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Repair and Diagnosis: Application and ID

IDENTIFICATION

1. IDENTIFICATION NUMBER & LABEL LOCATIONS

The V.I.N. (Vehicle Identification Numbers) is used to classify the vehicle.

- POSITIONING OF THE PLATE LABEL FOR IDENTIFICATION






- ENGINE






- AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION 5AT






CVT






- MANUAL TRANSMISSION 6MT






- REAR DIFFERENTIAL T-type






VA1-type






VA2-TYPE






- FMVSS LABEL, CMVSS LABEL
Example (FMVSS label)







- Model number label






2. MEANING OF V.I.N.
The meaning of the V.I.N. is as follows:
]4S3BMAA6XB1210001[
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.

- BM9BY4M






The engine and transmission type are as follows.

- ENGINE
EJ253CDAFB






- TRANSMISSION

1. MT
TY756WCAAA






2. AT

TG5D8CJAAA






3. CVT

TR690JHAAA






- REAR DIFFERENTIAL






- Option

U5DC