Enter the 17-character VIN of your Chevrolet Lumina to see the factory basics. Free, with no registration.
Look on the dashboard, the driver's door frame or in the registration document.
Type all 17 characters. The letters I, O and Q are never used in a VIN.
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To check a car Chevrolet Lumina, paste its 17-character VIN into the decoder below; you get the manufacturer, the model year and the country of manufacture at no cost. The model Chevrolet Lumina appears in our data for 1989 - 2001. Versions in our data: 2. Bodies: Sedan. Power: 213 hp. Three facts come straight from the code: who made the car, which model year it belongs to and where it was manufactured. The assembly plant is a bonus when the maker encodes it.
Nothing in the VIN reveals what happened to the car after it left the factory. Damage, mileage, theft entries and ownership changes are covered by a paid vehicle history report. When you look at a car Chevrolet Lumina, compare the VIN stamped or printed on the vehicle with the one in the registration papers, character by character. A single differing character is a reason to ask questions.
1989 - 2001
Production years
122 - 213 hp
Power
1
Body styles
2
Versions
Versions and generations in our data. Use the VIN to confirm which one you have.
| Version | Years | Body | Power |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chevrolet Lumina | 1989 - 2001 | Sedan | 162 - 213 hp |
| Chevrolet Lumina APV | 1989 - 1996 | - | 122 - 175 hp |
The 10th character of the VIN is the model year. For the Chevrolet Lumina, with model years 1989 - 2001 in our data, these are the characters to expect. The letters repeat every 30 years, so always confirm the year against the car itself.
On the driver's side, visible through the windshield.
On a sticker on the door frame or the edge of the door.
Printed in the vehicle registration or title.
Stamped on the firewall or the frame on many models.
A VIN is built from six parts, and each one says something about the vehicle. Our guides explain how to read it and what it can and cannot tell you.
Enter the 17-character VIN and see the factory basics in seconds.
Our data lists model years 1989 - 2001 across 2 versions of the Chevrolet Lumina. The VIN of a particular car shows its model year in the 10th character.
It is the 10th character. For the Chevrolet Lumina the characters to expect are K (1989), L (1990), M (1991), N (1992), P (1993), R (1994), S (1995), T (1996), V (1997), W (1998), X (1999), Y (2000), 1 (2001).
2 versions, in 1 body style, with power up to 213 hp. Use the VIN to confirm which one you have.
The usual places are the dashboard just under the windshield, the frame of the driver's door and the registration document. Compare them with each other.
No. Accident history is not part of the VIN. The decoder returns manufacturer, model year and country of manufacture, while damage records come from a paid vehicle history report.
No registration is needed. You type in the VIN and get the manufacturer, model year and country of manufacture at no cost.