Enter the 17-character VIN of your Ravon 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.
See the factory basics for free, and order a full report for the history behind the VIN.
Enter a 17-character VIN and the Ravon decoder reads the manufacturer, the model year and the country of manufacture from it. Our data for the brand covers 3 models, for example Gentra, R2 and R4, in Sedan and Hatchback body styles, with version data for model years 2015 to 2016. The decoder is free and needs no registration.
A VIN does not record accidents, mileage, theft or previous owners, so the decoder cannot show them. That information comes from a paid vehicle history report.
Every VIN has 17 characters, and the letters I, O and Q are never used, so they cannot be mistaken for 1 and 0. The first three characters are the WMI, the world manufacturer identifier. Characters 4 to 8 describe the vehicle, character 9 is a check digit, character 10 gives the model year, character 11 the assembly plant, and characters 12 to 17 are the serial number. This layout applies to cars built since 1981.
At the moment we have no WMI codes mapped to Ravon, so we cannot list the prefixes or countries of manufacture for the brand. Our list is not complete, and a VIN that starts with other characters is not a reason for concern. If the first three characters are not one we recognise for the brand, the decoder may simply have less to say about that VIN.
The model year is the easiest part to check by hand. Our version data runs from 2015 to 2016, and in position 10 those years appear as F for 2015 and G for 2016. Position 9 is a check digit required in North America, while many European VINs fill it differently, so do not judge a VIN by that character alone.
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.
The VIN is often printed on a plate at the base of the windscreen or on the door frame, and it is normally listed in the registration papers. Compare all the places you can find it, because they should show the same 17 characters.
The first three characters are the WMI, which identifies the manufacturer and the region. We currently have no WMI codes mapped to Ravon, so we cannot name specific prefixes. That is a gap in our list, not a sign that any VIN is wrong.
Look at the 10th character. In our version data for the brand, F stands for 2015 and G for 2016. The decoder reads this character for you and shows the year.
It reads only the VIN itself, so it gives the manufacturer, the model year and the country of manufacture. Accidents, mileage, theft and owners are not stored in a VIN and are not part of the decoder result.
Make sure the VIN on the car matches the one in the documents, and that the characters are clear and show no signs of tampering. Check that the model year from the 10th character fits the car and the seller's description, and ask for service records. A test drive and an inspection by a mechanic are worth the time.