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(4) The numerical remainder is the check digit. If the remainder is 10 the letter X shall be used to designate the check digit. The correct numeric remainder, zero through nine (0-9) or the letter X, shall appear in VIN position nine (9). VIN positions.
Each manufacturer uses their own codes for these numbers and you must know what that is to find out what they mean. Step 4: Decode the check digit. The ninth number is a check digit used to prove the VIN is not a fake. The check digit uses a complex calculation so it cannot be easily faked. In VIN â5XXGN4A70CG022862,â the check digit is â0â. Step 5: Find out the year of manufacture. The tenth number indicates the year the car was made, or the year of manufacture. It begins with A for 1980, the first year a standard 17-digit VIN was used. Subsequent years follow the alphabet of to âYâ in the year 2000. In 2001, the year changes to the number â1â, and ascends to â9â In 2009.