VIN-TO-YEAR

The VIN (Vehicle Identification Number) is a serial number used to identify an individual vehicle. The VIN for each vehicle is unique.

The 10th character in the 17-character VIN represents the vehicle model-year.

• This standard applies to vehicles built in or after 1981.
• Before 1981 the VIN format was not standardized and varied by manufacturer.

Note: VINs do not include the letters I (i), O (o), Q (q) so that they will not be confused with similar looking numbers/letters. The 10th digit for the year also does not use Z (z) or U (u)