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Repair and Diagnosis: Application and ID

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
5AT






CVT






- MANUAL TRANSMISSION
6MT






- REAR DIFFERENTIAL
T-type






VA1-type






VA2-type






- FMVSS LABEL, CMVSS LABEL
Example






- MODEL NUMBER LABEL






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

]4S3BMAA6XA1210001[
The starting and ending brackets ( ] [ ) are stop marks.






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

- BM9AY4M






The engine and transmission type are as follows.

- ENGINE
EJ253CDAFB






- TRANSMISSION
1. MT
TY756WCAAA






2. AT
TG5D8CJAAA






3. CVT
TR690JHAAA






- Rear differential






- OPTION
U5DC