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Subject:Re: Vanagon VIN 16 or 17 Digits?
From:forum email
Date:Fri, 2 Nov 2012 10:43:59 -0400

Jeff

The Blue Star Vin should look like this The first 11 digits are all the
same the last 6 (in brackets in the example below) are the unique identifier

Wv2yb025xkh(000000)

W - Germany
V - Volkswagen
2 - MPV
Y - Bus (Vanagon)
B - 4-Cylinder Gasoline (Water Cooled)
0 - Passive Seat Belts
25 - Vanagon
X - Check digit (can only be 0-9 and X)
K - 1989 Model Year
H - Hannover Assembly plant
000000 - Production number

Hope this helps

On Fri, Nov 2, 2012 at 2:05 AM, forum email <nij.forum@gmail.com> wrote:

> All cars since 1981 has carried a 17 Vin. I can email you some links. Does
> the vin start with a W and should have 6 digits at the end.
> On Nov 1, 2012 8:35 PM, "J Stewart" <fonman4277@comcast.net> wrote:
>
>> Hey all,
>> I have one Carfax report left, and the seller of this Blue Star sent me
>> the VIN today, but it is only 16 digits, I can't remember, is this normal
>> for an '89 Vanagon or did he drop a digit?
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Jeff Stewart
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