Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
The SPID lists, in alphabetical order, many of the options built into a vehicle, both RPOs and the older and longer Option Model#s [3] (sometimes used before 1970). These codes are sometimes needed during vehicle repairs to select the correct replacement parts. TECH TIP: Take a photo of the Vehicle Identification Number (VIN) and the SPID with ...
Model code of a Toyota Yaris (XP150) written on the VIN plate. The following model codes have been used by Toyota.The letters of the model code is found by combining the letters of the engine code with the platform code.
VIN on a Chinese moped VIN on a 1996 Porsche 993 GT2 VIN visible in the windshield VIN recorded on a Chinese vehicle licence. A vehicle identification number (VIN; also called a chassis number or frame number) is a unique code, including a serial number, used by the automotive industry to identify individual motor vehicles, towed vehicles, motorcycles, scooters and mopeds, as defined by the ...
A VIN — or vehicle identification number — is a 17-figure sequence of numbers and letters exclusive to your vehicle. It’s used by entities like the Department of Motor Vehicles, your auto ...
Trim levels are used by manufacturers to identify a vehicle's level of equipment or special features. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] The equipment and features fitted to a particular vehicle also depend on any options packages or individual options that the car was ordered with.
Every Toyota vehicle has a model code which describes the basic vehicle (e.g. Corolla), its generation and major options (engine type, gearbox type, body style, grade level). The model codes fall into three periods, 1937 to late 1950s, late 1950s to late 1970s and late 1970s to present.
For most of these platforms, the platform name is the fourth character of a vehicle's VIN, with a notable exception being trucks, for which it is the fifth character. [ 2 ] At the outset of the twenty-first century, General Motors' approach to platforms changed, [ 3 ] and so did the nomenclature they use.
More properly described as 'Model year'. While the code may indicate a particular year it may well be the 'model year' which could be the subsequent year, for instance a 1994 registered vehicle may well be a model year 1995 on the VIN/chassis number.