Undocumented Vin #
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Undocumented Vin #
My VIN # is 1G1YY3182K5119894
Note digit #7 It is 1, no listing.
Also, note my year is 1989 and the last five digits are 19894. Co-incidence?
Note digit #7 It is 1, no listing.
Also, note my year is 1989 and the last five digits are 19894. Co-incidence?
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My VIN # is 1G1YY3182K5119894
Note digit #7 It is 1, no listing.
Also, note my year is 1989 and the last five digits are 19894. Co-incidence?
Note digit #7 It is 1, no listing.
Also, note my year is 1989 and the last five digits are 19894. Co-incidence?
If you are looking in compnine, they don't have everything. Just go to a chevy dealership and ask for a VIS report with the VIN.
And yes, your 7th digit is supposed to be a 1. You only have Passive Restraints.
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Here's a GM VIN Card for 1989 that you can actually decipher all but the 'ninth' digit of a GM VIN. The ninth is a 'check digit' that uses a numerical algorithm of the others to validate it.
https://gsitlc.ext.gm.com/dealerworl.../vincard89.pdf
https://gsitlc.ext.gm.com/dealerworl.../vincard89.pdf
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Haynes is wrong.
The factory manual lists 3, for convertible, which I thought would be listed as 03 (as is 07 or 02 for non-convertible).
Instead, there is 31, just before the engine code. That's where my confusion came from.
Body types in the factory manual are listed as [07 Coupe, 2-door hatchback], [02 Coupe 2-door hatchback], [67 Coupe 2-door Convertible], and [3 Coupe, 2-door Convertible]. I didn't know where the 1 came from, and am still not sure.
Not a big deal. I was just curious.
The factory manual lists 3, for convertible, which I thought would be listed as 03 (as is 07 or 02 for non-convertible).
Instead, there is 31, just before the engine code. That's where my confusion came from.
Body types in the factory manual are listed as [07 Coupe, 2-door hatchback], [02 Coupe 2-door hatchback], [67 Coupe 2-door Convertible], and [3 Coupe, 2-door Convertible]. I didn't know where the 1 came from, and am still not sure.
Not a big deal. I was just curious.
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Haynes is wrong.
The factory manual lists 3, for convertible, which I thought would be listed as 03.
Instead, there is 31, just before the engine code. That's where my confusion came from.
Body types in the factory manual are listed as [07 Coupe, 2-door hatchback], [02 Coupe 2-door hatchback], [67 Coupe 2-door Convertible], and [3 Coupe, 2-door Convertible]. I didn't know where the 1 came from, and am still not sure.
The factory manual lists 3, for convertible, which I thought would be listed as 03.
Instead, there is 31, just before the engine code. That's where my confusion came from.
Body types in the factory manual are listed as [07 Coupe, 2-door hatchback], [02 Coupe 2-door hatchback], [67 Coupe 2-door Convertible], and [3 Coupe, 2-door Convertible]. I didn't know where the 1 came from, and am still not sure.
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