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

MercFan · 3rd April 2016, 10:45

MA3EHKD1SOOA07113LF is the VIN I received from Varun Motors , Vizag, for my dad's new Swift ZXI. They told me that its a 2015, December make. By the letter M and F I assume it is correct? Please let me know if I'm wrong. By the way they are offering a 35K discount as it is a 2015 make.

differential · 5th April 2016, 17:30

WVWL15167GA550455. This is the VIN for the Jetta I am looking at.
Can someone help please?

razorBlades · 7th April 2016, 11:19

CRETA VIN : MALC381ULGM087209. Could some one help please? as I see only 17 characters wherein its supposed to be 19 as per the decoding.

predatorwheelz · 7th April 2016, 11:34

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Originally Posted by razorBlades

CRETA VIN : MALC381ULGM087209. Could some one help please? as I see only 17 characters wherein its supposed to be 19 as per the decoding.

You're reading out the 17 digit VIN posted on the window sticker. The correct VIN (19 digits) is stamped below the front drivers seat. Post it here and we'll help you decode it.

razorBlades · 7th April 2016, 12:29

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Originally Posted by predatorwheelz

You're reading out the 17 digit VIN posted on the window sticker. The correct VIN (19 digits) is stamped below the front drivers seat. Post it here and we'll help you decode it.

got it. its suffixed with *C, so march-2016. Thanks.

Neil Roy · 8th April 2016, 12:04

I have a serious issue which needs clarification. I just purchased a All new Cruze 2016 on March 23rd 2016. The VIN given was MA6FJDADGFH000186. I did not check the VIN against manufactured date prior to taking delivery.

On a whim I checked the manufactured date against VIN last week and it shows as JAN 2015. To be doubly sure, I mailed GM and even talked to their marketing office without any clarity. How can All new Cruze 2016 be manufactured on Jan 2015? To add to the confusion, there is a new manufactured Month and year on the name plate AG - which is JAN 2016.

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So what is the truth here? Or am I decoding the VIN wrong? Any help appreciated

Babs2er · 11th April 2016, 19:18

Can you advice on the following VIN : MAJAXXMRKAGA70748

jaskaranjaiya · 11th April 2016, 19:48

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Originally Posted by Babs2er

Can you advice on the following VIN : MAJAXXMRKAGA70748

Build date is 8/3/16.
For detailed information, you can visit www.etis.ford.com

Tojo_GotBhp · 11th April 2016, 22:48

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Originally Posted by Neil Roy

I have a serious issue which needs clarification. I just purchased a All new Cruze 2016 on March 23rd 2016. The VIN given was MA6FJDADGFH000186.
So what is the truth here? Or am I decoding the VIN wrong? Any help appreciated

Nothing to worry Neil Roy, as per the VIN it is a JAN 2016 manufactured Cruze. The 9th character stands for the year of manufacture, 9th character in your VIN is G (G = 2016).

Tojo_GotBhp · 12th April 2016, 08:50

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Originally Posted by differential

WVWL15167GA550455. This is the VIN for the Jetta I am looking at.
Can someone help please?

As per the VIN, it is a NOV (L = NOV) 2015 (5th and 6th character) manufactured Jetta and it is of the model year - 2016 (10th character). Congrats

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Neil Roy · 12th April 2016, 12:41

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Originally Posted by Tojo_GotBhp

Nothing to worry Neil Roy, as per the VIN it is a JAN 2016 manufactured Cruze. The 9th character stands for the year of manufacture, 9th character in your VIN is G (G = 2016).

Thanks a Ton. I read in our forum that the 10th digit for Chevrolet was the year of manufacture. Below is the link

https://www.team-bhp.com/advice/find...anufacture-vin pg 3 for chevrolet

That's the reason for the confusion. Anyways your post has put my mind at peace. Thanks once again

ashishk29 · 12th April 2016, 13:53

I am in process of buying a Honda Jazz V MT Petrol.
I decoded the Chassis number, and discovered the 9th and 10th characters were "AG" meaning it's a January 2016 manufactured vehicle.

My question: Does the recent budget increase in car prices apply to my vehicle?

