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VIN Decoder for USDM BRZ

For those lucky enough to have a VIN already, I'd like to know if this very simple VIN Decoder I pieced together earlier is accurate.

Note: You do not need to supply your VIN. Just confirm accuracy.

VIN # JF1 Z C A C 1 0 D 1 600027 (WRB Limited 6MT)

Example Description
-------- --------------------------------
J
F = Mfr. ID Code. FHI passenger vehicle, made in Japan
1

Z = Car Line. BRZ

C = Body Type. Coupe

A = Displacement. 2.0 L non-turbo.

C/B = Grade (C - "S" Limited, B - "R" Premium)

1 = Restraints. Manual belts, dual airbags, side airbag for seat back, curtain airbag for roof.

0-9 & X = Check Digit.

D = Model Year. 2013MY

1/2 = Transmission type. 1 - FR 6 Speed MT, 2 - FR 6 Speed AT.

6
X
X = Serial number.
X
X
X

Anybody been given a VIN that is between 00001 and 00099 yet?

Probably all in Japan I'm guessing.

I saw a couple guys with under 100. One guy had 0085!! 0086 is like hitting the lotto lol

Maybe I'm odd but I'd rather have 00001 over 00086. :P

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Originally Posted by NYC BRZ (Post 209015)

I saw a couple guys with under 100. One guy had 0085!! 0086 is like hitting the lotto lol

I have 0084 :(

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Originally Posted by MannyO (Post 208950)

Z = Line Type. BRZ Line

my FRS has JF1Z **** as well

Decoder works for my vin.

Works for mine too. What does the check digit mean?

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Originally Posted by frs_gt86 (Post 209052)

my FRS has JF1Z **** as well

I guess that's just a mistake.

yours shoud start as JF1ZN, correct? Since it is FR-S/86.

BRZ will be JF1ZC.

http://auto.howstuffworks.com/buying-selling/vin.htm

Explains the Check Digit and some other things that people might find interesting.

I got #307 :thumbsup: Thanks for the decoder

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Originally Posted by dori. (Post 209129)

I guess that's just a mistake.

yours shoud start as JF1ZN, correct? Since it is FR-S/86.

BRZ will be JF1ZC.

Do you mean JF1N? According to the OP, "Z" stands for BRZ line...that'd be wrong if the FRS has a Z too...the digit after the Z doesn't seem to be the issue frs_gt86 was pointing out.

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Originally Posted by Phaedrus29 (Post 209289)

Do you mean JF1N? According to the OP, "Z" stands for BRZ line...that'd be wrong if the FRS has a Z too...the digit after the Z doesn't seem to be the issue frs_gt86 was pointing out.

My FRS is JF1ZN. Perhaps the N is what designates between the BRZ and the FRS?

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Originally Posted by frs_gt86 (Post 209052)

my FRS has JF1Z **** as well

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Originally Posted by dori. (Post 209129)

I guess that's just a mistake.

yours shoud start as JF1ZN, correct? Since it is FR-S/86.

BRZ will be JF1ZC.

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Originally Posted by Phaedrus29 (Post 209289)

Do you mean JF1N? According to the OP, "Z" stands for BRZ line...that'd be wrong if the FRS has a Z too...the digit after the Z doesn't seem to be the issue frs_gt86 was pointing out.

Just an uneducated guess on that digit. It could stand for the platform. Since the platforms are identical, ergo "Z" works for both.

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Originally Posted by Dadhawk (Post 209329)

My FRS is JF1ZN. Perhaps the N is what designates between the BRZ and the FRS?

From the VIN's I've seen so far, it's looking like "N" does stand for FR-S.

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Originally Posted by Dave-ROR (Post 209057)

Decoder works for my vin.

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Originally Posted by Laika (Post 209080)

Works for mine too. What does the check digit mean?

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Originally Posted by ajay (Post 209160)

works for mine

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Originally Posted by taosracer (Post 209189)

I got #307 :thumbsup: Thanks for the decoder

Thanks for the feedback fellas :thanks:

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Originally Posted by Enemies (Post 209140)

http://auto.howstuffworks.com/buying-selling/vin.htm

Explains the Check Digit and some other things that people might find interesting.

Interesting read. Now to find out what the weight of each digit is...or is that even possible :iono:

just so you guys know, pretty much every car's VIN includes the chassis code in some form.

BRZ is ZC6.
86/FR-S is ZN6.

:thumbsup:

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Originally Posted by dori. (Post 209422)

just so you guys know, pretty much every car's VIN includes the chassis code in some form.

BRZ is ZC6.
86/FR-S is ZN6.

:thumbsup:

Do you mean ZCA and ZNA?...or do you mean the "6" in the 12th digit?

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Originally Posted by Phaedrus29 (Post 209515)

Do you mean ZCA and ZNA?...or do you mean the "6" in the 12th digit?

I think he meant short Chassis code. Not the VIN chassis code

iirc
Z - Boxer
C/N - BRZ/FRS
6 - Engine type

I think I can chime in on some info about the VIN. Here are some samples of the VINs for BRZ and FRS:

BRZ VINs

JF1ZCAC16D1600049 - Limited 6 Speed Manual Galaxy Blue Silica (Pre-production demo shown in NE)

FRS VINs

JF1ZNAA14D1700129 - MD Firestorm
JF1ZNAA12D2700446 - NC Firestorm AT

So as you can see these:

1. The manufacturing company is JF1 (FHI. There are JF1 and JF2 for FHI so JF1 *may* means factory 1 - main).
2. ZCA is for BRZ where as ZNA is fore FRS
3. C1 is for BRZ limited, B1 is for BRZ premium, and A1 is for FRS. The 1 in this word is for restraint type.
4. the next digit is for check number. Algorithm follows later.
5. D for model year 2013
6. the next digit (11th) is for plant/transmission code. In this case, 1 for manual and 2 for automatic transmission. For some other brand, this could means the plant number.
7. digit 12-17 are the sequence code. Here is something strange between FRS and BRZ. The pre-production of BRZ starts with 6. I wonder if the regular BRZ also starts with 6 or do you have a different number. Furthermore, all the FRS I found so far all starts with a 7. I am not sure if this is true for all the cases.

