The VIN (Vehicle Identification Number) is a serial number used to identify an individual vehicle.  The VIN for each vehicle is unique.

The 10th character in the 17-character VIN represents the vehicle model-year.

• This standard applies to vehicles built in or after 1981.
  • Before 1981, the VIN format was not standardized and varied by manufacturer.
• Note: VINs do not include the letters I (i), O (o), Q (q), U (u), Z (z) or the number 0 for model year identification.