Content

• Steps
• Part 1 of 4: Find the VIN Code
• Part 2 of 4: Decrypt the VIN Code
• Part 3 of 4: Website of the manufacturer
• Part 4 of 4: Vehicle History Report
• Tips
• What do you need

An individual vehicle number or VIN-code (from the English Vehicle Identification Number) is a 17-digit, unique code that is assigned to a car during its production. He will tell you about the manufacturer, the place of production, as well as the complete set of the car. The last 7 digits, which mean the complete set of the car, are individual for each manufacturer. You can find out how to use the VIN-code by presenting it on the manufacturer's website to find out the complete set of the car.

Steps

Part 1 of 4: Find the VIN Code

1. 1 Find the location of the VIN code in the car, if you have access to it. It is usually located on the frame near the driver's door, near the dashboard (under the windshield) or near the engine (under the hood). As a rule, it is located on the body and not on any other parts that can be replaced.
2. 2 Find the VIN code in the title documents, registration certificate or service book. Government agencies and service centers register all changes made to the car, correlating them with the VIN code.
3. 3 Ask the dealer for your VIN. After they provide you with the code, you can independently get the complete history of the vehicle.

Part 2 of 4: Decrypt the VIN Code

1. 1 Find out who the manufacturer is. The first 3 letters or numbers at the beginning of the VIN will tell you about this.
   • The first number / letter means the region (geographic area), the second is the country, and the third is the type of vehicle.
   • Many different vehicles have the same first 3 numbers / letters.
2. 2 Decrypt from 4th to 8th digit / letter. For the decrypted information of these numbers, you need to contact the manufacturer. If you are interested in information about the manufacturer, in order to find out the complete set of the car in the future, you first of all need to decipher this particular section.
3. 3 Go to the 9th digit. This number is used to check the correctness of the VIN code, that it is not fake, and this number does not contain any information about the car itself.
4. 4 Look at the 10th digit. This figure rather characterizes not the year of manufacture of the car, but the model year (year of manufacture of the car according to the body number).
   • This information can also be found in the vehicle owner's manual, dealer, or other registration documents.
5. 5 Pay attention to the last 7 digits. They already represent specific information about the car - its configuration (availability of additional options). If you go to the manufacturer's website for their decryption, you will be able to obtain and use this information.

Part 3 of 4: Website of the manufacturer

1. 1 Find out who the manufacturer of the car you want to research is.
   • If you do not have this information in the operating manual, registration documents, or you could not identify the manufacturer when inspecting the car yourself, you can take a look from the 4th to 8th digits of the VIN code. Alternatively, you can simply pay for a Carfax or AutoCheck vehicle history report by entering your VIN.
2. 2 Go to the manufacturer's website, for example: Ford, Honda or Subaru.
3. 3 Search in the sections or through the search bar "VIN decoder" or "VIN search".
4. 4 Most of these sites will help you decipher the VIN code until you fully understand the specifications and equipment of the vehicle. For example, if you have a Honda vehicle, visit estore.honda.com/honda/parts/use-your-vehicle-vin.asp.
5. 5 Enter the complete VIN code and click "Search".
6. 6 View the VIN report. In it you will see the complete set of the car: gearbox, interior trim, exhaust gas composition. The report will indicate all the changes that took place during the assembly of the car.
   • Unfortunately, the VIN code does not have such a universal number that would mean the presence of any particular option. All VIN-code signs are different for each manufacturer. If the manufacturer's website does not have a VIN search function, contact the manufacturer's dealer or customer service department.

Part 4 of 4: Vehicle History Report

1. 1 Enter your VIN on Carfax or AutoCheck under Vehicle History Report.
2. 2Pay $ 30 (about 2,000 rubles) to get a full report.
3. 3 Print the report. Read the data on the factory technical characteristics of the car, its repair and registration history.

Tips

• To get a partial VIN decryption, go to 1aauto.com/content/articles/vin-number-decoding. There are a large number of sites that will help you decipher the year and place of the car's release, while such sites will not be able to decipher the complete set of the car.

What do you need

• VIN code
• Products webpage
• Vehicle history report
• $ 30 (approximately 2,000 rubles) to pay for the reporting service
• Telephone number of the customer service department of the manufacturing plant