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VIN Number
Posted: Sat Sep 18, 2010 2:36 pm
by Peter in Hexham
Could someone please explain,
When I put my week old Scirocco's Vin Number into the many Decoders on the internet, it come out as an unspecified VW built in Portugal in 1981!!!
Re: VIN Number
Posted: Sat Sep 18, 2010 3:23 pm
by RW1
Without knowing which you are using.....
The chassis year for a week ago is wvwzzz13zBV0*****
The chassis year for 1981 is wvwzzz53zBK0*****
B is the year of manufacture. I think the reason they can allow it to repeat is because the Type numbers for VW models have moved on and so the chassis number is unique as a combination but the year of manufacture isn't.
The decoder is recognising the factory V for Palmela, Portugal as against K for Karmann at Onsabruck, Germany.
But not recognising the Type 13 ie Mk3, instead of 53, ie. Mk1/2.
Strange it assumes Portugal as V, cos V used to be Westmorland USA where they made the VW Rabbit( Golf) until the factory closed in 1989.
C.