Vin numbers curiosity of years since we're rounding the circle

[Tommy1234]

And if I looked it up about a few years ago it was a 93 Silverado

 

[Tommy1234]

But Gm knows it is a 1993, had a 5.7

 

[454cid]

I doubt you'd ever find a duplicate VIN in the last 40 years.

Also I wouldn't trust those VIN websites.... they often don't allow for things that would change the outcome. They'll often list multiple plants were a vehicle was assembled simply because the letter/number was re-used and they have no coding to tell the determine which one it actually was. They've got a really scammy vibe to them too.

 

[Tommy1234]

Interesting I never thought of that aspect

 

[Dropped88]

Agree with @454cid . Those sites can really skew the correct info and leave you more confused

 

[Tommy1234]

Agree with @454cid . Those sites can really skew the correct info and leave you more confused

Agree

 

[df2x4]

If you want a 100% accurate VIN lookup complete with all RPO codes and their descriptions, compnine.com is great. It's not free though, lookups are $5. Other members here have reported that some early trucks aren't in their database unfortunately, but it should be good for most of them.

 

[Tommy1234]

If you want a 100% accurate VIN lookup complete with all RPO codes and their descriptions, compnine.com is great. It's not free though, lookups are $5. Other members here have reported that some early trucks aren't in their database unfortunately, but it should be good for most of them.

Nicely I'll probably have to try it sometime thank you

 

[HotWheelsBurban]

Nicely I'll probably have to try it sometime thank you

I think one of our members is still able to run vin's through them for us, no charge; his username is @1ton-o-fun. He's run 2 for me, and I have learned a lot about my trucks from that information.

 

[Tommy1234]

I might have to get my Vin run through