2009 PASSENGER CAR VIN SYSTEM

TYPICAL VIN 5 Y 2 S P 6 7 0 4 9 Z 4 3 2 1 2 7
POSITION NO. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

1,5 = U.S. BUILT

2 = CANADA BUILT ENGINE TYPE PRODUCTION
SEQUENCE/SERIAL
3 = MEXICO BUILT NUMBER
K = S. KOREA BUILT CHECK DIGIT
PLANT
RESTRAINT CODE
WORLD MAKE IDENTIFIER
BODY STYLE 9=2009 MODEL YEAR
CARLINE/SERIES

1-3 WORLD MAKE IDENTIFIER

1- CHEVROLET 2 - PONTIAC 4 - BUICK 6 - CADILLAC 8 - SATURN
1G1, 2G1, 3G1, 1G2, 2G2, 3G2, 5Y2, 1G4, 2G4 1G6, LSG 1G8, W08
KL1 6G2, KL2

4-5 CARLINE/SERIES 6 BODY STYLE (GM STYLES)

CHEVROLET BUICK 1 TWO-DOOR COUPE (27, 37, 47, 57)
A/J - COBALT BASE M/T * H/D - LUCERNE CXL
A/K - COBALT LS – M/T H/F - LUCERNE SUPER SERIES 2 TWO-DOOR (07, 08, 77, 87)
A/L - COBALT LT – M/T H/P - LUCERNE CX 3 TWO-DOOR CONVERTIBLE (67)
A/P - COBALT SPORT COUPE H/R - LUCERNE CXL
5 FOUR-DOOR SEDAN (19, 69)
w/MAN TRANS (DIFFERENT FROM H/D)
A/R - COBALT BASE A/T * W/C- LACROSSE CX 6 FOUR-DOOR SEDAN (26, 29, 48, 68)
A/S - COBALT LS – A/T W/D - LACROSSE CXL
7 FOUR-DOOR MPV (06, 46)
A/T - COBALT LT – A/T W/N- LACROSSE SUPER SERIES
A/W- COBALT IM – A/T ' W/F - ALLURE CX * 8 FOUR-DOOR STATION WAGON (35)
A/Z - COBALT IM– A/T ' W/J - ALLURE CXL * 9 FOUR-DOOR STATION WAGON (75)
J/D - OPTRA W/P- ALLURE SUPER SERIES *
J/K - OPTRA LT CADILLAC
T/D - AVEO BASE/LS *** D/M- CTS M/T RWD 7 RESTRAINT CODES
T/G - AVEO LT *** D/F - CTS A/T RWD 1. DRIVER & PASSENGER INFLATABLE RESTRAINTS - FRONT
T/U - AVEO BASE ** D/G - CTS A/T AWD
ACTIVE (MANUAL) BELTS W/DRIVER & PASSENGER
T/V - AVEO BASE/LS *** D/H - CTS A/T AWD NAV. 2.
INFLATABLE RESTRAINTS - FRONT & SIDE
T/X - AVEO LT *** D/J - CTS A/T RWD NAV.
W/B -IMPALA LS SEDAN D/N - CTS - V ACTIVE (MANUAL) BELTS W/DRIVER & PASSENGER
3.
W/C- IMPALA 2LT, 3.9L D/P - CTS M/T RWD INFLATABLE RESTRAINTS - FRONT, SIDE & ROOF
W/D -IMPALA SS SEDAN HIGH FEATURE V6 ACTIVE (MANUAL) BELTS W/DRIVER & PASSENGER
4.
W/S- IMPALA POLICE SEDAN D/R - CTS RHD INFLATABLE RESTRAINTS - FRONT & ROOF
W/T- IMPALA 1LT 3.5L D/S - CTS A/T AWD DRIVER & PASSENGER INFLATABLE RESTRAINTS -
W/U -IMPALA LTZ HIGH FEATURE V6 5.
FRONT & OCCUPANT SENSOR
Y/Y - CORVETTE D/T - CTS A/T AWD NAV. ACTIVE (MANUAL) BELTS W/DR. & PASS. INFLATABLE
Y/Y - CORVETTE ZR1 HIGH FEATURE V6 6. RESTRAINTS - FRONT, SIDE & OCCUPANT SENSOR
Y/Y - CORVETTE Z06 D/U - CTS A/T RWD
Z/F - MALIBU BAS HYBRID ACTIVE (MANUAL) BELTS W/DR. & PASS. INFLATABLE
HIGH FEATURE V6 7.
RESTRAINTS - FRONT, SIDE, ROOF & OCCUPANT SENSOR
Z/G - MALIBU LS D/V - CTS A/T RWD NAV.
Z/H - MALIBU LT & 1LT HIGH FEATURE V6 8. ACTIVE (MANUAL) BELTS W/DR. & PASS. INFLATABLE
Z/J - MALIBU LT & 2LT D/C - STS V-8 RWD RESTRAINT - FRONT AND ROOF & OCCUPANT SENSOR
Z/K - MALIBU LTZ D/E - STS - L DRIVER & PASSENGER FRONT, FRONT SEAT SIDE & REAR
PONTIAC D/W- STS RWD 9.
SEAT SIDE, ROOF, SIDE AIRBAG MODULE
A/J - G5 BASE M/T * ** D/X - STS-V
A/L - G5 LS M/T 0. AIRBAG DELETE
