Fig. 17
Vehicle identification number (VIN).
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Please first read and note the introductory information and heed the WARNINGS
.
Vehicle identification number
The vehicle identification number is on a plate on top of the instrument panel on the driver side, and is
visible from the outside through the windshield
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fig. 17
. The view window is on the side at the bottom
of the windshield. The vehicle identification number is also stamped into the top of the right drip chan-
nel in the engine compartment. The drip channel is between the spring strut tower and the right fender.
Open the engine hood to read the vehicle identification number
.
Vehicle identification label
The vehicle identification label
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fig. 16
is affixed to the area of the spare wheel well underneath the
luggage compartment floor panel and contains the following information:
(1)
Vehicle identification number (VIN)
(2)
Vehicle type, engine output, transmission
(3)
Engine and transmission code letters, paint number, interior. In the example, the engine classi-
fication code is “CBFA” .
(4)
Optional equipment, part numbers
Other important vehicle labels
Other important vehicle labels are discussed elsewhere in this Manual:
x
Safety Compliance Certification Label,
affixed to the driver door jamb.
x
Radiator fan and high voltage warning sticker
in the engine compartment next to the engine
hood release.
x
Tire inflation pressure label
on the driver door.