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Subject:Re: VIN with ZZZ ?
From:Jimt Thomson
Date:Sun, 16 Oct 2005 22:55:14 -0600

curious...do you have any notes on what was in thaat section with the "zng" ?

evidently not produced to export, but why the letter
"g" in that position?
jimt

> On 10/16/05, jimt <camper@tactical-bus.info> wrote:
>>
>> I ran across that a few years ago. That vin means it was created in a
>> country not listed in the UN standards charts and probably was never
>> intended for export from its orgin country. (note these charts are just
>> a
>> nonbinding agreement between most countries involved in the export of
>> vehicles to multiple nations). The ZZZ means it is just filler code
>> letters. The z in the zng part basically means the same thing. I suspect
>> a
>> 1992 south afrikan. South afrika is listed as a nonexporting vehicle
>> producing nation.
>>
>> http://www.faqs.org/faqs/autos/vw/general-faq
>>
>> Is a good reading for the obscure.
>> jimt
>
>  Jim,
>  All my German T3's (Vanagons) which were not officially imported by VW
> came
> with the ZZZ in their VIN.
>  BenT
>