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Repair and Diagnosis: Application and ID

Identification

IDENTIFICATION

1. IDENTIFICATION NUMBER & LABEL LOCATIONS
The V.I.N. (Vehicle Identification Numbers) is used to classify the vehicle.

- POSITIONING OF THE PLATE LABEL FOR IDENTIFICATION






- ENGINE






- AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

4AT






5AT






- MANUAL TRANSMISSION

5MT (non-turbo model)






5MT (turbo model)






6MT






- REAR DIFFERENTIAL

T-TYPE






VA1-TYPE






VA2-TYPE






- MODEL NUMBER LABEL






2. MEANING OF V.I.N.
The meaning of the V.I.N, is as follows:






3. MODEL NUMBER PLATE
The model number plate indicates the type, V.I.N. applied model, option code, trim code, engine type, transmission type and the exterior color code. This information is helpful when placing orders for parts.






The engine and transmission type are as follows.

- ENGINE






- Transmission

1. MT






2. AT






- REAR DIFFERENTIAL






- OPTION