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the VIN vehicle identification number is the individual number of each car, like a social security number. each number or letter means something. the 1st character is the country of origin. 1 for U.S. 1-5 for parts of North America (I'm not sure which is Canada, which is Mexico and which is made elsewhere but assembled here (some foreign and domestic models) W for Germany, J for japan etc. the 10th number is the year. if your vin has a letter there, then it was from a model before 2001. the second is usually the company, f for ford, g for gm. the make and model are in their also. somethimes you can get the engine size and sports package, depending on manufacturer. the ins company wants it so they know what kind of veh you have, you could be telling them a 2001 when you have a 2007. 4 cylinder vs 6 and so on, so they know what they could be paying out on a crash.

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