How to identify the car identification code

Each of us has an ID number, and so does the car. In the lower left corner of a car's windshield, there is a long sign with a string of letters and numbers on it. This is the VIN code of a car, which is equivalent to the ID card of a car. It contains a lot of vehicle information and marks the uniqueness of each car. Today, Bian Xiao will talk to you about what is the VIN code?

VIN is the abbreviation of English Vehicle Identification Number. Including the manufacturer, year, model, body type and code, engine code and assembly place of the vehicle, * * * consists of 17 characters. To avoid confusion with the numbers 1 and 0, the English letters "I", "O" and "Q" are not used.

17 digital vehicle identification code is divided into three parts:

1-3 is the world manufacturer identification code (WMI): it indicates the manufacturer of the vehicle.

4-8 digits are the vehicle description part (VDS): vehicle features, vehicle description, body type, etc.

9- 17 is the vehicle indication part (VIS): model year, assembly plant, factory serial number, etc.

Part I: World Manufacturer Identification Number (WMI)

Number 1: indicates geographical area (country)

1 for the United States 2 for Canada;

Mexico 3 votes, the United States 4 votes;

6 in Australia and 9 in Brazil;

K stands for Korea and T stands for Switzerland;

J stands for Japan and S stands for Britain;

L stands for China V stands for French;

R stands for Taiwan Province Province W stands for German;

Y stands for Sweden

Z stands for Italy; And so on (where 1 and 4 represent different regions of the United States, respectively).

Number 2: Car manufacturer code

Number 3: Car Type Code

Usually it is the difference between the internal departments or models of the manufacturers, which is decided by the manufacturers themselves. For example, the Ford car code made in the United States is 1F, and the top three may be 1FA, 1FB and so on, depending on the model. The vehicle code produced by American General Motors Company is1g. Chevrolet is a subsidiary of General Motors, so the top three Chevrolet cars are 1GC.

Part II: Vehicle Description Part (VDS)

This part can fully reflect the basic characteristics of a car.

4 ~ 8: Vehicle characteristics: vehicle characteristics, vehicle: type, series, body type, engine type, restraint system type, etc. This part of the code is usually decided by the manufacturer.

9th digit: check digit, fill in 1 "check digit" (1 digit or 1 letter "x"), indicating the writing accuracy of vehicle identification number (VIN). The correct parity bit can be obtained by a series of calculations on other bits in VIN.

Part III: Vehicle Indicating Component (VIS)

Item 10: model year

This code circulates every 30 years, just like the calculation of the Chinese zodiac every day.

No. 1 1: assembly plant

No. 12 ~ 17: production serial number. Each manufacturer uses different coding methods, and each car produced by the same factory uses its own production serial number, so each car has a unique VIN.