Volvo 740 760 780 VIN Plates

This information will help you to understand the information on the VIN plate of your Volvo car.

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Example VIN Number:

YV1X44872M1123456

YV1	X44	87	2	M	1	123456
Manufacturer Code	Vehicle Type	Engine Type	Gearbox	Model Year	Factory Code	Chassis Number

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Manufacturer Code
YV1 = cars	YV2 = trucks	YV3 = buses	YV4 = multipurpose	4V1 = trucks	4V2 =	4V3 =
4V4 = trucks	4V5 = trucks	4V6 =	4VL =	4VM =	4VZ =	MHA = PT. Central Sole Agency

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Engine Type
20 = B200G	21 = B200FT	24 = B200E	27 = B200F	68 = B280E	69 = B280F	75 = D24TIC	76 = D24T
77 = D24	80 = B230G	82 = B230GT	84 = B230E	85 = B230F	86 = B230ET	87 = B230FT	88 = B230F

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Gearbox
2 = M46	3 = M47	5 = ZF22	6 = AW70/71/72 LOCKUP	7 = AW70/71W/O LOCKUP

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Model Year
J = 1988	K = 1989	L = 1990	M = 1991	N = 1992

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Factory Code
0 = Sweden, Kalmar Plant	1 = Sweden, Torslanda Plant VCT 21(Volvo Torslandaverken) (Gothenburg)	2 = Belgium, Ghent Plant VCG 22	3 = Canada, Hatdfax Plant	4 = Italy, - Bertone models 240	5 = Malaysia,	6 = Australia,
7 = Indonesia,	A = Sweden, Uddevalla Plant (Volvo Cars/TWR (Tom Walkinshaw Racing))	B = Italy, - Bertone Chongq 31	D = Italy, - Bertone models 780	E = Singapore,	F = The Netherlands, Born Plant (NEDCAR)	J = Sweden, Uddevalla Plant VCU 38 (Volvo Cars/ Pininfarina Sverige AB)

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Location of Chassis/VIN Plate
On the offside of the slam panel on a metal plate held by two silver rivets.

Stamped Chassis Number
Stamped into the offside drivers 'B' Post adjacent to the door catch. Security marks stamped at the beginning and end of the number.

Location of Engine Number
On the nearside front top of the engine block on a machined horizontal flange. The number is stamped in a dot matrix format.