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Restraints and Safety Systems: Application and ID






IDENTIFICATION CODES

The Vehicle Identification Number (VIN) is a seventeen-digit combination of letters and numbers. The VIN is stamped on a metal tab riveted on the instrument panel top, upper left of the dash. The VIN number is also found on the Vehicle Certification (VC) label.







The fourth VIN position is the vehicle restraint type code.
^ B - Active safety belts - all positions, driver and front passenger second generation air bags, driver and front passenger side air bags.
^ F - Active safety belts - all positions, driver and front passenger second generation air bags.