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


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- - = = < <   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