Monday, 3 February 2014

Vehicle Identification Number


Vehicle Identification Number
1.
a. A Vehicle Identification Number not permanently displayed, incomplete or not legible
b. More than one different Vehicle Identification Number is displayed.
Location of Vehicle Identification Numbers
The following tables indicate the likely location at which the vehicle identification number is stamped or etched on the body or chassis

Make Alfa Romeo
Model Alfa Sud 1.3, 1.5, 1.5 Sprint
Stamped Chassis/VIN Position = Front of forward bulkhead just to offside of centre

Make Alfa Romeo
Model Arna, GTV6 2L and 2.5L Giulietta 1.6, 1.8, Alfa 6, Alfetta 2000 and GTVSE
Stamped Chassis/VIN Position = Offside bulkhead

Make Alfa Romeo
Model 33
Stamped Chassis/VIN Position = Middle bulkhead

Make Alfa Romeo
Model 75, 90
Stamped Chassis/VIN Position = Offside boot floor pan, close to boot edge

Make Aston Martin
Model All models
Stamped Chassis/VIN Position = Offside chassis under wheel arch

Make Audi
Model All models
Stamped Chassis/VIN Position = Centre bulkhead

Make Austin
Model Mini, Metro
Stamped Chassis/VIN Position = Drain channel engine compartment

Make Austin
Model Maestro
Stamped Chassis/VIN Position = Bedside offside suspension top Centre engine comp drain channel
Tailgate drain channel

Make Austin
Model Montego
Stamped Chassis/VIN Position = Next to suspension top

Make Austin
Model Ital
Stamped Chassis/VIN Position = Offside inner wing

Make Austin
Model Ambassador
Stamped Chassis/VIN Position = Offside bulkhead stamped through a piece of
plastic tape

Make BMW
Model Series 3 and 333
Stamped Chassis/VIN Position = Engine bay bulkhead

Make BMW
Model Series 5
Stamped Chassis/VIN Position = Front offside inner wing

Make BMW
Model Series 7 and 635
Stamped Chassis/VIN Position = Offside or centre bulkhead

Make Bristol
Model All models
Stamped Chassis/VIN Position = Nearside chassis leg

Make Caterham/Lotus
Model
Stamped Chassis/VIN Position = Offside space frame engine support strut by
clutch cable

Make Citroen
Model 2 CV
Stamped Chassis/VIN Position = Stamped on floor drivers side

Make Citroen
Model Visa VA, VB, AX, BX
Stamped Chassis/VIN Position = Offside inner wing or gutter

Make Citroen
Model CX Series, GS Series
Stamped Chassis/VIN Position = Engine Comp offside wheel arch - bonnet/water drain channel

Make Dacia
Model All models
Stamped Chassis/VIN Position = Offside suspension leg

Make Daihatsu
Model Dominol, Charade, Charmant
Stamped Chassis/VIN Position = Centre of offside bulkhead

Make Daihatsu
Model Four Track
Stamped Chassis/VIN Position = Nearside chassis behind front tyre

Make Daimler
Model All models
Stamped Chassis/VIN Position = Bonnet catch channel

Make Detomaso
Model All models
Stamped Chassis/VIN Position = Bulkhead or nearside inner wing

Make Ferrari
Model 328 Mondial, Testarossa 412
Stamped Chassis/VIN Position = *On lug on top of steering column

Make Ferrari
Model 512 BB (V12)
Stamped Chassis/VIN Position = *Engine comp above silencer *Top of steering column, seen through windscreen

Make Ferrari
Model 400GT and Auto
Stamped Chassis/VIN Position = Front of engine. Also stamped into top of
steering column, can be seen through windscreen

Make Fiat
Model 126
Stamped Chassis/VIN Position = Front offside of luggage compartment

Make Fiat
Model Regata, Argenta, Croma, Panda, Uno, Strada
Stamped Chassis/VIN Position = Offside suspension top

Make Fiat
Model 127, 131 Mirafiori
Stamped Chassis/VIN Position = Offside inner wing

Make Fiat
Model X19
Stamped Chassis/VIN Position = Offside bulkhead

Make Ford Transit
Model
Stamped Chassis/VIN Position = Bonnet locking platform offside corner strut or offside doorstep riser

Make Ford
Model All models
Stamped Chassis/VIN Position = On floor by drivers seats