D/Y - STS RIGHT HAND DRIVE
A/N- G5 GT M/T D/A - STS V6 AWD
A/R - G5 BASE A/T D/B - STS V8 AWD 8 ENGINE TYPE
A/S - G5 LS A/T D/D - STS V6 AWD NAV. SCREEN FUEL
A/T - G5 GT A/T D/K - STS RWD NAV. SCREEN CODE ENG. RPO DISP. CYL.
SYSTEM
DIV. USAGE
E/C - G8 GT D/L - STS V8 AWD NAV. SCREEN A LH2 4.6L V8 SFI 6
E/P - G8 GXP B LE5 2.4L L4 MFI 1, 2, 8
D/Z - STS V8 RWD NAV. SCREEN
E/R - G8 BASE B LE0 3.6L V6 SFI --
M/B- SOLSTICE BASE M/T K/D - DTS
Y/V - XLR PLATINUM PKG. C LS4 5.3L V8 SFI 1, 2, 4
M/G -SOLSTICE TURBO M/T D LC3 4.4L V8 MFI 1, 6
M/K- SOLSTICE STREET EDITION Y/X - XLR-V
E LS7 7.0L V8 SFI 1
w/MAN TRANS SATURN
E LXV 1.6L L4 MFI 1, 2
M/N- SOLSTICE BASE A/T A/T - ASTRA XR
H LAP 2.2L L4 MFI 1, 2
M/T- SOLSTICE TURBO A/T A/R - ASTRA XE
H L98 6.0L V8 SFI --
M/Z- SOLSTICE STREET EDITION M/B - SKY BASE M/T K LZE 3.5L V6 SFI 1
w/MAN TRANS M/G - SKY REDLINE TURBO M/T M LGD 3.9L V6 SFI 1, 4
S/L - VIBE FWD M/T M/C - SKY MERLOT JEWEL N LZ4 3.5L V6 SFI 1, 2
S/M - VIBE AWD A/T SPECIAL M/T N LW2 3.6L V6 SFI --
S/N - VIBE GT FWD M/T M/D- SKY HYDRO BLUE P LSA 6.2L V8 SFI 6
S/P - VIBE FWD A/T SPECIAL M/T R LS9 6.2L V8 SFI 1
S/R - VIBE GT FWD A/T M/H - SKY REDLINE MERLOT T LP1 2.8L V6 SFI 1, 2
T/D - G3 *** JEWEL TURBO SPCL. M/T U LS2 6.0L V8 SFI --
T/U - G3 BASE ** M/L - SKY HYDRO BLUE V LLT 3.6L V6 SIDI 1, 6
T/U - G3 WAVE BASE * SPCL. TURBO M/T W LS3 6.2L V8 SFI 1
T/V - G3 MID-LEVEL TRIM ** M/N - SKY BASE A/T X LNF 2.0L L4 DI 1, 2, 8
M/P - SKY MERLOT JEWEL Y L76 6.0L V8 SFI 2
T/V - G3 WAVE MID-LEVEL TRIM *
Y LD8 4.6L V8 MFI 4, 6
T/X - G3 UP-LEVEL TRIM ** SPECIAL A/T
1 2H0 1.8L L4 MFI 8
T/X - G3 WAVE UP-LEVEL TRIM * M/R - SKY HYDRO BLUE
1 LZ9 3.9L V6 SFI 2
Z/G - G6 SE1 4-CYL SEDAN SPECIAL A/T
2 L26 3.8L V6 SFI 4
Z/H - G6 GT COUPE/SEDAN/CONV. M/T - SKY REDLINE TURBO A/T 5 LAT 2.4L L4 MFI 1, 8
Z/J - G6 SE1 4cyl. SEDAN/MID CYCLE M/V - SKY MERLOT JEWEL
Z/K - G6 GTCPE/SDN/CONV/MID CYCLE 6 LXT 1.6L L4 MFI 1
Z/L - G6 GXPCOUPE/SEDAN/MID CYCLE SPECIAL TURBO A/T 7 LY7 3.6L V6 SFI 1,2,4,6,8
Z/M- G6 GXP COUPE/SEDAN M/X - SKY HYDRO BLUE 8 LAY 1.8L L4 SFI 2
* CANADA ONLY
** MEXICO ONLY
SPECIAL TURBO A/T 9 L37 4.6L V8 MFI 6
*** U.S. ONLY
' INTERNET MODEL
Z/R - AURA HYBRID 0 LAX 2.4L L4 SFI 2
A/T - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
M/T - MANUAL TRANSMISSION
Z/S - AURA XE MFI = MULTIPORT FUEL INJECTION
RHD - RIGHT HAND DRIVE Z/V - AURA XR *LEGEND
SFI = SEQUENTIAL FUEL INJECTION
11 PLANT
B - LANSING MI S - RAMOS ARIZPE MEXICO 0 - LANSING MI 7 - LORDSTOWN OH
B - BUPYUNG S. KOREA U - HAMTRAMCK MI 1 - OSHAWA #2 ON 8 - TILLSONBURG OH
C - CHANGWON S. KOREA Y - WILMINGTON DE 4 - ORION MI (IPC)
F - FAIRFAX II KS Z - FREMONT CA 5 - BOWLING GREEN KY 9 - OSHAWA #1 ON
L - SAN LUIS POTOSI MEXICO Z - SPRING HILL TN 5 - ANTWERP BELGIUM
K - KUNSAN S. KOREA L - ELIZABETH AUSTRALIA
 2009 LIGHT DUTY TRUCK,
MULTIPURPOSE PASSENGER VEHICLE
(MPV) AND INCOMPLETE VEHICLE VIN SYSTEM

