For 1990-2009 cars

#### Vehicle Identification Number

The vehicle identification number is a system of numbers and letters used to identify a vehicle.

The vehicle identification number (VIN) plate is the legal identifier of the vehicle. The VIN plate is located on the upper LH corner of the Instrument Panel and can be seen through the windshield from the outside of the vehicle:

#### Vehicle Identification Number (VIN) System

Position | Definition | Character | Description
--- | --- | --- | ---
1 | Country of Origin | 1 | U.S.A.
2 | Manufacturer | G | General Motors
3 | Make | VARIES | Marketing Division
4-5 | Carline/Series | Carline / Series | Body Letter Code and Model
6 | Body Style | VARIES | Body Type and Style
7 | Restraint System | VARIES | Seatbelt Design and Supplemental Restraint System
8 | Engine Type | VARIES | Engine RPO
9 | Check Digit | 2 | Check Digit
10 | Model Year | W | 1998
11 | Plant Location | VARIES | Assembly Plant
12-17 | Plant Sequence Number | 100001 | Plant Sequence Number

The vehicle identification plate, located on the left upper instrument panel, is visible from outside the vehicle. This plate contains the vehicle identification number. Each sequential unit number, prefixed by letters and numbers, is explained in the following figure: