01-23-2018, 09:57 AM
Bottom line, every manufacturer can have a separate scheme for decoding its VIN number:
D. Manufacturer’s Requirement to Furnish NHTSA with VIN Deciphering Information
It is very important that each manufacturer report to NHTSA its complete VIN deciphering information so that the agency may simplify vehicle identification information retrieval and increase the accuracy and efficiency of the vehicle recall campaigns.
So whether the last four or six digits are in any kind of meaningful sequence is up to the manufacturer.
Either way, 398 units for an entire state of California is not very many.
And $4288 for a brand-new, old-stock CB1100? That's amazing.
D. Manufacturer’s Requirement to Furnish NHTSA with VIN Deciphering Information
It is very important that each manufacturer report to NHTSA its complete VIN deciphering information so that the agency may simplify vehicle identification information retrieval and increase the accuracy and efficiency of the vehicle recall campaigns.
So whether the last four or six digits are in any kind of meaningful sequence is up to the manufacturer.
Either way, 398 units for an entire state of California is not very many.
And $4288 for a brand-new, old-stock CB1100? That's amazing.