1 983 GENERAL MOTORS PASSENGER CAR VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NLIMBEERING VIN SYSTEM 1 2 3 4 fg 6 7 8 gl 11 12 thru 17 DIVISION RESTRAINT CARLINE BODY TYPE ENGINE CHECK MODEL PLANT PRODUCTION SEQUENCE I MAKE I SYS TYPE I SERIES I I I CODE I DIGIT YEAR CODE NUMBER 1 G 1 F 3 7 A 3 D R I 0 0 0 0 1 5 in DIVISION CODE MAKE I CAR LINE SERIES ENGINE CODES IGI Chevrolet Passenger CHEVRDLET Code 1 1 OLDSMOBILE Code 3 DIV PROD IG2 Pontiac Passenger 1 C0r t c CODE LITERS CARB USAGE DIV lG3 Oldsmobile Pass B Chevette IG4 Buick Passenger C Cavalier Cadet P CLstom Cruiser A 3 8L V6 2 1234 4 IG6 Cadillac Passenger D Cavalier R Cutlass Supreme B 2 0 L4 2 12346 1 IG7 GM of Canada Pass E Cavalier Hatchback W 98 Regency Brougham C 1 6 L4 2 12 1 IGC Chevrolet Truck R Citation Coupe X 98 Regency D 1 8 L4 Dies 12 Isuz 1GT GMC Truck J Chevette Scooter 1 Y De ta 88 Royale E 3 0 V6 2 34 4 J8C Chevrolet Truck L Impala 1 Brougham H 5 0 V8 4 1234 1 108 Chevrolet MPV N Caprice Classic 1 Z Toronado Brougham J 1 8 L4 MFI 2 4 2 165 GMC Truck MPV P Camaro Sport Coupe 1 L 2 8 V6 2 2 2 S Camaro Berlinetta 1 BUICK Code 4 N 5 7 V8 Dies 12346 3 GM merchandised vehicle W Celebrity 19 27 1 P 2 0 L4 EFI 12346 1 built by Isuzu Motors W Malibu Classic B Skylark Custom R 2 5 L4 TBI 1234 2 Fujisawa Japan 35 69 1 C SkylarK Limited T 4 3 V6 Dies 1234 3 X Citation D Skylark Sport V 4 3 V6 Dies 1234 3 Y Corvette E Skyhawk T Type X 2 8 V6 2 1234 1 Z Monte Carlo G Century Sport Y 5 0 V8 4 34 3 1 H Century Custom Z 2 8 V6 2 1234 1 RESTRAINT SYSTEM TYPE PONTIAC Code 2 1 J Regal 0 1 8 L4 TBI 234 2 K Regal Sport 1 2 8 V6 2 12 1 CODE RESTRAINT SYSTEM B J2000 1 L Century Limited 2 2 5 L4 TBI 12 2 C J2000 LE 1 M Regal Limited 3 3 8 V6 MFI 34 4 A Non Passive D J2000 SE 1 N LeSabre 4 4 1 V6 4 346 4 Restraint Manual F Pontiac 6000 P LeSabre Limited 6 5 7 V8 4 1 1 Belts A77 0 Pontiac 6000 LE R LeSabre Estate 8 5 7 V8 CFI 1 1 H Pontiac 6000 STE S Skyhawk 8 4 1 V8 DFI 6 6 B Passive Restraint J Grand Prix z T Skyhawk Limited 9 6 0 V8 DFI 6 6 Automatic Belts K Grand Prix LJ V Electra Estate Q 5 0 V8 4 3 3 A77 L T1000 W Electra Park Avenue 9 3 8 V6 2 1 1 L Parisienne X Electra Limited 9 3 8 V6 SFI 4 4 N Bonneville Y Riviera T N Parisienne Brougham Z Riviera Luxury P Grand Prix Brougham R Bonneville Brougham CADILLAC Code 6 S Firebird T Phoenix SJ 1 B Fleetwood Brougham T Parisienne Brougham D DeVille W Firebird Trans Am 1 F Fleetwood Limousine NOTE DIVISION MAKE X Firebird Special G Cimarron lst Position Country Edition 2 L Eld0rado 1 United States Y Phoenix S Seville 2 Canada Z Phoenix LJ J Japan GMC TRUCK COACF OLDSMOBILE Code 3 Code 5 2nd Position Manufacture 8 0mega W Caballero G General Motors C Firenza D Firenza Brougham 3rd Position Division E 0mega Brougham 1 Chevrolet G Cut ass Ciera 2 Pontiac R Cutlass Cruiser z 3 Oldsmobile J Cutlass Ciera LS 4 Buick K Cutlass Calais 6 Cadillac L Delta 88 7 Canada N Cutlass Supreme Z Isuzu Luv Brougnam 47 69 1 M Cutlass Ciera 1 Brougham 19 27 1 N Delta 88 Royale BODY TYPE SEE MODEL CHART 1983 GENERALMOTORSSERWCEPARTSOPERANONS BUwK A4J REV 10 89 1