Tojo_GotBhp · 12th April 2016, 15:09

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Originally Posted by Neil Roy

Thanks a Ton. I read in our forum that the 10th digit for Chevrolet was the year of manufacture. Below is the link

https://www.team-bhp.com/advice/find...anufacture-vin pg 3 for chevrolet

That's the reason for the confusion. Anyways your post has put my mind at peace. Thanks once again

The VIN pattern of Chevrolet cars were changed from Feb 2011, earlier, the 10th character denoted the year of manufacture, from Feb 2011 onwards, the 9th character denotes the year of manufacture and 10th character denotes the model year of the vehicle.
Screenshot of ghostrider's post regarding the updated VIN:

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Aditya_1987 · 12th April 2016, 20:01

Picking up the Jazz automatic tomorrow, SA has shared the VIN number - MAKGK785AG4005933

Can anybody help me decode this VIN? What all information can this give me apart from the month and year of manufacture?

Tojo_GotBhp · 12th April 2016, 20:53

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Originally Posted by Aditya_1987

Picking up the Jazz automatic tomorrow, SA has shared the VIN number - MAKGK785AG4005933

Can anybody help me decode this VIN?

Congrats on your latest acquisition.

As per the VIN, it is a January (9th character) 2016 (10th character) manufactured Jazz.
Do have the PDI done at the time of delivery, link: http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/buying...heck-list.html

3rd April 2016, 10:45	#2326
MercFan BHPian Join Date: Oct 2015 Location: Yzag/BLR/Folsom Posts: 199 Thanked: 384 Times	Re: ARTICLE: Find your car's date of manufacture (VIN) MA3EHKD1SOOA07113LF is the VIN I received from Varun Motors , Vizag, for my dad's new Swift ZXI. They told me that its a 2015, December make. By the letter M and F I assume it is correct? Please let me know if I'm wrong. By the way they are offering a 35K discount as it is a 2015 make.
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5th April 2016, 17:30	#2327
differential BHPian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: coimbatore Posts: 240 Thanked: 230 Times	WVWL15167GA550455. This is the VIN for the Jetta I am looking at. Can someone help please?
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7th April 2016, 11:19	#2328
razorBlades BHPian Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Chennai Posts: 171 Thanked: 113 Times	Re: ARTICLE: Find your car's date of manufacture (VIN) CRETA VIN : MALC381ULGM087209. Could some one help please? as I see only 17 characters wherein its supposed to be 19 as per the decoding.
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8th April 2016, 12:04	#2331
Neil Roy BHPian Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Chennai Posts: 451 Thanked: 1,673 Times	Re: ARTICLE: Find your car's date of manufacture (VIN) I have a serious issue which needs clarification. I just purchased a All new Cruze 2016 on March 23rd 2016. The VIN given was MA6FJDADGFH000186. I did not check the VIN against manufactured date prior to taking delivery. On a whim I checked the manufactured date against VIN last week and it shows as JAN 2015. To be doubly sure, I mailed GM and even talked to their marketing office without any clarity. How can All new Cruze 2016 be manufactured on Jan 2015? To add to the confusion, there is a new manufactured Month and year on the name plate AG - which is JAN 2016. So what is the truth here? Or am I decoding the VIN wrong? Any help appreciated
	() Thanks

11th April 2016, 19:18	#2332
Babs2er Newbie Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Delhi Posts: 8 Thanked: Once	Re: ARTICLE: Find your car's date of manufacture (VIN) Can you advice on the following VIN : MAJAXXMRKAGA70748
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12th April 2016, 13:53	#2337
ashishk29 BHPian Join Date: Oct 2015 Location: Pune Posts: 552 Thanked: 792 Times View My Garage	Re: ARTICLE: Find your car's date of manufacture (VIN) I am in process of buying a Honda Jazz V MT Petrol. I decoded the Chassis number, and discovered the 9th and 10th characters were "AG" meaning it's a January 2016 manufactured vehicle. My question: Does the recent budget increase in car prices apply to my vehicle?
	() Thanks

12th April 2016, 20:01	#2339
Aditya_1987 Newbie Join Date: Mar 2016 Location: New Delhi Posts: 4 Thanked: 2 Times	Picking up the Jazz automatic tomorrow, SA has shared the VIN number - MAKGK785AG4005933 Can anybody help me decode this VIN? What all information can this give me apart from the month and year of manufacture?
	() Thanks