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Meaning Of V.I.N.

The meaning of the V.I.N. is as follows:

]4S3BL616X56200001[ 

The starting and ending brackets (][) are stop marks.

MEANING OF V.I.N SPECIFICATION

Digits Code Meaning Details
1-3 4S3 Manufacturer body area 4S3: Except for OUTBACK model
4S4: OUTBACK model
4 B Car line LEGACY
5 L Body type L: Sedan
P: Wagon
6 6 Displacement 6: 2.5 L AWD
8: 3.0 L AWD
7 1 Grade 1:i
2: i Limited
4:R
5: R Limited
6: R LL Bean
7: GT Limited
8:GT
8 6 Restraint or GVWR Class 6: Manual belts, Dual airbag, Side airbag (Except for OUTBACK model)
C: Class C (GVWR 4001 - 5000 lb) (OUTBACK model)
9 X Check digit 0 -9 & X
10 5 Model year 5: 2005MY
6: 2006MY
7: 2007MY
11 6 Transmission type 4: Full-time AWD 5AT
6: Full-time AWD 5MT
7: Full-time AWD 4AT
12 - 17 200001 Serial number From 200001: Sedan
From 300001: Wagon