TYPICAL VIN 5 G A E R 2 3 7 6 8 J 1 2 8 8 0 2
POSITION NO. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17
1, 4, 5 = U.S. BUILT PRODUCTION
CHECK DIGIT SEQUENCE/SERIAL
2 = CANADA BUILT
NUMBER
3 = MEXICO BUILT GVWR/BRAKE
SYSTEM BODY TYPE PLANT
WORLD MAKE IDENTIFIER
LINE CHASSIS/SERIES ENGINE TYPE 9 = 2009 MODEL YEAR

1-3 WORLD MAKE IDENTIFIER 4 GVWR/BRAKE SYSTEM

CHEVROLET SATURN CODE GVWR RANGE BRAKE
(IN POUNDS) SYSTEM
1GB* 2GB* 3GB* 4NT* 5GZ
A 0 - 3000 HYD
1GC 2GC 3GC CADILLAC B 3001 - 4000 HYD
1GA**1GN 3GN 1GE* 1GY 3GY C 4001 - 5000 HYD
2CN PONTIAC D** 5001 - 6000 HYD
GMC 1G5* 1GM 2CK 3G7 E* 6001 - 7000 HYD
F* 7001 - 8000 HYD
1GD* 2GD* 3GD* ISUZU
G 8001 - 9000 HYD
1GT 2GT 3GT 1GG* 4NU H 9001 - 10000 HYD
1GJ** 1GK 3GK HUMMER J 10001 - 14000 HYD
BUICK 5GN 5GR 5GT K 14001 - 16000 HYD
3G5 4GL* 5GA L 16001 - 19500 HYD
* Incomplete Vehicle M 19501 - 26000 AIR/HYD
SAAB
5S3 ** Van w/seating exceeding * CADILLAC COMMERCIAL CHASSIS VEHICLE
**BUICK & CHEVROLET COMMERCIAL BODY/CHASSIS
10 Passengers

