1983 GENERAL MOTORS PASSENGER CAR VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBERING VIN SYSTEM 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 thru 17 DIVISION RESTRAINT CARLINE BODY TYPE ENGINE CHECK MODEL PLANT PRODUCTION SEQUENCE MAKE SYS TYPE SERIES I CODE DIGIT YEAR CODE NUMBER I G 1 Z 3 7 3 D R 1 O O 0 0 I DIVISION CODE MAKE CAR LINE SERIES IGI Chevrolet Passenger CHEVROLET Code I 1 OLDSMOBILE Code 3 DIV PROD IG2 Pontiac Passenger 2 Cont d CODE LITERS CARB USAGE DIV IG3 Oldsmobile Pass B Chevette 1 IG4 Buick Passenger C Cavalier Cadet 2 P Custom Cruiser A 3 8L V6 2 1234 4 IG6 Cadillac Passenger D Cavalier R Cutlass Supreme B 2 0 L4 2 12346 1 107 GM of Canada Pass E C8valier HatChbaCk 1 W 98 Regency Brougham C 1 6 L4 2 12 1 IOC Chevrolet Truck H Citation Coupe r X 98 Regency D 1 8 L4 Dies 12 Isuz IGT GMC Truck J Chevette Scooter Y Delta 88 Royale E 3 0 V6 2 34 4 J8C Chevrolet Truck L Impala Brougham H 5 0 V8 4 1234 1 IG8 Chevrolet MPV N Caprice Classic Z Toronado Brougham J 1 8 L4 MFI 2 4 2 IGS GMC Truck MPV P Camaro Sport Coupe 1 L 2 8 V6 2 2 2 S Camaro Berlinetta 1 BUICK Code 4 N 5 7 V8 Dies 12346 3 GM merchandised vehicle W Celebrity I9 27 J P 2 0 L4 EFI 12346 1 built by Isuzu Motors W Malibu Classic 2 B Skylark Custom R 2 5 L4 TBI 1234 2 Fujisawa Japan 35 69 1 C Skylark Limited T 4 3 V6 Dies 1234 3 X Citation D Skylark Sport V 4 3 V6 Dies 1234 3 Y Corvette E Skyhawk T Type X 2 8 V6 2 1234 1 Z Monte Carlo G Century Sport Y 5 0 V8 4 34 3 H Century Custom Z 2 8 V6 2 1234 1 RESTRAINT SYSTEM TYPE PONTIAC Code 2 2 J Regal 0 1 8 L4 TBI 234 2 1K Regal Sport 1 2 8 V6 2 12 1 CODE RESTRAINT SYSTEM B J2000 L Century Limited 2 2 5 L4 TBI I2 2 C J2000 LE M Regal Limited 3 3 8 V6 MFI 34 4 A Non Passive D J2000 SE N LeSabre 4 4 1 V6 4 346 4 Restraint Manual F Pontiac 6000 z P LeSabre Limited 6 5 7 V8 4 1 1 Belts A77 G Pontiac 6000 LE 1 R LeSabre Estate B 5 7 V8 CFI I I H Pontiac 6000 STE 1 S Skyhawk 8 4 1 V8 DFI 6 6 B Passive Restraint J Grahd Prix T Skyhawk Limited 9 6 0 V8 DFI 6 6 Automatic Belts K Grand Prix LJ V Electra Estate 9 5 0 V8 4 3 3 A77 L T1000 W Electra Park Avenue 9 3 8 V6 2 I 1 L Parisienne 1 X Electra Limited 9 3 8 V6 SFI 4 4 N Bonneville 1 Y Riviera T N Parisienne Brougham Z Riviera Luxury P Grand Prix Brougham R Bonneville Brougham CADILLAC Code 6 S Firebird T Phoenix SJ 1 B Fleetwood Brougham T Parisienne Brougham i D DeVille w Firebird Trans Am F Fleetwood Limousine NOTE DIVISION MAKE X Firebird Special 1 G Cimarron Ist Position Country Edition 1 L Eldorado 1 United States Y Phoenix S Seville 2 Canada Z Phoenix LJ J Japan 6 GMC TRUCK COACH OLDSMOBILE Code 3 1 Code 5 1 2nd Position Manufacture B 0mega W Caballero G General Motors C Firenza 0 Firenza Brougham 3rd Position Division E Omega Brougham 1 I Chevrolet G Cut ass Ciera 1 2 Pontiac H Cutlass Cruiser i 3 Oldsmobile J Cutlass Ciera LS 4 Buick K Cutlass Calais c 6 Cadillac L Delta 88 7 Canada M Cutlass Supreme Z Isuzu Luv Brougham 47 69 1 M Cutlass Ciera Brougham 19 27 1 N Delta 88 Royale BODY TYPE SEE MODEL CHART 199O GENERALMOTORSSERVWEPARTSOPERAUONS PONUAC Q2M 8 REV 6 90