peugeot VIN how to decode

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klg - 07 Feb 2004 21:24 GMT

Does anyone know how to decode the VIN number of citroen cars (806
especially).
I am interested mainly in: car production date, engine production date
and engine type.

Thanks for any hint!

Dalibor

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G.T - 08 Feb 2004 15:09 GMT

Hello,

> Does anyone know how to decode the VIN number of citroen cars (806
> especially).
> I am interested mainly in: car production date, engine production date
> and engine type.

Not possible, only Pug knows :-)
The VIN presents as :
VF3 which is a prefix indicating french vehicles*.
Car type (usually three characters, followed by engine type : report to
handbook)**.
The following numbers (yes there are just numbers) is the serial number. I
don't know how to decode them.

*My personnal VIN-VF list (not exhaustive) :
VF Manufacturer
1 Renault
3 Peugeot
4 Talbot
7 Citro?n
8 Matra Automobile (now Matra Automobile Engineering, property of
Pininfarina)
9 Nicolas Industrie.

** for example, a 205 3-doors post '88 is coded 20C. An estate 405 is coded
15E.

Regards,
G.T
g.t6@worldonline.fr
205 Diesel & turbo-Diesel : http://205d.fr.st

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axl - 08 Feb 2004 20:26 GMT

> Does anyone know how to decode the VIN number of citroen cars (806
> especially).
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>
> Dalibor

the only thing so far ppl can decode is when the car was manufactuerd;
in your door (most models, some have them in the engine compartment) you
see the lil sticker with tire pressure and so on, theirs also a 6 figure
number so called DAM number which tell you what date the car is build,
leave out the least 2 figures (most of the time its 86)
and then go to suche website like this (sroll althe way down and you see
the calculator) and fill in the 4 figure number:
http://oecc.nexenservices.com/Narizin/tech/orga.php

regards axl

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