Operation CHARM: Car repair manuals for everyone.
Manuals through 2025 now available!

Our trusted friends have launched a new website named LEMON, which has newer manuals. It also contains all the CHARM manuals.

LEMON is the spiritual successor to CHARM, I recommend you try it!

Link: lemon-manuals.la or lemon-manuals.org.ua

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Programming Vehicle Identification Number (VIN)

The last ten characters of the VIN are stored in the Theft Deterrent Module. These characters are a combination of alpha/numeric characters. The first two positions contain either a alpha character or a numeric value. The third position is a alpha character for the Model Year. The fourth position contains a alpha character of numeric value. The following six positions are numeric.