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Old Jul 25, 2006 | 10:14 AM
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I am trying to find out which country my dirt bike was manufactured, as to get a letter of compliance for california registration, and air resources board.
previous vin number checks determined it is somewhere in europe, but not canada or usa. Can anybody help? It is a 2003 crf450r

JH2PEO5UX3M100963
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Old Jul 25, 2006 | 10:15 AM
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hmmmm pe... no idea
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Old Jul 25, 2006 | 10:16 AM
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J = japan no?... p should be the plant of manufacture

1st character- Identifies the country in which the vehicle was manufactured.
For example: U.S.A.(1or4), Canada(2), Mexico(3), Japan(J), Korea(K), England(S), Germany(W), Italy(Z)

2nd character- Identifies the manufacturer. For example; Audi(A),
BMW(B), Buick(4), Cadillac(6), Chevrolet(1), Chrysler(C), Dodge(B),
Ford(F), GM Canada(7), General Motors(G), Honda(H), Jaquar(A), Lincoln(L), Mercedes Benz(D), Mercury(M), Nissan(N), Oldsmobile(3), Pontiac(2or5), Plymouth(P), Saturn(8), Toyota(T), VW(V), Volvo(V).

3rd character- Identifies vehicle type or manufacturing division.

4th to 8th characters- Identifies vehicle features such as body style, engine type, model, series, etc.

9th character- Identifies VIN accuracy as check digit.

10th character- Identifies the model year. For example: 1988(J), 1989(K), 1990(L), 1991(M), 1992(N), 1993(P), 1994(R), 1995(S), 1996(T),
1997(V), 1998(W), 1999(X), 2000(Y)------2001(1), 2002(2), 2003(3)

11th character- Identifies the assembly plant for the vehicle.

12th to 17th characters- Identifies the sequence of the vehicle for production
as it rolled of the manufacturers assembly line.
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Old Jul 25, 2006 | 10:36 AM
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main problem is the 8th digit. DMV & ARB say that has to be either a 3 or a c for california.
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Old Jul 25, 2006 | 10:46 AM
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03.... damn. I know older bikes like my old daytona had very short vins, readily accepted by calif dmv, I don't now about modern "Short" vin's.
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Old Sep 24, 2006 | 05:00 PM
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Hello,
Can someone please run carfax for me?
I would like to make sure it hasn't been in any accidents.

3VWST29M91M006408

I appreciate your help!
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Old Sep 25, 2006 | 08:03 AM
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send me your email, i just did..
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