Enter the 17-character VIN of your O.S.C.A. 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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The O.S.C.A. decoder reads the 17 characters of a VIN and returns the manufacturer, the model year and the country of manufacture. Our data for this brand is small: one model, the 2500 GT, with version data for model year 1999 only.
The decoder does not show accidents, mileage, theft records or previous owners, because a VIN does not contain them. That information comes from a paid vehicle history report.
Pick a O.S.C.A. model to see how its VIN works.
A VIN has 17 characters and never uses the letters I, O or Q. The first three characters are the WMI, which identifies the manufacturer and the country. At the moment we have no WMI codes mapped to O.S.C.A., so there is no code and no country to list here. Our WMI list is not complete, and a VIN that starts with other characters is not wrong because of that.
Position 10 holds the model year. For model year 1999, the only year in our O.S.C.A. version data, the character is X. Characters 4 to 8 describe the vehicle, position 9 is the check digit, position 11 usually points to the plant, and positions 12 to 17 are the serial number. The check digit is required in North America, while many European VINs fill that position differently.
Every VIN has six parts. This is what each of them means.
| Part | Characters | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| WMI | 1 to 3 | World manufacturer identifier: who built the vehicle and where |
| VDS | 4 to 8 | Vehicle descriptor: model, body type and engine, as set by the manufacturer |
| Check digit | 9 | Control value that helps confirm the VIN is valid |
| Model year | 10 | Code for the model year |
| Plant | 11 | Code for the assembly plant |
| Serial | 12 to 17 | Production sequence number of this vehicle |
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.
Look at the registration papers first, then at the car itself, where the VIN is shown on a plate or stamped into the body. The exact spot varies, so compare the number on the car with the one in the documents.
The first three characters are the WMI, which names the manufacturer and the country. We currently have no WMI codes mapped to O.S.C.A., so we cannot give you a code to look for.
Use the 10th character. A 1999 model year is shown as X, and that is the year covered by our version data for the 2500 GT. Letters and digits at position 10 apply to cars built since 1981.
It cannot show accidents, mileage, theft or owners, since none of that is stored in the 17 characters. It works only from the VIN itself, and it is free with no registration.
Make sure the VIN on the car matches the documents and that it has 17 characters without I, O or Q. Ask for service records and an explanation of any gaps, and have the car inspected in person.