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
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-|-|--|--|--- 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
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--|----||||-----|--- 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
