decoding the VIN number

[John W]

Hi,

Can anyone confirm what the letters are for each of the years for the STs please.

I had a look at the Ducati ST Faq so I know vaguely what the first 9 digits mean (e.g. my ST4S has ZDM520AA), and the faq says the 10th digit is the year and the 11th a check digit.

What would the year digits for an 2001, 2002, 2003 and 2004 bike be - 1, 2, 3 and 4 respectively ?

Cheers,
John.

[Rushjob]

Mine's a 2001 ST4S & the digit in question is a 1.
HTH
Andy

[saj288]

If the VIN number is:

ZDM3H99R91B012329

ZDM = manufacturer code (i.e. region code Z = Europe, country code D = Italy, manufacturer code M = Ducati)

3H99R = TYPE = model information: model, engine type (manufacturer assigned code). For US models, Ducati uses the last three digits to indicate the engine type.

9 = check digit for factory use. A single number or the letter X (varies) used to verify the accuracy of the transcription of the VIN

1 = Model Year 2001

R = model year 1994 S = model year 1995 T = model year 1996

V = model year 1997 W = model year 1998 X = model year 1999 Y = model year 2000

1 = model year 2001 2 = model year 2002 3 = model year 2003

B = plant of manufacture (manufacturer assigned code), B = Bologna

012329 = six digit serial number. Some manufacturers restart at 000001 each model year, while others just continue sequentially. Some use different number groups for different models.


SA

[Edited on 5-4-2004 by saj288]

[Shazaam!]

saj288, that's not completely correct.

US models and post-2002 Euro models have a 17 character VIN as you describe. So your codes for character 10 are correct.



Prior to 2002, European models had a 17-character VIN such as:

ZDM H100AA Y B 004940

where the 10th character uses the year code as you describe. (Y = 2000 in this case) but character 9 is not a check digit.

[Edited on 4-5-2004 by Shazaam!]

[saj288]

Thanks Shazaam I admit now to 'borrowing' the info from another site
:(

SA