online vin decoder?

[Spare tyre]

Can anyone recommend a free online vin decoder?

Thanks

[Spare tyre]

[aw51 121565]

Seriously, google it .

Starter for ten - if the first letter is S it is a GB-built car and if the first letter is W it is Germany-built (the latter from memory ) . They all have 17 characters - well, since 1980 anyway...

What do you want to know?

Owners' Clubs will have the info you require, I guess?

[ging84]

Minis have a W chassis number even though made in oxford, so it must be where the manufacturer is officially based not where it was manufactured

[aw51 121565]

D'oh!

My 1987 Pug 309 was built from a CKD kit at Ryton, and has an SDB... VIN (therfore UK-built). 'Twas a quarter of a century ago though .

Perhaps the (making assumptions ) Stalag Oxford-built German car was built in Germany for temporary/unspecified/general reasons unknown? Or it could be a Land/Range Rover from a certain era built in Germany on a temporary basis rather than in Canley/wherever?

Edited by aw51 121565 on Monday 16th December 01:26

[lexusboy]

ging84 said:

Minis have a W chassis number even though made in oxford, so it must be where the manufacturer is officially based not where it was manufactured

Avensis made in this country begin with SB, French built Yaris is VN and Jap built Toyota and Lexus is JT