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Old 11th April 2019, 11:43   #2791
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Re: ARTICLE: Find your car's date of manufacture (VIN)

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Hi. My dad has recently purchased the IGNIS ZETA AMT. The VIN is as follows

MA3NFG815K3234583

Can someone please decode the same and give it to me.

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Manufacturer: Suzuki India (Maruti)
Mfg Year & Month: 2019 March
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Old 11th April 2019, 14:26   #2792
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Re: ARTICLE: Find your car's date of manufacture (VIN)

Booked a Santro and the car has arrived at the yard. would be completing the PDI by today or tomorrow. Got the VIN MALAF51CYKM048820 for the same and identified it to be a MY2019 car but unable to decode the month of manufacture. can someone help?
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Old 11th April 2019, 16:23   #2793
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Re: ARTICLE: Find your car's date of manufacture (VIN)

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Booked a Santro and the car has arrived at the yard. would be completing the PDI by today or tomorrow. Got the VIN MALAF51CYKM048820
VIN : MALAF51CYKM048820
Engine No.: G4HGKM989478
Model ID : SANTRO (AH2)
Model Year : 2019
Engine : G 1.1 MPI

Production Date: 09-02-2019

Delivery Date : 31-03-2019

It says the car has been delivered on 31st March. Surprising!! Either this car has been allocated to you due to someone cancelling the delivery at the last moment or was billed/invoiced for year end targets. Please check the car thoroughly before signing the dotted line.
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Old 13th April 2019, 14:29   #2794
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Re: ARTICLE: Find your car's date of manufacture (VIN)

Can someone please decode the following VIN for me?
MALBM51RLKM693726

It's supposed to be the VIN of an i20 Elite
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Old 13th April 2019, 14:35   #2795
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MALBM51RLKM693726

It's supposed to be the VIN of an i20 Elite
Here you go:

VIN: MALBM51RLKM693726
Engine No.: D4FCKM767780
Model ID: i20(IB)
Model Year : 2019
Engine : D 1.4 TCI-U2

Production Date: 12-04-2019 (that's yesterday! )
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Old 14th April 2019, 06:28   #2796
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Re: ARTICLE: Find your car's date of manufacture (VIN)

I tried decoding VIN for my Ertiga. It seems to be manufactured in January. However, dealer delivered it in March. The SA was saying it was March manufactured itself, saying they are delivering immediately as they get the units, especially quoting the high demand.

Can someone please verify my decoding? Is the gap of 2 months an issue?

MA3BNC32SKA120423
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Old 14th April 2019, 12:41   #2797
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I tried decoding VIN for my Ertiga. It seems to be manufactured in January.
Yes, it is a January 2019 manufactured car.

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2 months isn't an issue but it is surprising for the new-generation Ertiga to be sitting idle in the yard for 2 months. May be the dealer received this car from elsewhere.
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Old 19th April 2019, 17:22   #2798
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Re: ARTICLE: Find your car's date of manufacture (VIN)

Hi. Need help in decoding the VIN for Honda. I've deciphered that it's an April 2019 manufacture based on what Wildon explained in the opening post, but additional details will be helpful please. Delivery is scheduled next week. MAKGM669DKN401684
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Old 24th April 2019, 20:36   #2799
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Re: ARTICLE: Find your car's date of manufacture (VIN)

Hello Everyone!
Below is the screenshot of the VIN of Hyundai Creta:-
ARTICLE: Find your car's date of manufacture (VIN)-screenshot_20190424195555__01.jpg

The above pic shows the production date of 23/11/2018 and delivery date of 29/11/2018.
What does this "Delivery date" mean?! I've yet not even booked it.
Does it mean I'm the second owner? Or was this car allotted to someone else?
Experts, please help
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Old 27th April 2019, 16:04   #2800
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Re: ARTICLE: Find your car's date of manufacture (VIN)

Any idea how to read JTP VIN? It's different from regular 17 character Tata format MATxxxx. I'm looking at some stock and can't make heads and tails of it.

JTP VIN is 18 characters, starting with MD.
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The above pic shows the production date of 23/11/2018 and delivery date of 29/11/2018. What does this "Delivery date" mean?! I've yet not even booked it. Does it mean I'm the second owner? Or was this car allotted to someone else?
Where is the car currently? How did the SA give out the VIN without booking?

A 5-month-old car lying with the dealer is surprising to me when Creta sells like hotcakes.

Looks like it was allotted to someone but the delivery did not happen. Something could be wrong with the car or they aren't following the FIFO system (First In First Out). My advice - stay away from this specific car and get another one or go to another dealership.
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Old 28th April 2019, 08:18   #2802
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Please help me in decoding VIN WVWA183C9JA000127 for a VW Passat.

Thanks,
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Old 28th April 2019, 13:46   #2803
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Please help me in decoding VIN WVWA183C9JA000127 for a VW Passat.
It is January 2018 manufactured car.

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Old 29th April 2019, 19:33   #2804
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Please help me decode one more VIN for VW Passat: WVWD183C2JA000483.

Thanks in advance,
Prasad.
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Please help me decode one more VIN for VW Passat: WVWD183C2JA000483.
It is an April 2018 manufactured.

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