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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 |
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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
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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
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2006 Legacy and Outback VIN
2004 LEGACY, OUTBACK VIN
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2008 Forester (see
schematic above)
2007 Forester
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2007 Impreza
2006 Impreza WRX, STI VIN codes
2004 Impreza WRX, STI Vin code
2001 Impreza VIN
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1997 Impreza VIN codes
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2006 BAJA
1997 SVX
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