Useful information
How to determine the model year of a vehicle?
The 10th character of the VIN tells you the model year of the vehicle.
The 10th character and year matching list below:
A = 1980
B = 1981
C = 1982
D = 1983
E = 1984
F = 1985
G = 1986 ...
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How to find your VIN number?
The VIN can be found by looking at the dashboard on the driver's side of the vehicle. You can read the number by looking through the windshield. If the VIN cannot be found there, it may also appear i...
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What is a VIN?
VIN is unique Vehicle Identification Number. VIN is composed of 17 characters (digits and capital letters) and is used by the automotive industry to identify vehicles. Before 1981 different manufactur...
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How to decode BMW VIN-code?
The BMW is a German luxury automobile manufacturer. The company is founded in 1916.
BMW vehicle identification number has 17 characters (digits and capital letters; ISO 3780 standard). You can fin...
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What is WMI (World Manufacturer Identifier)?
The first three characters of the VIN are the World Manufacturer Identifier (WMI).
The first character of the WMI is region of manufacture.
from 1 to 5 - North America
from S to Z - Europe
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Audi to recall 70000 cars for potential brake problem
Volkswagen's premium brand Audi will recall 70000 cars world wide because of a potential fault with the brake booster, a spokesman for the company said on Friday.
Audi's A4, A5, A6, A7 and Q7 model...
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As a precautionary measure, BMW is replacing the passenger airbags in models of the 3 Series pre-predecessor generation.
Munich. BMW is replacing the passenger airbags on 1.6 million 3 Series vehicles (pre-predecessor generation E46) produced between 05/1999 and 8/2006. Potential problems with gas generators that may ru...
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