Vehicle Identification
Number Year Codes
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The vehicle identification number year is encoded in position 10 of a VIN code
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| Code |
Year |
Code |
Year |
Code |
Year |
Code |
Year |
| A = |
1980 |
L = |
1990 |
Y = |
2000 |
A = |
2010 |
| B = |
1981 |
M = |
1991 |
1 = |
2001 |
B = |
2011 |
| C = |
1982 |
N = |
1992 |
2 = |
2002 |
C = |
2012 |
| D = |
1983 |
P = |
1993 |
3 = |
2003 |
D = |
2013 |
| E = |
1984 |
R = |
1994 |
4 = |
2004 |
E = |
2014 |
| F = |
1985 |
S = |
1995 |
5 = |
2005 |
F = |
2015 |
| G = |
1986 |
T = |
1996 |
6 = |
2006 |
G = |
2016 |
| H = |
1987 |
V = |
1997 |
7 = |
2007 |
H = |
2017 |
| J = |
1988 |
W = |
1998 |
8 = |
2008 |
J = |
2018 |
| K = |
1989 |
X = |
1999 |
9 = |
2009 |
K = |
2019 |
The Vehicle Identification Number year is encoded in position 10 of VIN codes. The letters U and Z and the numerical digit 0 are not used for VIN year codes.
The year 1980 has been encoded by some manufacturers, such as General Motors and Chrysler, as "A" . However, some car maugacturers such as Ford and AMC still used a zero for 1980.
Subsequent years increment through the allowed letters, so that "Y" represents the year 2000. 2001 through 2009 are encoded as the integer numbers 1 to 9, and subsequent years are encoded as "A", "B", "C".
Note: The year code can be the calendar year in which a vehicle was built, or a model or type an abitrary year allocated by the manufacturer.