Make FSO
Model Potenez 1300, 1500 Estate & Pick-up
Stamped Chassis/VIN Position = Offside bulkhead

Make FSO
Model Polenez 1.5 Hatchback
Stamped Chassis/VIN Position = Rear of front offside inner wing

Make Honda
Model Civic, Accord, Integra, Purlude, Quintett
Stamped Chassis/VIN Position = Bulkhead offside centre

Make Honda
Model Ballade, Legend 2.7L
Stamped Chassis/VIN Position = Bulkhead centre

Make Hyundai
Model Pony, Stellar
Stamped Chassis/VIN Position = Bulkhead offside

Make Isuzu
Model Piazza
Stamped Chassis/VIN Position = Offside bulkhead

Make Isuzu
Model Trooper
Stamped Chassis/VIN Position = Offside rear chassis lug

Make Jaguar/Daimler
Model X16 Series 111
Stamped Chassis/VIN Position = Bulkhead centre

Make Jaguar/Daimler
Model X16 (new model)
Stamped Chassis/VIN Position = Top of offside inner wing

Make Jaguar/Daimler
Model X15
Stamped Chassis/VIN Position = *Offside front wheel arch
*Bulkhead centre

Make Jensen
Model Intercepter
Stamped Chassis/VIN Position = Cross member front of vehicle

Make Lada
Model Riva
Stamped Chassis/VIN Position = Nearside bulkhead

Make Lada
Model Niva
Stamped Chassis/VIN Position = Offside bulkhead behind the wiper motor

Make Lancia
Model Y10
Stamped Chassis/VIN Position = Offside engine comp bulkhead

Make Lancia
Model HPE Estate
Stamped Chassis/VIN Position = Back of forward bulkhead offside

Make Lancia
Model Prisma, Delta
Stamped Chassis/VIN Position = On top of offside MacPherson strut

Make Lancia
Model Gamma, Thema
Stamped Chassis/VIN Position = Offside inner wing

Make Lotus
Model Eclat
Stamped Chassis/VIN Position = Offside chassis member in engine comp

Make Lotus
Model Esprit
Stamped Chassis/VIN Position = Engine comp (rear). centre rear chassis member. Under 6” rubber grommet

Make Maserati
Model All models
Stamped Chassis/VIN Position = Both front inner wings

Make Mazda
Model 323, 626, 929, RX7
Stamped Chassis/VIN Position = Bulkhead offside

Make Mazda
Model B2000
Stamped Chassis/VIN Position = Front offside chassis leg

Make Mercedes Benz
Model All models
Stamped Chassis/VIN Position = On bonnet catch panel towards offside, centre of bulkhead or an angle of bulkhead offside

Make MG
Model Metro
Stamped Chassis/VIN Position = Drain channel at rear of engine comp

Make MG
Model Maestro
Stamped Chassis/VIN Position = *Beside offside suspension top
*Centre of engine comp drain channel
*Tailgate drain channel

Make MG
Model Montego
Stamped Chassis/VIN Position = Next to suspension top

Make Mitsubishi
Model Starion, Spacewagon, Lancer (1976-1983) Tredia, Cordia, Sapporo, Sigma
Stamped Chassis/VIN Position = Centre of bulkhead

Make Mitsubishi
Model Lancer (May 1984) Gallant
Stamped Chassis/VIN Position = Bulkhead inside engine compartment

Make Mitsubishi
Model Shogun
Stamped Chassis/VIN Position = Chassis leg near rear offside shock absorber

Make Morgan
Model All models
Stamped Chassis/VIN Position = Cross member under or just to the rear of drivers seat

Make Nissan
Model All models
Stamped Chassis/VIN Position = Bulkhead centre or offside

Make Opel
Model All models
Stamped Chassis/VIN Position = Under carpet flap between drivers door and sill

Make Panther
Model Kalista
Stamped Chassis/VIN Position = Front offside chassis side by reinforcement plate

Make Peugeot
Model 205, 405
Stamped Chassis/VIN Position = Bulkhead offside

Make Peugeot
Model 305, 309, 506, 604, 505
Stamped Chassis/VIN Position = Offside inner wing

Make Porsche
Model 928
Stamped Chassis/VIN Position = Front offside inner wing guttering

Make Porsche
Model 944
Stamped Chassis/VIN Position = Offside of bulkhead

Make Porsche
Model 911
Stamped Chassis/VIN Position = Front boot compartment on floor behind spare
wheel

