you can't figure out manufacture date from the vin. See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vehicle_Identification_Number
You can find out model year, however. See
http://www.analogx.com/contents/vinview.htm
If it has the 17 digit vin, the 10th digit is the code date of manufacture.
looking at VIN, 8th from the right is the year code
Any 17 digit VIN can be decoded to reveal the information inside. However, the specific date of manufacture is not something that is typically contained in the VIN. Here's what your VIN looks like when run through a decoder:http://www.motoverse.com/tools/vinDecoder.asp?vin=4XAAG25C5Y2441175THE YEAR ON A POLARIS IS THE TENTH DIGIT IN THE VIN NUMBER A "Y" MEANS THAT IT IS A 2000
You can probably find that out from your VIN number.
It is easier to find date of mfr by the Vin #. 10th digit is code for year. -Google Vin codes.
engine block should have a peice of stamped metal with your vin and manufacture date
VIN = Vehicle ID Number
The VIN number will identify the year of manufacture.
it is in the vin usually the 8th number from the front for 81 and newer and the 5th for 80 and older. the last six of the vin is stamped on the engine near the oil pan.
Toyota does manufacture vehicles in the US. If the VIN starts with 2J, it is made in Japan. If the VIN starts with 4T, then it is made in the USA.
2001. The tenth character of the VIN is the year of manufacture.
TheBMW Motorcycle VIN Decoder:The VIN Decoder - enter the last 7 digits of a BMWmotorcycle VIN and it gives you the manufacture date!This is a complete vin number decoder and works also for BMW motorcyclesCopy & paste the following link in your address bar!http://www.etk.cc/http://www.bmwarchiv.de/vin/http:/www.BMW-options-vin-decoder.comThe only problem with this is that it only accepts "the last 7 digits of the number." Before 1970, BMW VINs were SIX digits. The website gives an error when you try to enter any serial number from a bike before 1970.The web site lies and says it is complete from 1928 to 2002.