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SUBARU SERIAL NUMBER VIN DE-CODER, READ YOUR VEHICLE'S VIN

Exampleson this page, through 2009 model year: Legacy, Outback- Forester - Impreza, WRX, STI - Tribeca - Baja - SVXotherpages: 2010 VINS

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The current VIN is 17 characters long.This system started in 1981. Prior to that, VINs varied in length from 11 to 17 characters.

here is it located: Left front corner of dashboard, driver's door jam, various body panels and engine components, your registration and title

A code's specific meaning may be different on a yearly basis but the posit ion remains the same.

VIN real examples are below 4 S 3 B E 6 3 5 X 3 6 2 0 0 0 0 1

position # 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12-17

meansmanufacturer's

codelinebodyenginemodel/trim

restraint

systems

check

digityear

factory and

transmission

sequential

production

number

Positions 1-2-3 are the Manufacturer ID code.1: country code. J is Japan (1 or 4 is USA, 2 is Canada, 3 Mexico, K Korea, S England, W Germany, Z Italy etc) 2. manufacturer. F is Fugi Heavy Industries (A is Audi, B BMW, C Chrysler, F Ord, G GM, H Honda, S Subaru, V VW etc)3. Vehicle type or manufacturing division

JF1 is FHI Fugi Heavy Industry passenger vehicle, made in Japan4S3 is a SIA Subaru-Isuzu factory passenger vehicle4S4 is a SIA Subaru-Isuzu factory MPV multi purpose vehicle such as the 2005 Outback, but not the 04 which was a 4S3 because it was still

considered a car.

Position 4 is Line type, ie. what product line. B is Legacy, G is Impreza, S is Forester,

Position 5- tells what kind of body, ie Impreza sedan, Legacy wagon, Baja, Impreza or Forester wagon, Legacy wagon etc.D- Impreza sedan; L- Legacy sedan; G Impreza Sport wgn and Forester; P- Legacy wagon; T- BajaThis code can change yearly.

Position 6- Engine types, varies by year. This can change yearly 2 is 2.0L turbo 4cyl; 6 is either 2.2L or 2.5L 4 cyl; 7 is a 2.5L turbo STi motor; 8 is a 3.0L 6 cyl.

Position 7- model type and trim. First, you have to know the model, then you can decipher the correct trim.

2003:1: Baja, 2: Brighton, 3: Legacy L, Forester X, 4: Legacy GT, 5: Legacy GT w/ leather, Impreza TS, Forester XS, 6: Legacy Outback, 7: Legacy

Outback w/ All Weather pkg, Impreza RS sedan, 8: Legacy Outback Limited wagon and sedan, Impreza Outback Sport, 9: Legacy Outback wagon

H6, Impreza WRX, 0: Legacy Outback LL Bean wagon

2005

numberLegacy

sedan

Legacy

wagonOutback Forester Impreza Baja

1 2.5i 2.5i 2.5i

22.5i

Limited

2.5i

Limited

2.5i

Limited Sport

3 X Turbo

43.0R

sedan

53.0R

VDCXS

63.0R LL

Bean

RS sedan w/

sport pkg

7

GT

Limited

GT

Limited

XT

Limited

XS w/

moonroof, LLBean

RS sedan,

wagon

8 GT GT XTOutback

Sport

9 XTWRX sedan,

wagon

0 WRX STi
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Position 8is the Restraint. 5- manual seat belts with dual front airbags, 6- manual seat belts with dual front and dual side airbags.C: Class C (4001-5000lbs) MPV

Position 9: check digit. A mathamatical formula that takes all the other characters in the VIN and comes up with a value of 0-9 or X, thus ensuring

accuracy. I have no idea how this works. It's a mystery.

Position 10: Model year: J is 1988, K is 1989, L 1990, M 1991, N 1992, P 1993, R 1994, S 1995, T 1996, V 1997, W 1998, X 1999, Y 2000, 1 2001, 2

2002, 3 2003,4 2004, 5 2005, 6 2006, 7 2007, 8 2008...

