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SUBARU VIN NUMBER VIN
DE-CODER, READ YOUR VEHICLE'S VIN
Examples
| Legacy, Outback
2008, 2007, 2006, 2004, |
Forester
2008, 2007 |
Impreza, WRX,
STI 2007,
2006,
2004,
2001,
1997 |
Tribeca 2008, 2007,
2006 |
Baja 2006 |
SVX 1997 |
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All information is to be used at your own risk and is subject to change
and
correction. Most information courtesy Subaru.
The current VIN is 17
characters long.
This system started in
1981. Prior
to that, VINs varied in length from 11 to 17 characters.
Where is it located:
Left front
corner of dashboard, driver's door jam, various body panels and engine
components, your registration and title
A code's specific meaning
may be different
on a yearly basis but the position remains the same.
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VIN real
examples are below
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4
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S
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3
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B
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E
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6
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3
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5
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X
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3
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6
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2
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0
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0
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0
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0
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1
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position #
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1
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2
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3
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4
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5
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6
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7
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8
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9
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10
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11
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12-17
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means
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manufacturer's
code
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line |
body |
engine |
model/trim |
restraint systems
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check digit |
year |
factory and
transmission |
sequential
production number
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Positions 1-2-3 are
the Manufacturer
ID code.
1: country code. J is Japan (1
or 4 is
USA, 2 is Canada, 3 Mexico, K Korea, S England, W Germany, Z Italy etc)
2. manufacturer. F is Fugi
Heavy Industries
(A is Audi, B BMW, C Chrysler, F Ord, G GM, H Honda, S Subaru, V VW etc)
3. Vehicle type or
manufacturing division
JF1 is FHI Fugi Heavy
Industry passenger
vehicle, made in Japan
4S3 is a SIA Subaru-Isuzu
factory passenger
vehicle
4S4 is a SIA Subaru-Isuzu
factory MPV
multi purpose vehicle such as the 2005 Outback, but not the 04 which
was
a 4S3 because it was still considered a car.
Position 4 is Line
type, ie. what
product line. B is Legacy, G is Impreza, S is Forester,
Position 5- tells
what kind of body,
ie Impreza sedan, Legacy wagon, Baja, Impreza or Forester wagon, Legacy
wagon etc.
D- Impreza sedan; L- Legacy
sedan; G Impreza
Sport wgn and Forester; P- Legacy wagon; T- Baja
This code can change yearly.
Position 6 - Engine
types, varies
by year. This can change yearly
2 is 2.0L turbo 4cyl; 6 is
either 2.2L
or 2.5L 4 cyl; 7 is a 2.5L turbo STi motor; 8 is a 3.0L 6 cyl.
Position 7 - model
type and trim.
First, you have to know the model, then you can decipher the correct
trim.
2003: 1: Baja, 2:
Brighton, 3: Legacy
L, Forester X, 4: Legacy GT, 5: Legacy GT w/ leather, Impreza TS,
Forester
XS, 6: Legacy Outback, 7: Legacy Outback w/ All Weather pkg, Impreza RS
sedan, 8: Legacy Outback Limited wagon and sedan, Impreza Outback
Sport,
9: Legacy Outback wagon H6, Impreza WRX, 0: Legacy Outback LL Bean wagon
2005
| number |
Legacy
sedan |
Legacy
wagon |
Outback |
Forester |
Impreza |
Baja |
| 1 |
2.5i
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2.5i
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2.5i
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| 2 |
2.5i
Limited
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2.5i
Limited
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2.5i
Limited
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Sport
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| 3 |
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X
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Turbo
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| 4 |
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3.0R
sedan
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| 5 |
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3.0R
VDC
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XS
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| 6 |
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3.0R
LL Bean
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RS
sedan w/ sport pkg
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| 7 |
GT
Limited
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GT
Limited
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XT
Limited
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XS
w/ moonroof, LL Bean
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RS
sedan, wagon
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| 8 |
GT
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GT
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XT
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Outback
Sport
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| 9 |
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XT
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WRX
sedan, wagon
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| 0 |
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WRX
STi
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Position 8 is the
Restraint.
5- manual seat belts with dual front airbags, 6- manual seat belts with
dual front and dual side airbags.
C: Class C (4001-5000lbs) MPV
Position 9: check
digit. A mathamatical
formula that takes all the other characters in the VIN and comes up
with
a value of 0-9 or X, thus ensuring accuracy. I have no idea how this
works.
