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例如旁邊那台車的車輛號碼是"5TBBT48151S166686"，大家可以查已下的表得知，第一個字母是"5"表示這是美國製造的，Vin 的第二個字代表公司名稱，"T"代表 Toyota 豐田汽車。這車型式年份是2001年的Toyota Tundra, 八缸 4700cc，四輪傳動小卡車。想要知道更詳細的資料嗎?請聯絡我們，我們或許能幫助您。例如這車是在佛州，有兩任車主擁有過，掛牌時間是2000年12月，里程數是41,444，這車在2004年12月出過重大車禍。

17 digit VIN numbers can be decoded by breaking it first into 6 fields and then using the decode tables below to translate the VIN (vehicle identification number) into a description. Several of the fields are manufacturer specific and are not included in the tables below:

1. Character #1, length 3 of the VIN number is the World Manufacturer Identifier (WMI) the first character is the country, the next 1 or 2 designates the manufacturer. (see table below)
2. Character #4, length 5 of the VIN number is the body style or features, which varies by manufacturer
3. Character #9, length 1 of the VIN number is a check digit, which helps programs verify that the VIN has been entered accurately
4. Character #10, length 1 of the VIN number is the model year (see table below)
5. Character #11, length 1 of the VIN number identifies the assembly plant
6. Character #12, length 6 of the VIN number is the manufacturer sequence number

There are over 1 million VIN patterns which includes the WMI and Body Style, to look up a specific VIN, and get a Vehicle History Report, go to www.autocheck.com.

World Manufacturer Identifier (WMI)
Note than not all the codes have 3 positions. In the case of two position codes, the blank code is not a blank, but usually represents part of the body style or division. If the third position is a "9", it means that the manufacturer will produce less than 500 units per year.