Determine the year, make and model of most popular ATVs, motorcycles and Scooters.

Provide us with your VIN and well give you with the World Manufacturer Identifier, Vehicle Descriptor Section (VDS), Vehicle Identifier Section (VIS), Check Digit, Model Year, Plant Code, Manufacturer Identifier and Sequential Number of production.

Often times you will have to remove scooter bodywork to locate the VIN.

We have seen many scooters with VINs stamped into the left side frame rails and some with them stamped into the right side frame rails.

Additionally, many scooters include an identification plate or sticker that will aid in scooter identification.

Check the front and rear wheel wells along the right or left side.

The letters I, i, O, o, Q, and q are never to be used so as to avoid confusion with numerals 1 and 0.

Lets break each character down so you can better understand what each stands for.

For example a 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5 indicates your motorcycle was made in North America while J, K, L, M, N, P, or R means it was made in Asia.

Its not uncommon to find a BMW motorcycle made in Mexico or a Japanese ATV made in Canada.

Characters 4 through 8 provide information about the model, engine size and body style options.

Character 9 is a check digit that is used to determine if the VIN is correct.

It is calculated from the entire VIN through the use of a Weight Factor Table.

The 10th character indicates the marketing model year of the vehicle, not to be confused with the year of production.

For example a 2014 Honda CBR600RR most likely has a date of production in 2013 it was produced for the 2014 marketing year.

Characters 11 through 17 indicate the assembly facility, available options and the production number as it rolled off the assembly line.

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