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Model year
is a period equal on the average to calendar year during which
the vehicles with identical design features are being manufactured.
Cab number (vehicles with cargo body) or body number (vans and bus
es)
is located on the front outer panel under the hood, on the left in direction
of vehicle movement (see Fig. 2.1, arrow “B” view).
Example of Body (Cab) Number:
27050040100125
,where:
270500 – “GAZelle” body index,
330200 – “GAZelle” cabin index
22171
– “Sobol” body index
5
– model year code,
0100125 – body (cabin) serial number.
ZMZ Engine
identification
number
is stamped on the cylinder block on
the left side (see Fig. 2.3).
Fig. 2.3
Engine identification number
1 – engine model; 2 – cylinder block number; 3 — engine serial number; 4 – engine manufacturer
code; 5 – model year code; 6 — engine variant code; 7 — engine version
Identification number of cylinder block
is punched above the engine iden
tification number.
Identification number of GAZ560, GAZ5601, 5602 engines
(Fig. 2.4)
is stamped on the plain surface of engine framework (in its front part, on the
right, above alternator mounting flange). It contains engine index (GAZ560
or GAZ5601, 5602), model year code (5 — 2005; 6 — 2006) and engine serial
number.