5-6 LINE CHASSIS/SERIES

CHEVROLET / GMC CHEVROLET / GMC
A/1 HHR LS (1/2 TON) w/AUTO TRANS U/1 UPLANDER APV 4x2 RWB (1/2 TON) BASE **
A/2 HHR LT-1LT (1/2 TON) w/AUTO TRANS U/2 UPLANDER LS APV 4x2 RWB (1/2 TON) **
A/3 HHR LS w/MAN TRANS U/3 UPLANDER LT APV 4x2 RWB (1/2 TON) **
A/4 HHR 1LT w/MAN TRANS V/0 UPLANDER APV 4x2 EWB (1/2 TON) BASE **
A/5 HHR 2LT V/1 UPLANDER APV CARGO/MOBILITY 4x2 EWB (1/2 TON) **
A/6 HHR SS w/AUTO TRANS V/2 UPLANDER LS APV 4x2 EWB (1/2 TON) **
A/7 HHR SS w/MAN TRANS V/3 UPLANDER LT APV 4x2 EWB (1/2 TON **
A/8 HHR LS PANEL VAN w/AUTO TRANS BUICK
A/9 HHR LS PANEL VAN w/MAN TRANS R/1 ENCLAVE CX FWD (1/2 TON)
A/0 HHR LT PANEL VAN R/2 ENCLAVE CXL FWD (1/2 TON)
C/1 4x2 (1/2 TON) SILVERADO/SIERRA WORK TRUCK, V/1 ENCLAVE CX AWD (1/2 TON)
TAHOE/SUBURBAN/AVALANCHE LS, YUKON/YUKON XL SL V/2 ENCLAVE CXL AWD (1/2 TON)
C/2 4x2 (1/2 TON) SILVERADO/TAHOE/SUBURBAN/AVALANCHE LT, CADILLAC
SIERRA/YUKON/YUKON XL SLE H/0 INCOMPLETE HEARSE (DTS)
C/3 4x2 (1/2 TON) SILVERADO/TAHOE/SUBURBAN/AVALANCHE LTZ, K/9 INCOMPLETE LIMOUSINE (DTS)
SIERRA/YUKON XL SLT E/2 SRX RWD V8
C/4 4x2 (3/4 TON) SILVERADO/SIERRA WORK TRUCK, SUBURBAN LS, E/3 SRX RWD V6 RIGHT HAND DRIVE
YUKON XL SL E/4 SRX AWD V6
C/5 4x2 (3/4 TON) SILVERADO/SUBURBAN LT, SIERRA/YUKON XL SLE E/5 SRX AWD V8
C/6 4x2 (3/4 TON) SILVERADO LTZ, SUBURBAN, SIERRA/YUKON XL, SLT E/6 SRX RWD V6
C/7 4x2 (1 TON) SILVERADO/SIERRA WORK TRUCK C/1 ESCALADE / ESV / EXT 4x2 1/2 TON BASE MODEL
C/8 4x2 (1 TON) SILVERADO LT, SIERRA SLE C/2 ESCALADE / ESV / EXT 4x2 1/2 TON ULTRA LUXURY COLLECTION
C/9 4x2 (1 TON) SILVERADO LTZ, SIERRA SLT C/3 ESCALADE / ESV 4x2 1/2 TON PLATINUM COLLECTION
C/0 4x2 (1/2 TON) TAHOE POLICE/SPECIAL SERVICE, C/4 ESCALADE 4x2 1/2 TON HYBRID
ALL 1/2, 3/4, 1 TON SIERRA/YUKON/YUKON XL, DENALI C/5 ESCALADE / ESV / EXT 4x2 1/2 TON SPORT EDITION PACKAGE
