How to Identify the Production Date from a Vehicle's VIN Number?

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To identify the production date from a vehicle's VIN (Vehicle Identification Number), look at the 10th character of the VIN, which is represented by a letter or a number. For example, starting from 1971, the code for vehicles produced in 1971 was '1', followed sequentially up to '9'. After '9', the next character is 'a', and the sequence continues alphabetically up to 'y', where 'y' represents the year 2000. This means there are a total of 30 codes from '1' to 'y', covering 30 years, after which the cycle repeats starting again from '1'. The VIN is a 17-character code, and its functions include: 1. Verifying the vehicle's identity; 2. Checking traffic violations; 3. Querying vehicle batches; 4. Accurately locating spare parts.