Position 11- Manufacturing plant and Transmiss ion: can vary by yearSIA (US Built)- 4: SIA, 5spd SportShift automatic, 5: SIA, 4spd SportShift automatic, 6: 5spd manual awd, 7: automatic awd, '-' can be 6spd manual,

postal car depending on the yearFHI (Japan built)- G: manual awd, H: automatic awd, L 6spd manualPosition 12-17- sequential production numbers. Changes yearly, based on the line100001 Baja; 200001 Legacy and Outback sedan; 300001 Legacy and Outback wagon; 500001 Impreza sedan; 600001 Legacy and Outback wagon;700001 Forester; 800001 Impreza Sport wagon

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Example from 2005. This is an Outback XT Limited wagon4S4 B P 6 7 C 4 5 4 32662- (last digit left blank because this is a real car).

position 1-2-3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12-17

this

VIN4S4 B P 6 7 C 4 5 4 50431-

what it

means

made in

USA at SIA,

is a truck

Legacy

line

Legacy

wagon

either 2.2 or

2,.5L. since

it's 2005 it's

2.5

since it's a 4S4 truck,

this must be an

Outback XT Limited

manual seat

belts and front

and side airbags

check digit, a

mathamatical

mystery

5=

2005

in 2005, 4

meant 5spd

automatic

sequential

production

number

.

Example from 2005. This is an Impreza STi sedanJF1 G D 7 0 6 9 5 L 51722-- (last digit left blank because this is a real car).

position 1-2-3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12-17

this

VINJF1 G D 7 0 6 9 5 L 50431-

what it

means

made by

Fugi in

Japan

Impreza

line

Impreza

sedan

2.5L

turbo,

STi only

since it's an

Impreza 0 =

STi

manual seat belts

and front and side

airbags

ccheck digit, a

mathamatical

mystery

5=

2005

in 05 L was

AWD 6spd

manual

sequential

production

number

.

Example from 2003. This is an Impreza WRX sedanJF1 G D 2 9 6 3 3 G 50431- (last digit left blank because this is a real car).

position 1-2-3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12-17

this

VINJF1 G D 2 9 6 3 3 G 50431-

what it

means

made by

Fugi in

Japan

Impreza

line

Impreza

sedan

2.0L

turbo

WRX or H6

Legacy

wagon(this is a

WRX)

manual seat belts

and front and side

airbags

check digit, a

mathamatical

mystery

it's a

2003

in 1995 G was

manaul AWD if made

in Japan

sequential

production

number

.

Example from 1995. This is an automatic 2wd Legacy L wagon

4S3 B K 6 3 5 X S 9 32008- (last digit left blank because this is a real car).

position 1-2-3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12-17

this VIN4S3 B K 6 3 5 X S 9 932008-

what it

means

made

in SIA

Legacy

linewagon2.2L

must have

been 2wd L

wgn

manual seat belts

and dual airbags

check digit, a

mathamatical

mystery

1995

in 1995 9 must have

been SIA automatic

2wd

sequential

production

number

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2009 VIN chart


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2008

2008

start of specific model

2009 Tribeca

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*****2008 Tribeca

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2006 B9 TRIBECA


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2009 Legacy and Outback

2008 Legacy and Outback VIN


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*******2007 Legacy and Outback VIN

07 Legacy, Outback


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2006 Legacy and Outback VIN

C SoAtop

2005 Outback, Legacy


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*****2004 LEGACY, OUTBACK VIN

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1999 Outback, Legacy

2009 Forester


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2008 Forester(see schematic above)

2007 Forester

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2004 Forester


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2000 Forester

2009 Impreza


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2008 Impreza

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2008 Impreza STI

2008 Subaru Impreza STI VIN codes


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2007 Impreza

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2006 Impreza WRX, STI VIN codes


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2004 Impreza WRX, STI VIN code

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******2001 Impreza VIN


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1999 Impreza

1997 Impreza VIN codes


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2006 BAJA

2004 Baja

1997 SVX


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