It's a mystery.
Position 10: Model
year: J is 1988,
K is 1989, L 1990, M 1991, N 1992, P 1993, R 1994, S 1995, T 1996, V
1997,
W 1998, X 1999, Y 2000, 1 2001, 2 2002, 3 2003,
4 2004, 5 2005, 6 2006, 7
2007, 8 2008...
Position 11-
Manufacturing plant
and Transmission: can vary by year
SIA (US Built)- 4: SIA, 5spd
SportShift
automatic, 5: SIA, 4spd SportShift automatic, 6: 5spd manual awd, 7:
automatic
awd, '-' can be 6spd manual, postal car depending on the year
FHI (Japan built)- G: manual
awd, H: automatic
awd, L 6spd manual
Position 12-17-
sequential production
numbers. Changes yearly, based on the line
100001 Baja; 200001
Legacy and Outback
sedan; 300001 Legacy and Outback wagon; 500001 Impreza sedan; 600001
Legacy
and Outback wagon;
700001 Forester; 800001
Impreza Sport
wagon
top
Real examples
Example
from 2005. This
is an Outback XT Limited wagon
4S4 B P
6 7 C 4 5 4 32662-
(last digit left blank because this is a real car).
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| position |
1-2-3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
11 |
12-17 |
| this
VIN |
4S4 |
B |
P |
6 |
7 |
C |
4 |
5 |
4 |
50431- |
| what
it means |
made
in USA at SIA, is a
truck |
Legacy
line |
Legacy
wagon |
either
2.2 or 2,.5L. since
it's 2005 it's 2.5 |
since
it's a 4S4 truck,
this must be an Outback XT Limited |
manual
seat belts and front
and side airbags |
check
digit, a mathamatical
mystery |
5=
2005 |
in
2005, 4 meant 5spd automatic |
sequential
production number |
.
Example
from 2005. This
is an Impreza STi sedan
JF1 G D
7 0 6 9 5 L 51722--
(last digit left blank because this is a real car).
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| position |
1-2-3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
11 |
12-17 |
| this
VIN |
JF1 |
G |
D |
7 |
0 |
6 |
9 |
5 |
L |
50431- |
| what
it means |
made
by Fugi in Japan |
Impreza
line |
Impreza
sedan |
2.5L
turbo, STi only |
since
it's an Impreza
0 = STi |
manual
seat belts and front
and side airbags |
ccheck
digit, a mathamatical
mystery |
5=
2005 |
in
05 L was AWD 6spd manual |
sequential
production number |
.
Example
from 2003. This
is an Impreza WRX sedan
JF1 G D
2 9 6 3 3 G 50431-
(last digit left blank because this is a real car).
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| position |
1-2-3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
11 |
12-17 |
| this
VIN |
JF1 |
G |
D |
2 |
9 |
6 |
3 |
3 |
G |
50431- |
| what
it means |
made
by Fugi in Japan |
Impreza
line |
Impreza
sedan |
2.0L
turbo |
WRX
or H6 Legacy wagon
(this is
a WRX) |
manual
seat belts and front
and side airbags |
check
digit, a mathamatical
mystery |
it's
a 2003 |
in
1995 G was manaul AWD
if made in Japan |
sequential
production number |
.
Example
from 1995. This
is an automatic 2wd Legacy L wagon
4S3 B K
6 3 5 X S 9 32008-
(last digit left blank because this is a real car).
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| position |
1-2-3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
11 |
12-17 |
| this
VIN |
4S3 |
B |
K |
6 |
3 |
5 |
X |
S |
9 |
932008- |
| what
it means |
made
in SIA |
Legacy
line |
wagon |
2.2L |
must
have been 2wd L wgn |
manual
seat belts and dual
airbags |
check
digit, a mathamatical
mystery |
1995 |
in
1995 9 must have been
SIA automatic 2wd |
sequential
production number |
top
start of specific
model
2008 Tribeca (see schematic above)
2007 Tribeca
2006 B9
TRIBECA
2008 Legacy and Outback VIN
(see schematic
above)
2007
Legacy and Outback VIN
top
2006 Legacy and Outback VIN
2004 LEGACY, OUTBACK VIN
top
2008 Forester
(see schematic above)
2007
Forester
top
2007 Impreza
2006
Impreza WRX, STI VIN codes
2004 Impreza WRX,
STI Vin code
2001
Impreza VIN
top
1997 Impreza VIN codes
top
2006 BAJA
1997 SVX
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