts: 134 Thanked: 15 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	#81
ridinthru' BANNED Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: roaming Posts: 134 Thanked: 15 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	#83
raghu.t.k BHPian Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Chennai Posts: 451 Thanked: 163 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
	() Thanks

27th March 2011, 11:31	#84
Ravich BHPian Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Bombay Posts: 200 Thanked: 58 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	#86
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	#87
ventoman BHPian Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Bangalore Posts: 300 Thanked: 173 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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30th March 2011, 09:00	#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) [quote=wildon;2296745]MODEL NAME : i10 SPORTZ ENGINE TYPE : 1.2L Kappa2 VTVT FUEL TYPE : PETROL TRANSMISSION : 4 SPEED AUTO PRODUCTION DATE : 10.03.2011 COLOR : BLUSHING RED Thanks a lot Wildon..
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5th April 2011, 11:56	#90
Torquedo BHPian Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Whitley JLR Posts: 550 Thanked: 447 Times	Re: ARTICLE: Find your car's date of manufacture (VIN) Hello Wildon - I have just been provided the VIN for a Figo that I booked for my dad. Looking at the logic that you have provided on the first page, it looks like it is a March 2011 make. I tried finding the exact details on the other link that you had provided. It does not seem to work for the VIN provided to me. I would be thankful if you may help me getting more details, before I take the delivery on the 10th or 11th April. MAJ1XXMRJ1BD26595 Thanks for all your Help. Regards Happy Motoring!!
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