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Vehicle Identification Number

Also see:
* Chassis numbers
* Body Codes

1 Overview
2 Example
3 Car Number
4 Japan Domestic Market
5 Plant Codes

Overview

Starting in 1980, Datsuns for sale in North America were marked with an international-standard VIN number (Vehicle identification numberᵂ). Prior to 1980, the identification scheme that Nissan used was called the #Car Number.

Australia started using standard VIN for passenger cars January 1992 (Australian Design Rule 61/00 - Vehicle Marking).

You'll find the VIN in these locations:

Engine compartment ID plate
dash plate, visible through windshield

VIN, based on 1979 & 1980 ISO Standards, was the first international standardized vehicle identification number system. Prior to this, manufacturers used their own system. Nissan called their earlier IDs the "#Car Number". Since the 1981 calendar year, only the standardized VIN has been used in North America and Europe.

Digits	1-3	4-9	10	11	12-17
N. America	Manufacturer Identifier	Vehicle Attributes	Model Year	Plant code	Manufacturer + chassis number
Int'l	Manufacturer Identifier	Vehicle Descriptor Section (VDS)	Model Year	Plant code	Unique chassis number

Example

Here is a photo of actual B310 plate:
Album 12224
VIN: JN1PB04S2B9259790 (17 digits)
* WMI: JN1
** J: Japan
** N: Nissan
* VDS attributes: PB04S2
** These are manufacturer-specific attributes
** Check digit: 2
* Model year: B - 1981
* #Plant code: 9 - Fujiya
* Chassis no: 259790

EXAMPLE 2
Album 24050
VIN: JN1PB05S7C7205723 (17 digits)
* WMI: JN1
** J: Japan
** N: Nissan
* VDS attributes: PB05S7
* Model year: C - 1982
* #Plant code: U - Fujiya
* Chassis no: 205723

Car Number

Prior to the 1980 VIN ISO Standard, Datsun used a vehicle identification number they called "Car Number".

Post 496101

The Car Number is stamped onto the engine compartment aluminum ID plate.
Album 12220

For more 1200 ID plates from various countries, see Chassis numbers. They all follow a similar format and location.

The plate is located either under the right bonnet hinge or forward of the right strut tower.
Post 492035 Album 20108

The Car Number is also stamped into the body sheet metal next to the left bonnet hinge. Specifically the cowl top panel is stamped.

Japan Domestic Market

For vehicles manufactured and sold by Japanese manufacturers for domestic use, the international VIN is not adopted but instead the Chassis Number identification scheme was used. They used a combination of the chassis code (B110 or B120/B121/B122) and chassis serial number.

New Style with plant information
Album 20016
* Chassis number: VPJC22-202948

This is not an ISO 3779 standard VIN but only a "Chassis Number", a Nissan-specific vehicle identification number. It has a unique serial number but is not in the format of the international VIN.

EXAMPLE

Plant 4: Aichi Machine
Color 002: white (truck has been repainted)
Trim K: gray

1970s Chassis Number
車台番号 B110-xxxxx
Album 12226

Plant Codes

U Zama (Partial operations begin December 1964, production ceased May 1995)
F Fuji Heavy Industries
C Smyrna, Tennessee USA
L Aguascaliente, Mexico
M Tochigi (Completed March 1971)
T Oppama (Partial operations begin Oct 1961)
W Kyusyu 九州
X Nissha-Hiratsuka 平塚
4 Aichi Machine 愛知機械
5 Murayama (Prince Motors plant acquired in merger Aug 1966, Production ceased Mar 2001)
9 Fujijyu (Fujiya, Fuji) Sold December 1999

For more details, see VINᵂ on wikipedia.

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