DECODING CITICAR/COMMUTACAR VIN NUMBERS The VIN number can be viewed through the windshield on the drivers side of the car. - - = = < < C I T I C A R > > = = - - the VIN consists of 8 to 10 digits in the format: "AABCCDDDDE" or "ABCCDDDD" AA - This is the month of manufacture. 1 or 01 = January 2 or 02 = February 3 or 03 = March 4 or 04 = April 5 or 05 = May 6 or 06 = June 7 or 07 = July 8 or 08 = August 9 or 09 = September 10 = October 11 = November 12 = December B - This is the year of manufacture. This year may be different than the title year. 1 = 1971 2 = 1972 3 = 1973 4 = 1974 5 = 1975 6 = 1976 7 = 1977 8 = 1978 9 = 1979 CC - This is always "SR" the Government designation for Sebring Vanguard DDDD - This is the unique serial number of the car starting with 1001 and incrementing by 1 for each car built. E - Model Change (a few cars had the same serial number - this was the tie braker) -SAMPLE VIN- 84SR1358 || | | | -|-|--|--|--- 8 ........ August ............ Manufactured in August --|--|--|--- 4 ........ 1974 .............. Manufactured in 1974 ---|--|--- SR ....... Sebring Vanguard .. Maufactured by Sebring Vanguard ---|--- 1358 ..... 1358 .............. Serial number 1358 ---- _ ........ (missing) ......... Build started August 1974 by Sebring Vanguard serial # 1358 <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> - - = = < < C O M U T A C A R > > = = - - the VIN consists of 17 digits in the format: "ABBCCCCCDEFGGGGGG" A - The manufacturer county code. 1 = North America BB - the government assigned code for Commuter Vehicles, Inc. 11 = Commuter Vehicles, Inc. CCCC - Equipment code. Comutacar always used 1B1C2 D - Check Digit. It is calculated based on the other numbers. E - Model Year. A = 1980 B = 1981 C = 1982 F - Manufacturing Plant. Always "S" GGGGGG - Serial Number -SAMPLE VIN- 1111B1C21AS000712 | | |||| | --|----||||-----|--- 1 ........ Manufactured in North America -----||||-----|--- 11 ....... Manufactured by Commuter Vehicles, Inc -|||-----|--- 1B1C2 .... (Always the same code) -||-----|--- 1 ........ (Check Digit - no useful information for owner) -|-----|--- A ........ 1980 Model Year ------|--- S ........ Manufacturing Plant (always an "S") ---- 000712 ... Serial Number