K/1 4x4 (1/2 TON) SILVERADO/SIERRA WORK TRUCK, K/1 ESCALADE / ESV / EXT 4x4 1/2 TON BASE MODEL
TAHOE, SUBURBAN/AVALANCHE LS, YUKON/YUKON XL, SL K/2 ESCALADE / ESV / EXT 4x4 1/2 TON ULTRA LUXURY COLLECTION
K/2 4x4 (1/2 TON) SILVERADO/SUBURBAN/AVALANCHE LT, K/3 ESCALADE / ESV 4x4 1/2 TON PLATINUM COLLECTION
SIERRA/YUKON/YUKON XL, SLE K/4 ESCALADE 4x4 1/2 TON HYBRID
K/3 4x4 (1/2 TON) SILVERADO/TAHOE/SUBURBAN/AVALANCHE LTZ, K/5 ESCALADE / ESV / EXT 4x4 1/2 TON SPORT EDITION PACKAGE
SIERRA/YUKON/YUKON XL, SLT PONTIAC
K/4 4x4 (3/4 TON) SILVERADO/SIERRA WORK TRUCK, SUBURBAN LS, L/3 TORRENT FWD (1/2 TON)
YUKON XL, SL L/4 TORRENT AWD (1/2 TON)
K/5 4x4 (3/4 TON) SILVERADO/SUBURBAN LT, SIERRA/YUKON XL, SLE L/5 TORRENT GXP FWD (1/2 TON)
K/6 4x4 (3/4 TON) SILVERADO/SUBURBAN LTZ, SIERRA/YUKON XL, SLT L/6 TORRENT GXP AWD (1/2 TON)
K/7 4x4 (1 TON) SILVERADO/SIERRA WORK TRUCK U/0 MONTANA SV6 RWB 4x2 (1/2 TON) BASE U.S.
K/8 4x4 (1 TON) SILVERADO LT, SIERRA SLE (CANADA 1SA / MEXICO 1SB)
K/9 4x4 (1 TON) SILVERADO LTZ, SIERRA SLT U/2 MONTANA SV6 RWB 4x2 (1/2 TON) (CANADA 1SB)
K/0 4x4 (1/2 TON) TAHOE POLICE/SPECIAL SERVICE, U/3 MONTANA SV6 RWB 4x2 (1/2 TON)-U.S. (CANADA 1SC)
ALL 1/2, 3/4, 1 TON SIERRA/YUKON/YUKON XL, DENALI V/0 MONTANA SV6 EWB 4x2 (1/2 TON) BASE (CANADA 1SA)
G/1 EXPRESS/SAVANA 4x2 1500 (1/2 TON) V/1 MONTANA SV6 EWB (1/2 TON) MOBILITY INCOMPLETE
G/2 EXPRESS/SAVANA 4x2 2500 (3/4 TON) V/2 MONTANA SV6 EWB (1/2 TON)-U.S. (CANADA 1SB/MEXICO 1SC)
G/3 EXPRESS/SAVANA 4x2 3500 (1 TON) V/3 MONTANA SV6 EWB (1/2 TON)-U.S. (CANADA 1SC/MEXICO 1SE)
H/1 EXPRESS/SAVANA AWD 1500 (1/2 TON) SATURN
L/1 EQUINOX LS FWD/CAPTIVASPORT LS FWD * L/1 VUE RED LINE FWD
L/2 EQUINOX 1LS AWD * L/3 VUE XE FWD
L/3 EQUINOX 1LT FWD * L/4 VUE XE AWD
L/4 EQUINOX 1LT AWD * L/5 VUE XR FWD
L/5 EQUINOX 2LT FWD/CAPTIVASPORT LT FWD * L/6 VUE XR AWD
L/6 EQUINOX 2LT AWD/CAPTIVASPORT LT AWD * L/9 VUE GREEN LINE (BAS)HYBRID FWD
L/7 EQUINOX LTZ FWD * L/0 VUE RED LINE AWD
