European VIN code On the base of VIN (Vehicle identification number) we can find following information: 1-3 character: Manufacturing division 4+10 character: Body type 5-6 character: XX 7 character: Plant of manufacture 8 character: City 9 character: Model 11 character: Model year 12 character: Model month 13-17 character: Sequential production number VIN code eg.WFOAXXGCDA3D68080 Manufacturing division (1-3 character) SFA = Ford Motor Company Ltd. (England) TW2 = Ford Lutisania sarl (Portugal) UNI = Henry Ford and Son Ltd. (Ireland) VS6 = Ford Espana sa (Spain) WF0 = Ford Werke A.G. (Germany) WF1 = Ford Werke A.G. (Germany) XLC = Ford Nederland nv (Holland) Body type (4+10 character) 3 = van high roof 5 = combi high roof A = 5-doors B = 3-doors F = 4-doors N = 5-doors estate/wagon/clipper P = single cab pick-up Plant of manufacture (7 character) B = Ford Great Britain (assembly plant) C = Ford Great Britain (lack of assembly plant) E = Ford Germany (lack of assembly plant) G = Ford Germany (assembly plant) L = Ford Brazil (assembly plant) W = Ford Spain (assembly plant) City (8 character) A = Dagenham - Cologne - Ipiranga B = Halewood - Genk - Sao Bernado C = Langley - Saarlouis K = Rheine N = Amsterdam P = Valencia - Azambuja S = Setubal MODEL (9 character) A = Escort B = Mondeo - Cougar D = Focus E = Puma F = Fiesta G = Scorpio J = Fiesta R = Ka W = Galaxy Model year (11 character) W - 1998 X - 1999 Y - 2000 1 - 2001 2 - 2002 3 - 2003 Model Month (12 character) 1998 - LYSTJUMPBRAG 1999 - CKDELYSTJUMP 2000 - BRAGCKDELYST 2001 - JUMPBRAGCKDE 2002 - LYSTJUMPBRAG 2003 - CKDELYSTJUMP following letters from the left mean month. Tis wel engels maar wel duidelijk!!!!!!!!!!