Now the check-digit algorithm: (copied from WIKI http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vehicle...ication_Number)

Code:

If trying to validate a VIN with a check digit, first either: 



(a) remove the check digit for the purpose of calculation; or 

(b) utilize the multiplicative property of zero in the weight to cancel it out. 



The original value of the check digit is then compared with the calculated 

value. If the two values do not match (and there was no error in the 

calculation), then there is a mistake in the VIN. However, a match does not 

prove the VIN is correct because there is still a 1 in 11 chance of any two 

distinct VINs having a matching check digit: an example of this would be the 

valid VINs 5GZCZ43D13S812715 (correct with leading five) and SGZCZ43D13S812715 

(incorrect with leading character 'S').



Transliterating the numbers



Transliteration consists of removing all of the letters, and substituting them 

with their appropriate numerical counterparts. These numerical alternatives 

(based on IBM's EBCDIC) can be found in the following chart. I, O and Q are not 

allowed, and can not exist in a valid VIN; for the purpose of this chart, they 

have been filled in with N/A (not applicable). Numerical digits use their own 

values.



Transliteration key: values for VIN Decoding 

A: 1     B: 2     C: 3     D: 4     E: 5     F: 6     G: 7     H: 8     N/A

J: 1     K: 2     L: 3     M: 4     N: 5     N/A     P: 7     N/A     R: 9

        S: 2     T: 3     U: 4     V: 5     W: 6     X: 7     Y: 8     Z: 9



S is 2, and not 1. There is no left-alignment linearity.



Weights used in calculation



The following is the weight factor for each position in the VIN. The 9th 

position is that of the check digit. It has been substituted with a 0, which 

will cancel it out in the multiplication step.



Position     1     2     3     4     5     6     7     8     9     10     11     12     13     14     15     16     17

Weight         8     7     6     5     4     3     2     10     0     9     8     7     6     5     4     3     2



Worked example



Consider the hypothetical VIN 1M8GDM9A_KP042788, where the underscore will be 

the check digit.



VIN         1     M     8     G     D     M     9     A         K     P     0     4     2     7     8     8

Value         1     4     8     7     4     4     9     1     0     2     7     0     4     2     7     8     8

Weight         8     7     6     5     4     3     2     10     0     9     8     7     6     5     4     3     2

Products     8      28     48     35     16     12     18     10     0      18     56     0      24     10     28     24     16



1. The VINs value is calculated from the above table, this number will be used  

   in the rest of the calculation.

2. Copy over the weights from the above table.

3. The products row is a result of the multiplication of the vertical columns: 

   Value and Weight.

4. The products (8,28,48,35..24,16) are all added together to yield a sum of 351

5. Find the remainder after dividing by 11

   351 MOD 11 = 10

   351 ÷ 11 = 31 10/11

6. The remainder is the check digit. If the remainder is 10 then the check digit

   is X. In this example the remainder is 10, so the check digit is 

   transliterated into X.



With a check digit of 'X' the VIN: 1M8GDM9A_KP042788 is written as: 

1M8GDM9AXKP042788.



Straight-ones (seventeen consecutive '1's) will suffice the check-digit. This 

is because a value of one, multiplied against 89 (sum of weights), is still 89. 

And 89 divided by 11 is 8 with the remainder being the fraction "1 over 11," 

thus 1 is the check digit. This is an easy way to test a VIN-check algorithm.

*Decoder updated with official information from the Shop Manual.*

got mine right-

6MT SWP BRZ

got number 00911 which is perfect for me since I grew up a Porsche fan. :D

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Originally Posted by Flat Black VW (Post 252701)

got mine right-

6MT SWP BRZ

got number 00911 which is perfect for me since I grew up a Porsche fan. :D

Nice! I have #906. Your car was only 5 away from mine on the production line. :w00t:

I have 00071...does anyone know how many of the pre-production cars were made -- would those be on the same numbering scheme? I was thinking if there were 25 or 50 of those made, a 71 would actually be more like the 21st or 46th US production vehicle, but wasn't sure if this was the case.

Thanks for the info! #635 for me. :thumbsup:

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Originally Posted by taosracer (Post 209189)

I got #307 :thumbsup: Thanks for the decoder

We should make out.
JF1 ZNAA1 8 D 2 700306

oo nice little find. 131 !

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Originally Posted by Admiral Ballsy (Post 562478)

What is USDM?

United States Domestic Market

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Originally Posted by UncleFester (Post 562810)

United States Domestic Market

I was afraid of that.

There is no such thing as a "USDM" BRZ. The only market that's domestic is Japan; everything else is an export market.

My european GT86 has a very similar FRS's VIN, but lots of stuff doesn't match.

reviving an old thread,

this is pretty cool, but a question/observation. My 11th digit is a 9. I have a Aozora/Series Blue BRZ, could it be that where they did the modifications to the select number counted as a different factory code?

Maybe someone else with a special edition could chime in? Would be interesting to see if special FR-S models also have a different code.

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Originally Posted by chamourian (Post 2525364)

I also have a Series.Blue and have a 9 as the starting number in the last string of numbers. I read somewhere that the last 4 digits is the number out of the 1000 produced.