L/8 EQUINOX LTZ AWD * R/1 OUTLOOK XE FWD (1/2 TON)
L/9 EQUINOX SPORT FWD * R/2 OUTLOOK XR FWD (1/2 TON)
L/0 EQUINOX SPORT AWD * R/3 OUTLOOK XR-TOURING FWD (1/2 TON)
S/1 4x2 (1/2 TON) CANYON/COLORADO WT, V/1 OUTLOOK XE AWD (1/2 TON)
ENVOY/TRAILBLAZER WT/FLEET/VALUE LEADER V/2 OUTLOOK XR AWD (1/2 TON)
S/2 4x2 (1/2 TON) CANYON SL, COLORADO LS, V/3 OUTLOOK XR-TOURING AWD (1/2 TON)
TRAILBLAZER LS, ENVOY SL HUMMER
S/3 4x2 (1/2 TON) CANYON SLE, COLORADO LT, N/1 H2 4x4 (3/4 TON)
TRAILBLAZER LT, ENVOY SLE N/2 H2 4x4 (3/4 TON) BASE MODEL
S/4 4x2 (1/2 TON) CANYON SLE2, COLORADO 2LT, N/7 H2 4x4 (3/4 TON) ADVENTURE MODEL
TRAILBLAZER LTZ, ENVOY SLT N/8 H2 4x4 (3/4 TON) LUXURY MODELS
S/5 4x2 (1/2 TON) CANYON SLT, COLORADO 3LT, N/9 H2 4x4 (3/4 TON) SUT BASE / ADVENTURE MODELS
TRAILBLAZER SS, ENVOY DENALI N/0 H2 4x4 (3/4 TON) SUT LUXURY MODEL
T/1 4x4 (1/2 TON) CANYON/COLORADO WT,
N/1 H3 4x4 (1/2 TON) BASE / H3T
ENVOY/TRAILBLAZER WT/FLEET/VALUE LEADER
N/3 H3 4x4 (1/2 TON) ADVENTURE MODEL
T/2 4x4 (1/2 TON) CANYON SL, COLORADO LS, TRAILBLAZER LS,
N/4 H3 4x4 (1/2 TON) LUXURY MODEL
ENVOY SL
N/5 H3-X 4x4 (1/2 TON)
T/3 4x4 (1/2 TON) CANYON SLE, COLORADO 1LT, TRAILBLAZER LT
N/6 H3 4x4 (1/2 TON) ALPHA EDITION
ENVOY SLE
SAAB
T/4 4x4 (1/2 TON) CANYON SLE2, COLORADO 2LT, TRAILBLAZER LTZ
T/1 SAAB 9-7X SUV
ENVOY SLT
T/2 SAAB 9-7X AERO
T/5 4x4 (1/2 TON) CANYON SLT, COLORADO 3LT, TRAILBLAZER SS,
ENVOY DENALI
R/1 ACADIA SLE, TRAVERSE LS FWD (1/2 TON)
R/2 ACADIA SLT (1), TRAVERSE LT FWD (1/2 TON) * WMI = 2CN
R/3 ACADIA SLT (2), TRAVERSE LTZ FWD (1/2 TON) ** VIN POSTION 7 = 3
V/1 ACADIA SLE, TRAVERSE LS AWD (1/2 TON) EWB - EXTENDED WHEEL BASE
V/2 ACADIA SLT (1), TRAVERSE LT AWD (1/2 TON) RWB - REGULAR WHEEL BASE
V/3 ACADIA SLT (2), TRAVERSE LTZ AWD (1/2 TON) W/T - WORK TRUCK
 2009 LIGHT DUTY TRUCK,
MULTIPURPOSE PASSENGER VEHICLE
(MPV) AND INCOMPLETE VEHICLE VIN SYSTEM