Make Reliant
Model SS1
Stamped Chassis/VIN Position = On chassis covered by tape just below
alternator

Make Renault
Model 5, 9, 11, 21, 25, GTA
Stamped Chassis/VIN Position = Offside suspension top in the form of a series
of dots

Make Renault
Model 18 GTS, TS, GTL, 20 GTD
Stamped Chassis/VIN Position = Offside inner wing suspension housing

Make Renault
Model Espace
Stamped Chassis/VIN Position = No stamped in number

Make Rolls Royce
Model All models
Stamped Chassis/VIN Position = Front offside inner wing

Make Rover
Model 200
Stamped Chassis/VIN Position = Early: right side of boot front drain channel
Later: top of rear engine bulkhead

Make Rover
Model 2000, 2300, 2600, 3500
Stamped Chassis/VIN Position = Offside top of bulkhead may be stamped through dynotape

Make Rover
Model 800
Stamped Chassis/VIN Position = Top centre of rear engine bulkhead

Make Saab
Model 90
Stamped Chassis/VIN Position = Offside of rear cross beam

Make Saab
Model 900
Stamped Chassis/VIN Position = Offside of rear cross beam (older models: under rear nearside seat)

Make Saab
Model 9000
Stamped Chassis/VIN Position = On vertical plate edge inside the right rear light

Make Seat
Model Ibiza - Malaga
Stamped Chassis/VIN Position = Offside strut turret

Make Seat
Model Marbella - Terra Van
Stamped Chassis/VIN Position = Offside suspension top of turret

Make Skoda
Model All models
Stamped Chassis/VIN Position = Offside of bulkhead

Make Subaru
Model All models
Stamped Chassis/VIN Position = Offside of bulkhead

Make Suzuki
Model Swift
Stamped Chassis/VIN Position = Centre of bulkhead

Make Suzuki
Model L180 QF
Stamped Chassis/VIN Position = Front of offside longitudinal chassis member
forward of the front offside wheel

Make Suzuki
Model ST80V (Van), ST80K (Pick-up)
Stamped Chassis/VIN Position = In cab on offside wheelarch under the drivers seat

Make Talbot
Model Alpine, Samba, Horizon
Stamped Chassis/VIN Position = Offside inner wing near bulkhead or over wheelarch

Make Toyota
Model Starlet, Corolla, MR2, Camry, Tercel, Carina, Celica, Supra
Stamped Chassis/VIN Position = On bulkhead

Make Toyota
Model Spacecruiser, Hilux Pickup, Landcruiser
Stamped Chassis/VIN Position = Offside chassis in front wheelarch

Make Triumph
Model Acclaim
Stamped Chassis/VIN Position = Through plastic tape covering on centre top of bulkhead

Make TVR
Model Tasmin
Stamped Chassis/VIN Position = Offside radiator support strut

Make TVR
Model Tairmar
Stamped Chassis/VIN Position = Offside of engine compartment to front

Make
Model 280, 350i, S (formerly Tasmin)
Stamped Chassis/VIN Position = On metal plate to top of tubular chassis (below alternator)

Make Vauxhall
Model All models
Stamped Chassis/VIN Position = Under carpet flap between drivers door and sill

Make Volkswagen
Model Polo, Passat, Santana
Stamped Chassis/VIN Position = Centre of bulkhead

Make Volkswagen
Model Golf MK I
Stamped Chassis/VIN Position = Top of offside suspension housing

Make Volkswagen
Model Golf 2, Jetta 2, Scirocco
Stamped Chassis/VIN Position = Bulkhead offside

Make Volkswagen
Model Jetta 1
Stamped Chassis/VIN Position = Top of offside suspension housing

Make Volvo
Model 340, 360, 480ES
Stamped Chassis/VIN Position = Bulkhead

Make Volvo
Model 244, 240, 264, 265
Stamped Chassis/VIN Position = Offside drivers door pillar (Estate: offside panel on inside of storage compartment)

Make Volvo
Model 740, 760
Stamped Chassis/VIN Position = Offside drivers door pillar B post

Make Yugo
Model 511, 311, 45A, 55A
Stamped Chassis/VIN Position = Offside suspension strut

Make Yugo
Model Caribean 1100, 1300
Stamped Chassis/VIN Position = Centre offside inner wing





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