Caprice 9C1 VIN Decoder

VIN Position	Description
Position 1	Country of Origin: 1 = U.S.A. 2 = Canada 3 = Mexico 4 = U.S.A. J = Japan K = Korea
Position 2	Company built by: G = General Motors/Suzuki 8 = Isuzu Y = NUMMI L = Daewoo C = CAMI/GM of Canada
Position 3	Make or division: 1 = Chevrolet 2 = Pontiac 3 = Oldsmobile 4 = Buick 5 = Pontiac incomplete vehicle (PAS) 6 = Cadillac 7 = GM of Canada 8 = Saturn A = Chevy Bus B = Chevy incomplete vehicle C = Chevy Truck D = GMC incomplete vehicle (PAS) E = Cadillac incomplete vehicle H = Oldsmobile Multi-Purpose Vehicle (MPV) J = GMC Bus K = GMC Multi-Purpose Vehicle (MPV) L = Buick incomplete vehicle M = Pontiac Multi-Purpose Vehicle (MPV) N = Chevy Multi-Purpose Vehicle (MPV) T = GMC Truck Y = Pontiac Multi-Purpose Vehicle (MPV)
Positions 4 & 5	Carline/Series: ('91+ B-car only) 1991: BL = Caprice Sedan/Wagon BN = Caprice Classic/Caprice Classic LTZ Sedan BR = Roadmaster Estate Wagon BP = Custom Cruiser Wagon BB = Coachbuilder (Limo/Hearse) Wagon 1992: BL = Caprice Sedan/Wagon BN = Caprice Classic/Caprice LTZ Sedan BN = Roadmaster Sedan BT = Roadmaster Limited Sedan BR = Roadmaster Estate Wagon BP = Custom Cruiser Wagon BB = Coachbuilder (Limo/Hearse) Wagon 1993: BL = Caprice Classic Sedan/Wagon BN = Caprice Classic LS/Caprice Classic LTZ Sedan BN = Roadmaster Sedan BT = Roadmaster Limited Sedan BR = Roadmaster Estate Wagon BB = Coachbuilder (Limo/Hearse) Wagon 1994: BL = Caprice Classic Sedan/Wagon BN = Caprice Classic LS/Impala SS Sedan BN = Roadmaster Sedan BT = Roadmaster Limited Sedan BR = Roadmaster Estate Wagon BB = Coachbuilder (Limo/Hearse) Wagon 1995-1996: BL = Caprice Classic Sedan/Wagon, Impala SS Sedan BN = Roadmaster Sedan BT = Roadmaster Limited Sedan BR = Roadmaster Estate Wagon BB = Coachbuilder (Limo/Hearse) Wagon
Position 6	Body style: 1 = 2-door coupe/sedan 2 = 2-door hatchback/liftback 3 = 2-door convertible 4 = 2-door station wagon 5 = 4-door sedan 6 = 4-door hatchback/liftback 7 = 4-door liftback 8 = 4-door station wagon
Position 7	Restraint codes: 1 = Active (manual) belts 2 = Active (manual) belts w/driver & passenger air bags 3 = Active (manual) belts w/driver air bag 4 = Passive (automatic) belts 5 = Passive (automatic) belts w/driver air bag 6 = Passive (automatic) belts w/driver & passenger air bags
Position 8	Engine type: ('91+ B-car only) P = LT1 5.7L - 260 HP @ 5000, 330 lb-ft @ 3200 W = L99 4.3L - 200 HP @ 5200, 245 lb-ft @ 2400 7 = L05 5.7L - 205 HP @ 4400, 300 lb-ft @ 2800 (9C1 Police) 7 = L05 5.7L - 180 HP @ 4200, 300 lb-ft @ 2800 E = L03 5.0L - 170 HP @ 4000, 255 lb-ft @ 2400
Position 9	Check digit: This is a VIN checksum used to verify VIN legality.
Position 10	Model year: A = 1980 B = 1981 C = 1982 D = 1983 E = 1984 F = 1985 G = 1986 H = 1987 J = 1988 K = 1989 L = 1990 M = 1991 N = 1992 P = 1993 R = 1994 S = 1995 T = 1996
Position 11	Plant: A = Lakewood, GA B = Lansing (Reatta), MI B = Baltimore (Truck & Bus), MD B = Pupyong, KOREA C = Lansing, MI D = Doraville, GA E = Linden, NJ E = Pontiac (Truck & Bus), MI F = Fairfax II, KS F = Flint (Truck & Bus), MI G = Framingham, MA H = Flint, MI J = Janesville (Truck & Bus), WI J = Janesville, WI K = Leeds, MO K = Kosai, JAPAN L = Van Nuys ('82-'92 F-car), CA M = Lansing, MI N = Norwood ('82-'87 F-car), OH R = Arlington (B-car), TX S = St. Louis (Truck & Bus), MO S = Ramos Arizpe, MEXICO T = Tarrytown (Truck & Bus), NY U = Hamtramck, MI V = Pontiac (Truck & Bus), MI W = Willow Run (B-car), MI W = Iwata, JAPAN X = Fairfax, KS Y = Wilmington, DE Z = Fremont, CA Z = Spring Hill (Saturn), TN Z = Fort Wayne (Truck & Bus), IN 0 = Pontiac (Truck & Bus), MI 1 = Wentzville, MO 1 = Oshowa 2, ONTARIO 2 = Moraine (Truck & Bus), OH 2 = Ste. Therese ('93-'96+ F-car), QUEBEC 3 = Detroit (Truck & Bus), MI 3 = Kawasaki, JAPAN 3 = St. Eustache, QUEBEC 4 = Orion, MI 4 = Scarborough, ONTARIO 5 = Bowling Green ('84-'96+ Corvette), KY 5 = London, ONTARIO 6 = Oklahoma City, OK 6 = Ingersoll, ONTARIO 7 = Lordstown, OH 7 = Lordstown (Truck & Bus), OH 7 = Fujisawa, JAPAN 8 = Shreveport (Truck & Bus), LA 9 = Detroit, MI 9 = Tillsonburg, ONTARIO 9 = Oshawa 1, ONTARIO
Positions 12-17	Sequence Number: 100001 = 1st vehicle 200001 = 100001st vehicle, etc.