7 BODY TYPE 8 ENGINE TYPE

ENG. FUEL
0 – COMMERCIAL CHASSIS/VEHICLE CODE DISP. CYL.
(SPECIAL COMMERCIAL CHASSIS/VEHICLE, CADILLAC)
RPO SYSTEM
A LH2 4.6L V8 SFI
1 – COMMERCIAL SPECIAL AND RV CUTAWAY
(INCLUDES CHEVROLET EXPRESS COMMERCIAL, & RV CUTAWAY
B LCS 3.6L V6 SIDI
GMC SAVANA CARGO SPECIAL & CAMPER SPECIAL) B LE8 2.2L L4 MFI
C LY2 4.8L V8 SFI
2 – SPORT UTILITY TRUCK
(AVALANCHE, ESCALADE EXT, ESCALADE EXT PLATINUM, H2 SUT) D LLT 3.6L V6 SIDI
D LD9 2.4L L4 MFI
3 – FOUR-DOOR CAB/UTILITY
(TRAILBLAZER, ENVOY, EQUINOX, TORRENT, FULL SIZE YUKON, TAHOE, E LLR 3.7L L5 MFI
DENALI, ESCALADE, ESCALADE PLATINUM, H2 & CREW CAB, H3, F LNJ 3.4L V6 SFI
ACADIA, ENCLAVE, OUTLOOK, SAAB 9-7) G L18 8.1L V8 MFI
3 –FOUR-DOOR ALL PURPOSE VEHICLE H LS2 6.0L V8 SFI
(MONTANA, UPLANDER, VUE, SRX, HHR) J LY5 5.3L V8 SFI
4 – TWO-DOOR CAB K LY6 6.0L V8 SFI
(COLORADO, CANYON, SIERRA, SILVERADO) L LH8 5.3L V8 SFI
5 – VAN M LH6 5.3L V8 SFI
(EXPRESS, SAVANA, HHR PANEL TRUCK) N LZ4 3.5L V6 SFI
6 – SUBURBAN, YUKON XL, DENALI XL, ESCALADE, P LE5 2.4L L4 MFI
ESV, ESCALADE ESV PLATINUM R LMN 2.0L L4 CRI
7 – MOTOR HOME CHASSIS S LL8 4.2L L6 MFI
T LVC 2.8L L4 CRI
8 – TWO-DOOR UTILITY (NO CURRENT USAGE)
U LU1 3.2L V6 SFI
9 – EXTENDED CAB/EXTENDED VAN
V LE9 2.4L L4 MFI
(COLORADO, CANYON, SIERRA, SILVERADO, EXPRESS AND SAVANA)
W LGD 3.9L V6 SFI
X LNF 2.0L L4 DI
X LU3 4.3L V6 MFI
Y L76 6.0L V8 SFI
Y LD8 4.6L V8 MFI
Z LAT 2.4L L4 MFI
1 LZ9 3.9L V6 SFI
2 L9H 6.2L V8 SFI
3 LC9 5.3L V8 SFI
CRI COMMON RAIL INJECTION 4 LMF 5.3L V8 SFI
DI DIRECT INJECTION 5 LFA 6.0L V8 SFI
DPI DIRECT PORT INJECTION 6 LMM 6.6L V8 DPI
7 LY7 3.6L V6 SFI
MFI MULTIPORT FUEL INJECTION
9 LLV 2.9L L4 MFI
SIDI SPARK IGNITED DIRECT INJECTION 9 L37 4.6L V8 MFI
SFI SEQUENTIAL FUEL INJECTION 0 LMG 5.3L V8 SFI

11 PLANT
D - DORAVILLE GA R - ARLINGTON TX 3 - KAWASAKI JAPAN
E - PONTIAC MI S - RAMOS ARIZPE MEXICO 4 - STRANDALE SA
F - FLINT MI S - SPRINGHILL TN 6 - INGERSOLL ON
G - SILAO MEXICO T - SHREVEPORT LA 6 - OKLAHOMA CITY OK
H - MISHAWAKA IN Z - FORT WAYNE IN 7 - FUJISAWA JAPAN
J - JANESVILLE WI 0 - LANSING MI 8 - SHREVEPORT LA
J - LANSING MI 1 - OSHAWA ON 8 - TILLSONBURG (IPC) ON
M - TOLUCA MEXICO 1 - WENTZVILLE MO
2 - MORAINE OH
 2009 MEDIUM DUTY TRUCK
AND INCOMPLETE VEHICLE VIN SYSTEM

