VIN question
Safety Car
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A VIN is assigned prior to production. The VIN designates and labels major components, i.e. engine, transmission, differential, body shell etc., which are sequenced and collected on the assembly line for production. The VIN authenticates a production vehicle.
Last edited by Mike's LS3; Feb 28, 2010 at 02:32 AM.
Safety Car
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From: Rushsylvania Ohio
Order status codes:
1100 = Preliminary Order (Order passed GM edit tables but dealers has not received allocation to place order)
2000 = Accepted By GM (Dealer used allocation to place order into production)
2500 = Preferenced (Order pulled to the production system)
3000 = Accepted By Production Control (Order input into the production system)
3100 = Sequenced (Order sequenced for Production)
3300 = Scheduled For Production (Order is scheduled into the plant build cycle)***
3400 = Broadcast (Order is sent to various build & supplier areas to bring order together)
3800 = Produced (Order is built and VIN# shows in the Dealer Order system now)4150 = Invoiced (Order is invoiced to the dealer)
4200 = Shipped (Vehicle is shipped to the dealer or point of delivery)
1100 = Preliminary Order (Order passed GM edit tables but dealers has not received allocation to place order)
2000 = Accepted By GM (Dealer used allocation to place order into production)
2500 = Preferenced (Order pulled to the production system)
3000 = Accepted By Production Control (Order input into the production system)
3100 = Sequenced (Order sequenced for Production)
3300 = Scheduled For Production (Order is scheduled into the plant build cycle)***
3400 = Broadcast (Order is sent to various build & supplier areas to bring order together)
3800 = Produced (Order is built and VIN# shows in the Dealer Order system now)4150 = Invoiced (Order is invoiced to the dealer)
4200 = Shipped (Vehicle is shipped to the dealer or point of delivery)
Le Mans Master
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From: Bucks Co. / outside Philadelphia PA
Order status codes:
1100 = Preliminary Order (Order passed GM edit tables but dealers has not received allocation to place order)
2000 = Accepted By GM (Dealer used allocation to place order into production)
2500 = Preferenced (Order pulled to the production system)
3000 = Accepted By Production Control (Order input into the production system)
3100 = Sequenced (Order sequenced for Production)
3300 = Scheduled For Production (Order is scheduled into the plant build cycle)***
3400 = Broadcast (Order is sent to various build & supplier areas to bring order together)
3800 = Produced (Order is built and VIN# shows in the Dealer Order system now)4150 = Invoiced (Order is invoiced to the dealer)
4200 = Shipped (Vehicle is shipped to the dealer or point of delivery)
1100 = Preliminary Order (Order passed GM edit tables but dealers has not received allocation to place order)
2000 = Accepted By GM (Dealer used allocation to place order into production)
2500 = Preferenced (Order pulled to the production system)
3000 = Accepted By Production Control (Order input into the production system)
3100 = Sequenced (Order sequenced for Production)
3300 = Scheduled For Production (Order is scheduled into the plant build cycle)***
3400 = Broadcast (Order is sent to various build & supplier areas to bring order together)
3800 = Produced (Order is built and VIN# shows in the Dealer Order system now)4150 = Invoiced (Order is invoiced to the dealer)
4200 = Shipped (Vehicle is shipped to the dealer or point of delivery)
You clearly missed the question.
The VIN is stamped all over your car on parts you will never see. They don't go back and do this after the car is built. The VIN is likely assigned before the first part hits the line. When they put it in the computer system for the dealers to look at has nothing to do when it it assigned.
Safety Car
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From: Rushsylvania Ohio
You clearly missed the question.
The VIN is stamped all over your car on parts you will never see. They don't go back and do this after the car is built. The VIN is likely assigned before the first part hits the line. When they put it in the computer system for the dealers to look at has nothing to do when it it assigned.
The VIN is stamped all over your car on parts you will never see. They don't go back and do this after the car is built. The VIN is likely assigned before the first part hits the line. When they put it in the computer system for the dealers to look at has nothing to do when it it assigned.
The VIN being assigned to various parts is not the same as assigning it to the assemblied vehicle.
I am sure there is some pre-planning on the VIN as you have somewhat indicated. There has to be, but there is also some type of plan to cover a frame or engine or tranny (and so on) that may be damaged during assembly. If not, you could end up with a vehicle that does not have all matching VIN's.
Most times also, what is stamped on various parts is just a portion of the VIN and not the entire number.
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The VIN is assigned to the car long before it starts being assembled.
