1983 GENERAL MOTORS PASSENGER CAR VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBERING VIN SYSTEM 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 thru 17 DIVISION RESTRAINT CARLINE BODY TYPE ENGINE CHECK MODEL PLANT PRODUCTION SEQUENCE MAKE SYS TYPE SERIES I CODE DIGIT YEAR CODE NUMBER 1 G 1 A Z 3 7 A 3 D R 1 0 O 0 0 1 DIVISION CODE MAKE CAR LINE SERIES ENGINE CODES 101 Chevrolet Passenger CHEVROLET Code 1 OLDSMOBILE Code 3 DIV PROD 102 Pontiac Passenger 1 Cont d CODE LITERS CARB USAGE DIV 1G3 Oldsmobile Pass B Chevette 1 1 1 1 1 1 1G4 Buick Passenger C Cavalier Cadet P Custom Cruiser A 3 8L V6 2 1234 4 1G6 Cadillac Passenger D Cavalier R Cutlass Supreme B 2 0 L4 2 12346 1 1G7 GM of Canada Pass E Cavalier Hatchback W 98 Regency Brougham C 1 6 L4 2 12 1 v1GC Chevrolet Truck H Citation Coupe X 98 Regency D 1 8 L4 Dies 12 Isuz 1GT GMC Truck J Chevette Scooter Y Delta 88 Royale E 3 0 V6 2 34 4 J8C Chevrolet Truck L Impala Brougham H 5 0 V8 4 1234 1 168 Chevrolet MPV N Caprice Classic Z Toronado Brougham J 1 8 L4 MFI 2 4 2 1G5 GMC Truck MPV P Camaro Sport Coupe L 2 8 V6 2 2 2 S Camaro Berlinetta BUICK Code 4 N 5 7 V8 Dies 12346 3 GM merchandised vehicle W Celebrity 19 27 P 2 0 L4 EFI 12346 1 built by Isuzu Motors W Malibu C assic B Skylark Custom R 2 5 L4 TBI 1234 2 Fujisawa Japan 35 69 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 H Century Custom Z 2 8 V6 2 1234 1 RESTRAINT SYSTEM TYPE PONTIAC Code 2 J Regal 0 1 8 L4 TBI 234 2 1 K Regal Sport 1 2 8 V6 2 12 1 CODE RESTRAINT SYSTEM B J2000 L Century Limited 2 2 5 L4 TBI 12 2 C J2000 LE M Regal Limited 3 3 8 V6 MFI 34 4 A Non Passive D J2000 SE 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 G 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 T Skyhawk Limited 9 6 0 V8 DFI 6 6 Automatic Belts K Grand Prix LJ V Electra Estate 9 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 1 1 T Phoenix SJ B Fleetwood Brougham T Parisienne Brougham D DeV111G W Firebird Trans Am F Fleetwood Limousine NOTE DIVISION MAKE X Firebird Special 2 G Cimarron 1st Position Country Edition L Eldorado 1 United States Y Phoenix S Seville 2 Canada Z Phoenix LJ J Japan GMC TRUCK COACH OLDSMOBILE Code 3 Code 5 1 1 2nd Position Manufacture B Omega w Caballero G General Motors C Firenza D Firenza Brougham 3rd Position Division E Omega Brougham 1 Chevrolet G Cut ass Ciera 2 Pontiac H Cutlass Cruiser 3 Oldsmobile J Cutlass Ciera LS 4 Buick K Cutlass Calais 6 Cadillac L Delta 88 7 Canada M Cutlass Supreme Z Isuzu Luv Brougham 47 69 M Cutlass Ciera Brougham 19 27 N Delta 88 Royale BODY TYPE SEE MODEL CHART 1993 GENERAL MOTORS SERVICE PARTS OPERATIONS BUlCK 44A t 6 4 93