Enter the 17-character VIN of your Vector 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 Vector decoder reads the manufacturer, the model year and the country of manufacture straight from the characters. It is free and needs no registration. Our data lists two Vector models, the M12 and the W8 Twin Turbo, and the version data we hold covers model years 1989 to 1999.
The decoder reads only the VIN itself, so it does not show accidents, mileage, theft records or previous owners. That information comes from a paid vehicle history report.
Pick a Vector model to see how its VIN works.
Every VIN has 17 characters, and the letters I, O and Q are never used. The first three characters are the WMI, which identifies the manufacturer. We do not yet have any WMI codes mapped to Vector, so there is no code to quote here and no country to name. Our list is incomplete, so a VIN that starts with other characters is not a sign of a problem.
The model year sits in position 10. For a Vector from the years in our data, K stands for 1989, S for 1995 and X for 1999. Position 11 is the plant, positions 12 to 17 are the serial number, and positions 4 to 8 describe the vehicle. Position 9 is a check digit, which is required in North America, while many European VINs fill it 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.
Start with the registration papers, where the VIN is printed in full. Then compare it with the number on the car itself. Both should match character for character.
The first three characters are the WMI, which identifies the manufacturer. We have no WMI codes mapped to Vector at the moment, so we cannot list any here. A VIN that starts with other characters is not wrong because of that.
Look at the 10th character. In the range covered by our version data, K means 1989, L 1990, M 1991, N 1992, P 1993, R 1994, S 1995, T 1996, V 1997, W 1998 and X 1999.
A VIN does not contain accidents, mileage, theft or owner records, so the decoder cannot show them. It also gives no body style or power figure for Vector, because we do not hold that data.
Make sure the VIN in the papers matches the one on the car and that it has 17 characters without I, O or Q. Decode it and check that the model year agrees with what the seller says. Ask for documents that cover the car's past, since the VIN alone says nothing about it.