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Oct 31, 2005 | 08:07 PM

TheLaserShop

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Racer

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C5 vin decoding

How do you decode the VIN to find the sequence number of a particular car? My VIN: 1G1YY22G6V5106490

Oct 31, 2005 | 08:16 PM

Curby

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St. Jude Donor '06

Hey! That's the VIN for the car that was stolen from my driveway last year!

Oct 31, 2005 | 08:22 PM

Silver98

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Ok, so the VIN decode goes like this:
1st digit= Country of Origin
2nd = Manufacturer
3rd = Chevrolet
4/5th = Carline / series
6th = body style 2=2 door coupe, 3 = 2 door vert
7th = Restraint Code ( 2 = Active, manual restraint w/ driver & pass airbags)
8th = Engine type (G = LS1)
9th = Check digit
10th = Model year (W= 1998)
11th = Plant (5 = Bowling Green)
Last 6 = Sequence

Oct 31, 2005 | 08:24 PM

c5BlackBeauty

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St. Jude Donor '05, '12-'13, '15-'16, '21

Digit Definition
1st Country of Origin: 1 = USA
2nd Manufacturer: G = General Motors
3rd Make: 1 = Chevrolet
4th/5th Carline/Series: YY = Corvette
6th Body Style: 1 = hardtop 2 = two door coupe 3 = two door convertible
7th Restraint Code: 2 = Active, manual w/ driver and passenger inflatable restraints.
8th Engine Type: G = LS1, S = LS6
9th Check Digit
10th Model Year: 2 = 2002
11th Plant: 5 = Bowling Green, Kentucky
Last 6 digits Production Number starting with 100000 - 1?????.