VIN Year Code Chart
Vehicle Identification Number – Year Codes
The year of a vehicle is critical information for the tow operator in order for them to reference the correct towing procedure. The following information about vehicle identification numbers (VIN) affixed to the chassis will help determine the vehicle year. As noted, the vehicle’s year is identified by a letter or number in the 10th position from the left in the VIN.
Example 1995 VIN Number: 1P8ZA1279SZ215470
Model Year Character Codes Chart
As shown above, the 10th character of the VIN indicates its model year.
| Code | Year | Code | Year | Code | Year | ||
| A | 1980 | X | 1999 | J | 2018 | ||
| B | 1981 | Y | 2000 | K | 2019 | ||
| C | 1982 | 1 | 2001 | L | 2020 | ||
| D | 1983 | 2 | 2002 | M | 2021 | ||
| E | 1984 | 3 | 2003 | N | 2022 | ||
| F | 1985 | 4 | 2004 | P | 2023 | ||
| G | 1986 | 5 | 2005 | R | 2024 | ||
| H | 1987 | 6 | 2006 | S | 2025 | ||
| J | 1988 | 7 | 2007 | T | 2026 | ||
| K | 1989 | 8 | 2008 | V | 2027 | ||
| L | 1990 | 9 | 2009 | W | 2028 | ||
| M | 1991 | A | 2010 | X | 2029 | ||
| N | 1992 | B | 2011 | Y | 2030 | ||
| P | 1993 | C | 2012 | 1 | 2031 | ||
| R | 1994 | D | 2013 | 2 | 2032 | ||
| S | 1995 | E | 2014 | 3 | 2033 | ||
| T | 1996 | F | 2015 | 4 | 2034 | ||
| V | 1997 | G | 2016 | 5 | 2035 | ||
| W | 1998 | H | 2017 | 6 | 2036 |
