Restraints and Safety Systems: Application and ID

IDENTIFICATION CODES
The Vehicle Identification Number (VIN) is a seventeen-digit combination of letters and numbers. The VIN is stamped on a metal tab riveted on the instrument panel, top upper left of the dash. The VIN number is also found on the Vehicle Certification (VC) label.







Vehicle Identification Number
The first three VIN positions are the world manufacturer code.
^ 1LN - Ford Motor Company (Lincoln), USA, passenger car
^ 1LJ - Ford Motor Company (Lincoln), USA, incomplete vehicle







The fourth VIN position is the vehicle restraint system type code.
^ M - Active safety belts - all positions, driver and front passenger air bags, driver and front passenger side impact air bags
^ F - Active safety belts - all positions, second generation driver and front passenger air bags
^ L - Active safety belts - all positions, driver and front passenger air bags







The tenth VIN position is the model year code.
^ Y- 2000