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<blockquote data-quote="haywire" data-source="post: 547317" data-attributes="member: 16474"><p><span style="color: blue"><span style="font-size: 12px">General/global VIN decode:</span></span></p><p></p><p><img src="http://cache.gawkerassets.com/assets/images/12/2011/09/medium_The_Vin_Plate.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>As you can see in the graphic above, the VIN is composed of six parts:</p><p></p><p>Make/Model: (Digits 1-3) This breaks out the vehicle's make, model, and manufacturer.</p><p></p><p>Vehicle Features: (Digits 4-8) These digits identify the various features of the specific model — trim specifications, driveline options, etc.</p><p></p><p>Verifying #: (Digit 9) Determined through a complex mathematical formula that relates to the other numbers in the VIN; used to verify that the VIN itself is not fake.</p><p></p><p>Model Year: (Digit 10) Represents the vehicle's model year, which is not to be confused with the year it was sold or delivered.</p><p></p><p>Assembly Plant: (Digit 11) An internal digit that shows where the car was built.</p><p></p><p>Sequence Of Model Production: (Digit 12-17) These digits indicate the order in which the vehicle left the assembly line. This is effectively the serial number.</p><p></p><p>Note: A VIN will never include the letters I, O, or Q because of their similarity to the numbers "1" and "0." BUt seriously, though: Who confuses a Q with a 0?</p><p></p><p></p><p><span style="color: blue"><span style="font-size: 12px">BMW VIN Decode</span>:</span></p><p></p><p><img src="http://www.unofficialbmw.com/images/all_vin_chart.gif" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p><span style="color: blue">Another one</span></p><p></p><p><img src="http://www.bmwccbc.org/resources/vin/aufbau.gif" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p><span style="color: blue">Yet another one with more details:</span></p><p></p><p><img src="http://www.bimmerfest.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=52297&stc=1" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p></p><p><span style="color: blue">Further read:</span></p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.bimmerfest.com/forums/showthread.php?p=1231654" target="_blank">http://www.bimmerfest.com/forums/showthread.php?p=1231654</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="haywire, post: 547317, member: 16474"] [COLOR="blue"][SIZE="3"]General/global VIN decode:[/SIZE][/COLOR] [IMG]http://cache.gawkerassets.com/assets/images/12/2011/09/medium_The_Vin_Plate.jpg[/IMG] As you can see in the graphic above, the VIN is composed of six parts: Make/Model: (Digits 1-3) This breaks out the vehicle's make, model, and manufacturer. Vehicle Features: (Digits 4-8) These digits identify the various features of the specific model — trim specifications, driveline options, etc. Verifying #: (Digit 9) Determined through a complex mathematical formula that relates to the other numbers in the VIN; used to verify that the VIN itself is not fake. Model Year: (Digit 10) Represents the vehicle's model year, which is not to be confused with the year it was sold or delivered. Assembly Plant: (Digit 11) An internal digit that shows where the car was built. Sequence Of Model Production: (Digit 12-17) These digits indicate the order in which the vehicle left the assembly line. This is effectively the serial number. Note: A VIN will never include the letters I, O, or Q because of their similarity to the numbers "1" and "0." BUt seriously, though: Who confuses a Q with a 0? [COLOR="blue"][SIZE="3"]BMW VIN Decode[/SIZE]:[/COLOR] [IMG]http://www.unofficialbmw.com/images/all_vin_chart.gif[/IMG] [COLOR="blue"]Another one[/COLOR] [IMG]http://www.bmwccbc.org/resources/vin/aufbau.gif[/IMG] [COLOR="blue"]Yet another one with more details:[/COLOR] [IMG]http://www.bimmerfest.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=52297&stc=1[/IMG] [COLOR="blue"]Further read:[/COLOR] [URL="http://www.bimmerfest.com/forums/showthread.php?p=1231654"]http://www.bimmerfest.com/forums/showthread.php?p=1231654[/URL] [/QUOTE]
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