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Old 1st January 2013, 11:49   #1126
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Completely acceptable right?
Yes, Make sure that you are doing the PDI.

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Old 2nd January 2013, 13:09   #1127
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Re: ARTICLE: Find your car's date of manufacture (VIN)

Hello there

I am about to take delivery of a Vento, in a couple of days. The VIN indicates that it is sept 2012. Needed a confirmation. The VIN is

wvwj12607dt015572

Can you pl decode this for me?

If it indeed is Sept manufactured, isn't it "old-stock" ? I hear that Vento production had stopped sometime in Oct and now it is only inventory clearing and there hardly any November onwards manufactured cars.

Thanks in advance
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Old 2nd January 2013, 13:27   #1128
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wvwj12607dt015572

If it indeed is Sept manufactured, isn't it "old-stock" ? I hear that Vento production had stopped sometime in Oct and now it is only inventory clearing and there hardly any November onwards manufactured cars.
Make : Volkswagen
Model : Vento
Production Date : 12.09.2012
Model Year : 2013

3 months old car are normal, specially if the product is not fast moving. Do a PDI and make sure that everything is normal.
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Old 2nd January 2013, 14:32   #1129
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Make : Volkswagen
Model : Vento
Production Date : 12.09.2012
Model Year : 2013

3 months old car are normal, specially if the product is not fast moving. Do a PDI and make sure that everything is normal.
Thanks Wildon. The dealer also mentioned that the car had been delivered to them on 18th Dec. Will check that as well during the PDI
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Re: ARTICLE: Find your car's date of manufacture (VIN)

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Hi Wildon, could you decode this VIN for me - MALCU41ULCM101424? It is a Verna CRDI SX. I have booked the car, went to the stockyard today and looked at it. However, I would like to see the decode of the VIN to go ahead with the payment.

I have only a 17 character VIN. I thought Hyundai's are 19 characters as per the information on the first page of this thread.
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Old 7th January 2013, 17:04   #1131
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MALCU41ULCM101424
Look on the floor, under the drivers seat you can get remaining codes.

Make : Hyundai
Model : Verna
Engine : 1.6U2
Fuel : Diesel
Engine Number : D4FBCU222283
Transmission : 6 Speed Manual
Production Date : 27.11.2012
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Re: ARTICLE: Find your car's date of manufacture (VIN)

Hi Wildon,

I booked an i20 crdi in December and asked the dealership for a 2013 manufactured car only.

Today my sales advisor messaged me with this VIN number: MALBB51RLDM512452.

Can you please decode this for me. Thanks in advance..!!
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MALBB51RLDM512452
Make : Hyundai
Model : i20 Sportz
Engine : 1.4U2
Engine Number : D4FCCU229682
Transmission : 6Speed Manual
Fuel : Diesel
Production Date : 28.12.2012
Model Year : 2013

Also please refer this post to get the full chassis number in which production month can be decoded manually.
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Make : Hyundai
Model : i20 Sportz
Engine : 1.4U2
Engine Number : D4FCCU229682
Transmission : 6Speed Manual
Fuel : Diesel
Production Date : 28.12.2012
Model Year : 2013

Also please refer this post to get the full chassis number in which production month can be decoded manually.
So Wildon,

As stated by you the production date is December 28, however, you also mention that the model year is 2013.

I am sorry if this is an invalid question but, in layman's language is the vehicle 2012 or 2013. Just want to be sure and who better to ask than you.

Once again, Thank you so much in advance..!!
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Old 8th January 2013, 18:12   #1135
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I am sorry if this is an invalid question but, in layman's language is the vehicle 2012 or 2013.
That is the exact reason i have given you the reference link too. In normal case its a 2012 vehicle as its produced on 28.12.2012.

Ask your SA to give the full chassis number, so that you can get the month also which is really matter while registering your vehicle at RTO. Also i suggest you to physically check the same on your vehicle before accepting the deal.

If the last character is M then it can only register as December 2012 Make, if its saying A then it can be registered as January 2013 vehicle.
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Re: ARTICLE: Find your car's date of manufacture (VIN)

Hello Wildon,

I have booked i20 crdi sportz variant. My sales Advisor said its 2012 model and its VIN number is MALBB51RLCM499106.

Can you please decode this for me.

Thanks in advance..!!
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MALBB51RLCM499106
Make : Hyundai
Model : i20 Sportz
Engine : 1.4U2
Engine Number : D4FCCU221263
Fuel : Diesel
Transmission : 6Speed Manual
Production Date : 22.11.2012
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Re: ARTICLE: Find your car's date of manufacture (VIN)

Hey Wildon,
Booked a 520d last week. The SE assured that it was November/December 2012 manufactured. The VIN is WBAFW75050C475391. Could you please decode it?
Thanks in advance.
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WBAFW75050C475391
Make : BMW
Model : 520D
Displacement : 2.00
Transmission : Auto
Color : Alpinweiss 3
Production Date : 20.04.2012

for finding manufactured declared details read my signature below
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The SE assured that it was November/December 2012 manufactured.
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Thank you very much for the VIN details.

Spoke to the SE today based on the VIN and was informed that the car was actually manufactured in August 2012. He got confused because the factory billing date to the agent was December 2012. He also claims that they don't have any more recently manufactured vehicles.
Why would the agent accept an August manufactured car in December? Is there anything that I should be concerned about here? Do you think I should go ahead with the purchase?
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