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VIN numbers
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Dudley
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Reading right to left, on mine, it's the first number after the "V" for year built.
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How about the three-digit number before the V? I bought mine in December of 2008 and my number, before the V, is 179. I'm looking at another 2009 that has a 119 before the V. Just wondering if there is a way to narrow the build date down a bit, perhaps by month and year built.
NancysToy
Motorbike Professor
The month and year should be printed in the upper right hand corner of the VIN sticker on the right side of the swing arm.
-Scotty
Dudley
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Just called dealer. Eight digits from the right, counting left is year built. Which is the first digit after the "V" on mine. Working on finding the other info if I can.
Checked mine and it shows 10/08. It must have been one of the first 09 SE5 models built, and that is probably why it had the bad GPS installed.
Dudley
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That took quite a deep bending to see that, Scotty! Just went and found it.:bowdown:
docdoru
Doru the Destroyer-Spyder Photo Investigator
- 1st digit : represents the country in which it was made. 1 or 4 is for the U.S., 2 is for Canada, J is for Japan, K is for Korea etc.
- 2nd digit : represents the manufacturer. H is for Honda, K is for Kawasaki etc.
- 3rd digit : this position represents the vehicle type or manufacturing division which can vary by make of vehicle.
- 4th to 8th digits : these positions represent vehicle attributes such as body style and engine type (not to be confused with an engine code, every vehicle has one of those mounted on the engine).
- 9th digit : this is called a “check digit” and it exists for security reasons. This letter or number is derived mathematically depending on the previous 8 digits. It’s used to confirm that a VIN isn’t being fabricated.
- 10th digit : The vehicle year: 8 for 2008, 9 for 2009, A for 2010.
- 11th digit : Assembly plant
- 12th to 17th digits : These numbers increase by one for each unit that rolls off the assembly line, the last four are always digits. :read:
- 2nd digit : represents the manufacturer. H is for Honda, K is for Kawasaki etc.
- 3rd digit : this position represents the vehicle type or manufacturing division which can vary by make of vehicle.
- 4th to 8th digits : these positions represent vehicle attributes such as body style and engine type (not to be confused with an engine code, every vehicle has one of those mounted on the engine).
- 9th digit : this is called a “check digit” and it exists for security reasons. This letter or number is derived mathematically depending on the previous 8 digits. It’s used to confirm that a VIN isn’t being fabricated.
- 10th digit : The vehicle year: 8 for 2008, 9 for 2009, A for 2010.
- 11th digit : Assembly plant
- 12th to 17th digits : These numbers increase by one for each unit that rolls off the assembly line, the last four are always digits. :read:
Dudley
New member
Thanks for your input. Great info.
xpeschon
MOgang Member
My Vin Number
K here is my complete VIN Number:
2BXJAWA148V003911
Best I can tell is that it was made in Canada-----The 2nd Number is a B, I am thinking BRP (Not sure)------------The rest I can not figure out except the 8 and that is 2008-----------and the number that it came off the assembly plant 003911---------and that was 9/2008,, Late year model for sure..
Again, this is good stuff..
Joe
K here is my complete VIN Number:
2BXJAWA148V003911
Best I can tell is that it was made in Canada-----The 2nd Number is a B, I am thinking BRP (Not sure)------------The rest I can not figure out except the 8 and that is 2008-----------and the number that it came off the assembly plant 003911---------and that was 9/2008,, Late year model for sure..
Again, this is good stuff..
Joe
NancysToy
Motorbike Professor
The additional piece of critical information on the VIN sticker is the model. This is shown immediately after the serial number. BRP lists vehicles subject to a service bulletin my model, then serial number. I just had to go look it up for the dealer so we could follow up on a warranty item. You might want to jot it down for future reference. When you buy the Spyder, they just talk about SM5 and SE5 models, but the actual model designation is more complex. Premier Edition US model, PE Euro models, non-PE US, etc. The designation will be something like A18G, that's a US PE Spyder.
-Scotty
-Scotty
That's interesting. Ours was built 10/08 as an '08 SE5 but the sequence / serial number is lower than yours. Obviously they serialize each variant instead of the entire run.
2BXJACA118V002665 with a 10/08 build date.
BTW, the month of the build is not encoded in the VIN, that's always additional info on the VIN label.
NancysToy
Motorbike Professor
That's correct, they appear to serialize by model designation.
-Scotty
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