1. Vehicle Identification Information & What you need to know to order parts & use repair info…

2. Who makes this vehicle???
Acura Audi BMW Buick Cadillac Chevrolet Chrysler Dodge Eagle Ferrari Ford GMC Honda Hummer Hyundai Infiniti Isuzu Jaguar Jeep Kia   Lamborghini
Land Rover Lexus Lincoln Lotus Mazda Mercedes-Benz Mercury Mitsubishi Nissan Oldsmobile Peugeot Pontiac Porsche Saab Saturn
Scion Subaru Suzuki Toyota Volkswagen Volvo

3. What model is it???
Chevrolet
Impala
Corvette
Chevette
Cavalier
Malibu
Camaro
Corsica
is there a sub-category to this model?
LX, GL, EX, EXR…?

4. Vehicle Identification Number
the VIN is a standardized (since 1981) identifier 17 digits long
it is located…

5. When was it built?
production date decal tells us the month, year & sometimes the day the vehicle was built
the 10th digit of the vehicle’s serial number also refers to a specific year… A Y L B M C N D P E R F S G T H V J W K X L A Y M B N C P D R E S F T G V H

6. Production date continued…
vehicles built in the 9th, 10th 11th or 12th month are bumped up one year
car model year does not coincide with calendar year
eg. a car with a production date of 10/96 is a 1997 car, not a 1996!

7. What’s under the hood? engine size is listed in… cubic inches
cubic centimeters or
cubic liters
refers to the cubic volume of the cylinders, NOT the number of cylinders!
350 CID
5.0 L
1600 CC

8. What else do I need to know?
depending on the part you need, you may need to identify…
automatic or standard transmission?
air conditioned or not?
power steering or manual steering?
wheel diameter?
2WD or 4WD?
body style (see next slide)

9. With some parts, you may need to identify the body style…
2 door coupe
2 door hatchback
4 door sedan
station wagon
regular cab pick-up
extended cab pick-up
crew cab pick-up

10. There’s more?
When replacing exhaust system parts on many pick-ups, you may have to determine the wheelbase length (in inches)…
eg. 128” WB