General question: On the the sticker on the door jam and everywhere else there is a VIN sticker on my car the VIN is SAJNV5841HC138***. But just in front of the windscreen wiper grille under the hood (where those braces shoot off from) there is a totally different VIN: SAJJNVEV4HC138*** which is engraved into the car. what is it? maybe a manufacturer code?

 

The one stamped into the body is a production VIN used during assembly. It differs from the one that is the "official" legal VIN number.

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Right. The vin on the door stickers, windshield, are added to meet USA/Canadian requirements. The vin on the cowl panel...the one the car was born with...is used in most other countries.

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DD

 

Thanks guys.. Just wanted to rule out all suspicions of fruad . :-)

 

Just a thought.

It might be a good idea to record the VIN that does not appear on the registration in case identification is necessary after a theft.