The vehicle identification number is a system of numbers and letters used to identify a vehicle.
The vehicle identification number (VIN) plate is the legal identifier of the vehicle. The VIN plate is located on the upper LH corner of the Instrument Panel and can be seen through the windshield from the outside of the vehicle:
Position | Definition | Character | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
1 | Country of Origin | 1 | U.S.A. |
2 | Manufacturer | G | General Motors |
3 | Make | VARIES | Marketing Division |
4-5 | Carline/Series | Carline / Series | Body Letter Code and Model |
6 | Body Style | VARIES | Body Type and Style |
7 | Restraint System | VARIES | Seatbelt Design and Supplemental Restraint System |
8 | Engine Type | VARIES | Engine RPO |
9 | Check Digit | 2 | Check Digit |
10 | Model Year | X | 1999 |
11 | Plant Location | VARIES | Assembly Plant |
12-17 | Plant Sequence Number | 100001 | Plant Sequence Number |
The vehicle identification number (VIN) plate is the legal identifier of the vehicle. The VIN plate is located on the upper LH corner of the Instrument Panel and can be seen through the windshield from the outside of the vehicle:
Position | Definition | Character | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
1 | Country of Origin | 2 | Canada |
2 | Manufacturer | C | CAMI |
3 | Make | 1 | Chevrolet |
4-5 | Carline/Series | MR | Metro |
6 | Body Style | 2 5 | 2 Door 4 Door Sedan |
7 | Restraint System | 2 | Active (Manual) Belt with Driver and Passenger Inflatable Restraint System (Frontal) |
8 | Engine Type | 6 2 | 1.0L L3 TBI 1.3L L4 MFI |
9 | Check Digit | -- | -- |
10 | Model Year | X | 1999 |
11 | Plant Location | 6 | Ingersoll, Ontario |
12-17 | Production Plant Sequence Number | -- | -- |
