Subaru VIN Decoding: What all the numbers and letters mean

[Draco-REX]

Originally Posted by Dadhawk

More than likely your car is #195 of that specific VIN up to the serial number position. So, there is most likely a #195 for each trim/transmission/etc variation.

Actually, only the last 8 really matter. If you buy parts, you can just give the model and last 8 and they can pull up what parts were used for your car. So I think that number is consecutive for the whole model line. I just wonder if they are counting every FT or are separating the counts for Toyota and Subaru.

[Jeff Lange]

The last 8 are what matter, however they will matter for each chassis code (if it's like Toyota, which it likely is).

So the BRZ will be sequential from ZC6-1000001, and the 86/FR-S will be sequential from ZN6-1000001. Transmission/grade doesn't typically come into play for the sequential frame number.

Jeff

[Enemies]

http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showp...8&postcount=60

They need to update their webpages! :P

[supra2nv]

the check number is not that much of a mystery lol. ive decoded it before on other cars

Originally Posted by eikond

http://www.cars101.com/subaru/vin.html

Now that some of us are getting VIN numbers for our inbound cars, I thought it might be interesting for people to understand what these VIN #'s mean.

You will have 17 digits.. A combination of letters and numbers.

Digit 1: J = Country of assembly = Japan
Digit 2: F = Manufacurer = Fuji Heavy Industries
Digit 3: 1 = passenger vehicle
Digit 4: Z = Product line
Digit 5: C = Body (C may stand for Coupe)
Digit 6: A = Engine Type
Digit 7: ? = Model type and trim. Mine is B and I have a premium.
Digit 8: 1 = Code for restraints (seat belts and airbags)
Digit 9: ? = Mystery code #.. Somehow a check for accuracy
Digit 10: D = Model year (D = 2013)
Digit 11: 1 = transmission (1 = Manual)
Digits 12: Something to do with the line it came off of.
Digits 13-17: Sequential order of production. 00175 would be the 175th car built. 03980 would be the 3,980th car built, etc..

I'm not sure what happens when they hit 10,000.. they must change the 12th digit or something??

So we should all have very similar VIN's.. Some poeple are funny about being worried about posting their Vin #. But, there should only be a couple digits that would vary at all.. In our case, digits 7, 9, 11, and 14-17.

[BRZ21]

sub'd

[PoWn3d_0704]

Well, I have 18 numbers in my VIN. Seems to me that I've got the 10,403'rd car off the line #6.

[Jeff Lange]

Originally Posted by Jawnathin

Do these cars have a chassis code in the VIN?

Ex:
Miata = NA, NB, NC
RX7 = SA, FB, FC, FD (RX8 = FE)

Kind of, but not really.

The FR-S is ZN6, VIN shows ZN..., the BRZ is ZC6, VIN shows ZC...

Jeff

[BRZnut]

Is the last digits (production order) country specific or for the world? in other words, if you end in 03980 do you have the 3980th car made for the US market or the 3980th car made in the world??

[Inersha]

This is interesting info. I never thought the numbers actually meant something