TYPICAL VIN J 8 B E 5 A 1 6 1 9 7 3 0 0 2 3 5
POSITION NO. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17
1, 4 = U.S. BUILT SERIES PRODUCTION
2 = CANADA BUILT SEQUENCE/SERIAL
NUMBER
J = JAPAN BUILT CHECK DIGIT
GVWR/BRAKE PLANT
WORLD MAKE IDENTIFIER SYSTEM
ENGINE TYPE
9 = 2009 MODEL YEAR
TRUCK LINE & CAB TYPE

CHASSIS TYPE

1-3 WORLD MAKE IDENTIFIER 5 SERIES

4 – 4500 SERIES (C4/W4)
CHEVROLET ISUZU
5 – 5500 SERIES (C5/W5)
1GC 2GC 4GT* 4KL JAL
6 – 6500 SERIES (C6(H6*)/T6F)
1GB* 2GB*
* Incomplete Vehicle 7 – 7500 SERIES (B7/C7(H7*)/D7/T7F/W7)
4KB* J8B*
8 – 8500 SERIES (C8(H8*)/T8F)
* H6, H7, H8 ARE IDENTIFIERS FOR C6, C7, C8 MODELS
GMC
W/ISUZU NAMEPLATE CONVERSION OPTION Z89.
1GT 2GT
1GD* 2GD*
4KD* J8D* 6 TRUCK LINE & CAB
TYPE (MODEL)
A - FORWARD/TILTMASTER MEDIUM, TILT, 72.0 BBC (W5)
W - FORWARD/TILTMASTER MEDIUM, TILT, 71.0 BBC (W4)
E - C SERIES, CREW CAB (C4E – C8E)
C - C SERIES, CONVENTIONAL CAB (C4C – C8C)
4 GVWR/BRAKE SYSTEM V - C SERIES, CUTAWAY COMMERCIAL CAB
(C4V – C8V)
CODE GVWR RANGE BRAKE SYST.
(IN POUNDS) U - C SERIES, CUTAWAY MOTORHOME
(C4U/C5U)
A 9001 - 10,000 HYD
J - W SERIES NPR/NPQ NON-TILT CAB, 110.0 BBC (W4/W5)
B 10,001 - 14,000 HYD
C 14,001 - 16,000 HYD F - T SERIES TILT CAB, 86.0 BBC (T6F – T8F)
D 14,001 - 16,000 AIR BBC = BUMPER TO BACK OF CAB
E 16,001 - 19,500 HYD
F 16,001 - 19,500 AIR
G 19,501 - 23,500 HYD 7 CHASIS TYPE
H 19,501 - 23,500 AIR 0 – GLIDER KIT
J 23,501 - 26,000 HYD 1 – 4 X 2 (2 AXLES - 1 DRIVING)
K 23,501 - 26,000 AIR 3 – 4 X 4 (2 AXLES - 2 DRIVING)
L 26,001 - 33,000 HYD 4 – 6 X 4 (3 AXLES - 2 DRIVING)
M 26,001 - 33,000 AIR
N 33,001 - 40,500 HYD
8 ENGINE TYPE
P 33,001 - 40,500 AIR
40,501 - 48,500 A – GM/CAT 7.2L L6 DI CCV DPF (LF6)
R HYD
B – ISUZU 7.8L L6 DI TURBO DPF (LF8)
S 40,501 - 48,500 AIR
C – CAT 7.2L L6 TURBO ELECTRONIC (LG5)
T 48,501 - 58,000 AIR
G – GM 8.1L V8 MFI GASOLINE (L18)
V 58,001 - 69,500 AIR
N – GM 6.0L V8 SFI GASOLINE (LY6)
X GLIDER —
KIT X – GLIDER KIT LESS ENGINE
4*– ISUZU 4.75L L4 4HE1-XS I/C TURBO DIESEL(1C3)
5*– ISUZU 4.75L L4 4HE1-XN I/C TURBO DIESEL (1C2)
6*– ISUZU 5.2L L4 I/C TURBO DIESEL (1L5)
9 – GM 6.6L V8 DIESEL DPI (LMM)
*CODES 4, 5 AND 6 ARE FOR ISUZU/GM ENGINES USED BY
ISUZU/GM ORDERED VEHICLES BUILT BY ISUZU

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