Engine: Locations
Engine IdentificationVehicle Identification Number
The Vehicle Identification Number (VIN) Derivative is located in one place on the engine and is a seventeen digit number stamped or laser etched onto the block at the vehicle assembly plant. If reading the identification number the following information can be obtained:
^ The first three digits identify the vehicle make.
^ The fourth digit is the vehicle line.
^ The fifth digit identifies the chassis type.
^ The sixth & seventh digits are the grade type.
^ The eight digit is the engine.
^ The ninth digit is a check digit.
^ The tenth digit is the model year.
^ The eleventh digit is the manufacturing plant.
^ The twelfth to seventeenth digits are the serial number.
The engine block is marked with the VIN on a pad area on the left rear side (1).
Engine Plant Sequence Number
The engine plant sequence number is located in one place on the engine and is a twelve digit number stamped or laser etched onto the block at the engine assembly plant.
The engine block is marked with the engine plant sequence number on a pad area on the left rear side (1).
Engine Traceability Label
The engine traceability label is located in a place on the engine and consists of the broadcast code, bar code and sequence number.
The engine traceability label (1) is located on the rear of the left cylinder head.
Engine Barcode Description