On a 2001 Yamaha Big Bear the Vin is located on the left side frame rail. Find the frame rail below the shift lever, follow that rail forward to where it dissapears behind the wheel well. Get down on the ground and look up behind the wheel well at the frame rail and that is where the vin is etched.
The VIN number 5Y4AH06Y21A01319 indicates that the Yamaha Big Bear is a 2001 model. The fifth character in the VIN, "1," signifies the year of manufacture, which corresponds to 2001 in Yamaha's VIN coding system.
The VIN JY44UMTO7TA001040 indicates that your Yamaha Big Bear 350 was manufactured in 1996. The 10th character of the VIN, which is "T," corresponds to the year of production, which in this case is 1996.
1998
1999
1875
On the steering shaft stamped on an aluminum plate
Its is a 1992 if the tenth number is correct
On the steering shaft stamped on an aluminum plate
1992, I used the link in the source
it is a 2002. I found this using the source link.
That is a 1994 model. Also, by that VIN, it was made in the Karagawa, Japan Plant. 10th digit of the vin is the year 1994 is correct
Many states require an ATV like the Yamaha Big Bear 350 4x4 to have a title registered in the name of the owner. If the VIN is worn away, the title is the next source for finding out what year it was manufactured.