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Another VIN Question

Posted: Sat Feb 22, 2014 11:57 am
by NeilP
I scanned my last post about this..now I have a second Vitara and still can not find a site that decodes UK Suzuki VIN numbers correctly...Not sure if I missed a post about this .

I now have two Suzukis
VSE ETV 01C 0120XXXX
JSA ETA 01V 0012XXXX

removed the last digits for security

Also my Old Landcruiser
JT1 W0HJ60 00953XXX

Now what ever VIN decoder I try, they all say the year code is invalid.

What is going on here? any one know

Cheers

Neil

Re: Another VIN Question

Posted: Sat Feb 22, 2014 2:38 pm
by Rhinoman
Most of those sites only work on products of the big US manufacturers. The VIN specification doesn't actually define a year code and Suzuki doesn't use one.
The Suzuki Parts Database decodes the VIN but doesn't give a year of manufacture and some JDM and Spanish models aren't recognised..

Re: Another VIN Question

Posted: Sun Oct 09, 2016 9:46 am
by NeilP
OK, thanks..sorry for the very late reply..I never received e-mail notification about your reply

thanks for that info though

Re: Another VIN Question

Posted: Sun Oct 09, 2016 10:46 am
by SherwoodNash
NeilP wrote:I never received e-mail notification about your reply
That feature's never worked in 2 years I've been here, not that you'll ever read this reply :hahaha: