We're 'getting away' from the topic. But I had an MG with only five digits. But then the 17 digit VIN was only required by the NHTSA in the US for the model 1982-later.

BenT
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On Jun 9, 2013, at 4:17 PM, Jason <uberhare@GMAIL.COM> wrote:

> EU does not seem to use all the digits as we do here in NA.   They just
> throw Z's in for place holders.  My LT has them, and I've seen several
> imported VW's with them.
> 
> Ever seen a VIN with the 10th digit 0?  I've got a BMW with one... :)
> 
> Jason