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I recently noticed a vin-like number stamped on my engine bay, I also have a sticker in the bay that has a different in. The one on the sticker matches the one in the window and the title. My question is what is the number stamped on the bay? Pictures ar attached.
The VIN is on the sticker and in the wondow, the one stamped on the firewall is the factory chassis number and not the VIN. Sometimes they are the same and sometimes not, and it is only usually the digits 4,5,6 & 9 and not the important last six numbers that are different.
100% normal. The ZZZ in the chassis was a placeholder before they determined the country of origin the car was going to. For example the US mandated certain items in those areas (hence your US delivery car has the AA0) whereas Germany did not, so the German vin would happen to match the tub vin (ZZZ and all). Hope that makes sense.
100% normal. The ZZZ in the chassis was a placeholder before they determined the country of origin the car was going to. For example the US mandated certain items in those areas (hence your US delivery car has the AA0) whereas Germany did not, so the German vin would happen to match the tub vin (ZZZ and all). Hope that makes sense.
The VIN is on the sticker and in the wondow, the one stamped on the firewall is the factory chassis number and not the VIN. Sometimes they are the same and sometimes not, and it is only usually the digits 4,5,6 & 9 and not the important last six numbers that are different.
08-21-2021 | 12:42 AM
Missmatching VIN?