The VIN itself can only tell you this much, in this order:
I'll use my own VIN as a reference here
Digit
1 Country of Orgin (1 = USA)
2 Manufacturer (G = GM)
3 Division of that Manufacturer (1 = Chevrolet)
4-5 Model of car (YY = Corvette)
6 Body Style (2 = 2 door)
7 Restraint System
8 Engine (E = LS7)
9 Check digit *
10 Model year (8 = 2008)
11 Assembly plant code (5 = Bowling Green)
12-17 Assembly line sequence (on Corvettes disregard the 12th digit 1)
* 9 Check Digit is found using a mathematical equation and the digit is used to verify the VIN's authenticity.
You can of course using your VIN find out everything about your car by what all was assigned to that particular VIN during the build, BUT for the VIN itself, as you stand in front of a car, what's listed above is all that the actual VIN will tell you about a car.
The VIN itself can only tell you this much, in this order:
I'll use my own VIN as a reference here
Digit
1 Country of Orgin (1 = USA)
2 Manufacturer (G = GM)
3 Division of that Manufacturer (1 = Chevrolet)
4-5 Model of car (YY = Corvette)
6 Body Style (2 = 2 door)
7 Restraint System
8 Engine (E = LS7)
9 Check digit *
10 Model year (8 = 2008)
11 Assembly plant code (5 = Bowling Green)
12-17 Assembly line sequence (on Corvettes disregard the 12th digit 1)
* 9 Check Digit is found using a mathematical equation and the digit is used to verify the VIN's authenticity.
You can of course using your VIN find out everything about your car by what all was assigned to that particular VIN during the build, BUT for the VIN itself, as you stand in front of a car, what's listed above is all that the actual VIN will tell you about a car.
Le Mans Master
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From: Cols. Ohio
The VIN is known several weeks prior to production ever starts. I have been given my Vin number several times over the past several corvettes I have ordered. You have to know someone in the plant however to obtain the vin number early. However, the dealer will not know the Vin until the very end.
Also, they will not publish all the vin stamp locations on the vehilces. The reason for this is to help law emforcement undercover stolen vehicles.
Also, they will not publish all the vin stamp locations on the vehilces. The reason for this is to help law emforcement undercover stolen vehicles.
Le Mans Master
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Posts: 5,437
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From: Bucks Co. / outside Philadelphia PA
So tell me all the places it is "stamped all over the car"? Just a few, but not all over the place.
The VIN being assigned to various parts is not the same as assigning it to the assemblied vehicle.
I am sure there is some pre-planning on the VIN as you have somewhat indicated. There has to be, but there is also some type of plan to cover a frame or engine or tranny (and so on) that may be damaged during assembly. If not, you could end up with a vehicle that does not have all matching VIN's.
Most times also, what is stamped on various parts is just a portion of the VIN and not the entire number.
The VIN being assigned to various parts is not the same as assigning it to the assemblied vehicle.
I am sure there is some pre-planning on the VIN as you have somewhat indicated. There has to be, but there is also some type of plan to cover a frame or engine or tranny (and so on) that may be damaged during assembly. If not, you could end up with a vehicle that does not have all matching VIN's.
Most times also, what is stamped on various parts is just a portion of the VIN and not the entire number.
The VIN is known several weeks prior to production ever starts. I have been given my Vin number several times over the past several corvettes I have ordered. You have to know someone in the plant however to obtain the vin number early. However, the dealer will not know the Vin until the very end.
Also, they will not publish all the vin stamp locations on the vehilces. The reason for this is to help law emforcement undercover stolen vehicles.
Also, they will not publish all the vin stamp locations on the vehilces. The reason for this is to help law emforcement undercover stolen vehicles.
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From: Bay Area CA
The VIN is known several weeks prior to production ever starts. I have been given my Vin number several times over the past several corvettes I have ordered. You have to know someone in the plant however to obtain the vin number early. However, the dealer will not know the Vin until the very end.
Also, they will not publish all the vin stamp locations on the vehilces. The reason for this is to help law emforcement undercover stolen vehicles.
Also, they will not publish all the vin stamp locations on the vehilces. The reason for this is to help law emforcement undercover stolen vehicles.
When I ordered my previous car, 2003 BMW M3, I was given the VIN prior to production. This assured that the parts were available and assinged to your car for production. With the VIN, I was able to track the production process with BMW of North America. I did not have to call the dealer.It was also interesting to find the VIN hidden behind the rear license plate, stamped on the trunk lid
