car VIN codes

[Feral Pigeon]

You know how the Nissan 350Z is the Z33? and the Mazda RX-7 is the FD33? What is your car called?

The car I'm looking at right now is a CA29.

 

[Famine]

That's not a VIN code. That's a manufacturer's own internal chassis code.

 

[Rotary Junkie]

What he said.

Although certain cars have their chassis code in the VIN, it's still just the chassis code.

@Question: MN12, GG3P.

 

[Eric.]

That's not a VIN code. That's a manufacturer's own internal chassis code.

This.


However you will find that number on your VIN.

My Civic is an FA5. The MR2 is technically AW15, because its naturally aspirated, while the chassis in general is called an AW11.

 

[CodeRedR51]

Cars I have owned:

FB
FC
EK
B13
B14
B15
NA

👍

 

[Sniffs]

in no particular order

Fox
GM a body
CC AA body
GMT-350
and others I've never discovered the platform designation for

 

[Kent]

Oddly enough the vin of all civic si sedans has the chasis code in it, they all have fa5 somewhere... Either that or or it was s major coincidence that both fa5s I bought had fa5 in the vin.

 

[Eric.]

Oddly enough the vin of all civic si sedans has the chasis code in it, they all have fa5 somewhere... Either that or or it was s major coincidence that both fa5s I bought had fa5 in the vin.

You've had two Si's now?


The current Civic chassis codes are:

FG1 = USDM Civic Coupe
FG2 = USDM Civic Si Coupe
FA1 = USDM Civic Sedan
FA3 = Civic Hybrid
FA5 = USDM Civic Si Sedan

FN2 = Euro Type R
FD2 = JDM Type R

 

[Heldenzeit]

Y-Body or C4 93 Corvette

My first car was a 92 F-Body Camaro.

Cool thread idea.

 

[motortrend]

In my house the cars are an E110 which will probably be mine when I start driving, An E92 and an XE20

 

[E38]

This.


However you will find that number on your VIN.

My Civic is an FA5. The MR2 is technically AW15, because its naturally aspirated, while the chassis in general is called an AW11.

I think that is more of a Japanese trend. None of the European cars I've owned have the chassis code explicitly written in the VIN.

For example my 7 Series VIN is edited and there is no "e-code" to be found in there.

 

[Famine]

my 7 Series VIN is edited

Your choice if you want to put it back in, but I really, really wouldn't if I were you.

 

[McLaren]

I think that is more of a Japanese trend. None of the European cars I've owned have the chassis code explicitly written in the VIN.

For example my 7 Series VIN is edited and there is no "e-code" to be found in there.

Most likely correct. My 3 doesn't have E92 anywhere in it.

My Si (FA5) & TL (UA7) do however.

 

[YSSMAN]

As someone who has owned a couple of Volkswagens, I've always found it strange that they don't exactly have a chassis code system. Or, I guess I'll say it this way, they generally don't refer to them by chassis code, and instead by generation.

Still...

'93 Volkswagen Fox (G1)
'96 Volkswagen Jetta (MKIII / A3)
'98 Toyota Celica (ST204)


Otherwise, it seems like most of the other family cars come in pairs...
'68 Chevrolet Camaro (GM F-Body)
'91 Pontiac Firebird (GM F-Body)
'98 Pontiac Grand Prix (GM W-Body)
'07 Chevrolet Impala (GM W-Body)
'09 Chevrolet Avalanche (GM GMT900)
'10 GMC Yukon (GM GMT900)
'03 Volkswagen Golf Cabrio (MKIII A3)

 

[Jim Prower]

All I've Owned/driven...

Plymouth Voyager (AS)
Plymouth Reliant Wagon (K)
Chevrolet Nova (AE82)
Nissan 200SX (B14)

Family owns or has owned recently...

Mom (Current):
VW Rabbit Cabriolet (A1/Typ 17)
Chrysler Town and Country (RS)

Dad (current):
Chevrolet Silverado (GMT 900) (supplied by his/my employer)

Brother (entire history):
Mazda B2000 (4th gen)
Chevrolet Nova (AE82)
Ford Ranger (First gen/PN105)
Ford Taurus (D186)
??? (????) (Since the Taurus is dead...and he's in a bit of a pickle himself.)

 

[Greycap]

I think that is more of a Japanese trend. None of the European cars I've owned have the chassis code explicitly written in the VIN.

I've only had one, my Volvo, and it's there.

YV1245883N1xxxxxx

(nothing to worry about, all that number tells is that it's a five door '92 model 240 made by Volvo in Sweden at the Torslanda plant, powered by a B230F with a M47 transmission)

 

[stumpydino]

I used to have an R8

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