
For Triumph motorcycles 12th-17th is a sequential 6 digit number. USA/Canada 10th is year, UK/Europe 11th is year. This is used by the manufacturer to identify the individual vehicle in question. The 10th to 17th positions are used as the 'vehicle identifier section' (VIS). Sonny's USA 'RocketX' VIN is SMTCO2L46FJ698125 Engine vin 3699527 Made in 01/15 US/Canada and Australia 6th, 7th, 8th code characters are the model type and fairly sure the 9th digit '3' is the number of engine cylinders while 10th digit '5' is probably shaft drive.Ĭ00 = ROCKET III C01 = ROCKET III CLASSIC C02 - ROCKET III + ABS C05 = ROCKET III TOURING C06 = ROCKET III TOURING & ABS Each manufacturer has a unique system for using this field.

This is used, according to local regulations, to identify the vehicle type, and may include information on the automobile platform used, the model, and the body style. The fourth to ninth positions in the VIN are the vehicle descriptor section or VDS. UK/Europe and Australia does not use USA check digit at all so coding is quite different except last 6 digits and SMT at start is UK (SM) manufacturer Triumph (T).

My Australian VIN for 2010 model Roadster with ABS with a Dec 2009 manufacturing date This always becomes a major source of confusion due to different VIN code standards worldwide.
