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Repair and Diagnosis: Application and ID

IDENTIFICATION

1. IDENTIFICATION NUMBER AND LABEL LOCATIONS
The V.I.N. (Vehicle Identification Numbers) is used to classify the vehicle.

- POSITIONING OF THE PLATE LABEL FOR IDENTIFICATION







- MVSS LABEL






- MODEL NUMBER LABEL






- ENGINE






- AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION






- MANUAL TRANSMISSION






- REAR DIFFERENTIAL






2. MEANING OF V.I.N.
The meaning of the V.I.N. is as follows:
]JF2SHAACXBG700001[
The starting and ending brackets ( ] [ ) are stop marks.






3. MODEL NUMBER PLATE
The model number plate indicates: the applied model, the option code, the trim code, the engine type, the transmission type, and the exterior color code. This information is helpful when placing orders for parts.
SHMCY3F






The engine and transmission type are as follows.

ENGINE

- 2.5 L turbo






- 2.5 L non-turbo






TRANSMISSION

1. MT






2. AT






REAR DIFFERENTIAL






OPTION CODE

4X
- 1-digit number






- 2-digit number