Form Number: DVT 1101
Issue: 5
Origin: DVT
Review: 1 June 2011
VIN PLATE DETAILS
INFORMATION
Vehicle Identification Number
A Vehicle Identification Number (VIN or chassis number) is required on all vehicles first
used on or after 22 June 1987, and to which the NI Regulations apply except those, which
are:
Kit cars
Amateur built vehicles
if no VIN is permanently displayed, direct the vehicle presenter to the nearest Vehicle
Registration Office.
METHOD OF INSPECTION
Vehicle Identification Number
1. Check that the vehicle is displaying a legible Vehicle Identification Number (this can
be either)
On a VIN plate secured to the vehicle and/or
Stamped or etched on the vehicle body or chassis.
REASON FOR REJECTION
Vehicle Identification Number
1.
a. A Vehicle Identification Number is not permanently displayed or not legible
b. More than one different Vehicle Identification Number is displayed.
Location of Vehicle Identification Numbers
The following tables indicate the likely location at which the vehicle identification number is
stamped or etched on the body or chassis
Make Model Stamped Chassis/VIN Position
Alfa Romeo Alfa Sud 1.3, 1.5, 1.5 Front of forward bulkhead just to offside of
Sprint centre
Arna, GTV6 2L and 2.5L Offside bulkhead
Giulietta 1.6, 1.8, Alfa 6,
Alfetta 2000 and GTVSE
33 Middle bulkhead
75, 90 Offside boot floor pan, close to boot edge
Aston Martin All models Offside chassis under wheel arch
Audi All models Centre bulkhead
Austin Mini, Metro Drain channel engine compartment
Maestro Bedside offside suspension top
Centre engine comp drain channel
Tailgate drain channel
Montego Next to suspension top
Ital Offside inner wing
Ambassador Offside bulkhead stamped through a piece of
plastic tape
BMW Series 3 and 333 Engine bay bulkhead
Series 5 Front offside inner wing
Series 7 and 635 Offside or centre bulkhead
Bristol All models Nearside chassis leg
Caterham/Lotus - Offside space frame engine support strut by
clutch cable
Citroen 2 CV Stamped on floor drivers side
Visa VA, VB, AX, BX Offside inner wing or gutter
CX Series, GS Series Engine Comp offside wheel arch -
bonnet/water drain channel
Dacia All models Offside suspension leg
Make Model Stamped Chassis/VIN Position
Daihatsu Dominol, Charade, Centre of offside bulkhead
Charmant
Four Track Nearside chassis behind front tyre
Daimler All models Bonnet catch channel
Detomaso All models Bulkhead or nearside inner wing
Ferrari 328 Mondial, Testarossa *On lug on top of steering column
412
*On lug offside engine bay strut
512 BB (V12) *Engine comp above silencer
*Top of steering column, seen through
windscreen
400GT and Auto Front of engine. Also stamped into top of
steering column, can be seen through
windscreen
Fiat 126 Front offside of luggage compartment
Regata, Argenta, Croma, Offside suspension top
Panda, Uno, Strada
127, 131 Mirafiori Offside inner wing
X19 Offside bulkhead
Ford Transit - Bonnet locking platform offside corner strut or
offside doorstep riser
Ford All models On floor by drivers seats
FSO Potenez 1300, 1500 Offside bulkhead
Estate & Pick-up
Polenez 1.5 Hatchback Rear of front offside inner wing
Honda Civic, Accord, Integra, Bulkhead offside centre
Purlude, Quintett
Ballade, Legend 2.7L Bulkhead centre
Hyundai Pony, Stellar Bulkhead offside
Make Model Stamped Chassis/VIN Position
Isuzu Piazza Offside bulkhead
Trooper Offside rear chassis lug
Jaguar/Daimler X16 Series 111 Bulkhead centre
X16 (new model) Top of offside inner wing
X15 *Offside front wheel arch
*Bulkhead centre
Jensen Intercepter Cross member front of vehicle
Lada Riva Nearside bulkhead
Niva Offside bulkhead behind the wiper motor
Lamborghini Jalpa Top of rear offside suspension turret
Countach, Silhouette, Bar in engine compartment, which runs parallel
Urraco to screen
Lancia Y10 Offside engine comp bulkhead
HPE Estate Back of forward bulkhead offside
Prisma, Delta On top of offside MacPherson strut
Gamma, Thema Offside inner wing
Lotus Eclat Offside chassis member in engine comp
Esprit Engine comp (rear). centre rear chassis
member. Under 6 rubber grommet
Maserati All models Both front inner wings
Mazda 323, 626, 929, RX7 Bulkhead offside
B2000 Front offside chassis leg
Mercedes Benz All models On bonnet catch panel towards offside, centre
of bulkhead or an angle of bulkhead offside
MG Metro Drain channel at rear of engine comp
Maestro *Beside offside suspension top
Make Model Stamped Chassis/VIN Position
*Centre of engine comp drain channel
*Tailgate drain channel
Montego Next to suspension top
Mitsubishi Starion, Spacewagon, Centre of bulkhead
Lancer (1976-1983)
Tredia, Cordia, Sapporo,
Sigma
Lancer (May 1984) Bulkhead inside engine compartment
Gallant
Shogun Chassis leg near rear offside shock absorber
Morgan All models Cross member under or just to the rear of
drivers seat
Nissan All models Bulkhead centre or offside
Opel All models Under carpet flap between drivers door and sill
Panther Kalista Front offside chassis side by reinforcement
plate
Peugeot 205, 405 Bulkhead offside
305, 309, 506, 604, 505 Offside inner wing
Porsche 928 Front offside inner wing guttering
944 Offside of bulkhead
911 Front boot compartment on floor behind spare
wheel
Reliant SS1 On chassis covered by tape just below
alternator
Renault 5, 9, 11, 21, 25, GTA Offside suspension top in the form of a series
of dots
18 GTS, TS, GTL, 20 Offside inner wing suspension housing
GTD
Espace No stamped in number
Rolls Royce All models Front offside inner wing
Rover 200 Early: right side of boot front drain channel
Later: top of rear engine bulkhead
Make Model Stamped Chassis/VIN Position
2000, 2300, 2600, 3500 Offside top of bulkhead may be stamped
through dynotape
800 Top centre of rear engine bulkhead
Saab 90 Offside of rear cross beam
900 Offside of rear cross beam (older models:
under rear nearside seat)
9000 On vertical plate edge inside the right rear light
Seat Ibiza - Malaga Offside strut turret
Marbella - Terra Van Offside suspension top of turret
Skoda All models Bulkhead in luggage compartment adjacent to
chassis plate
Subaru All models Offside of bulkhead
Suzuki Swift Centre of bulkhead
L180 QF Front of offside longitudinal chassis member
forward of the front offside wheel
ST80V (Van), ST80K In cab on offside wheelarch under the drivers
(Pick-up) seat
Talbot Alpine, Samba, Horizon Offside inner wing near bulkhead or over
wheelarch
Toyota Starlet, Corolla, MR2, On bulkhead
Camry, Tercel, Carina,
Celica, Supra
Spacecruiser, Hilux Pick- Offside chassis in front wheelarch
up, Landcruiser
Triumph Acclaim Through plastic tape covering on centre top of
bulkhead
TVR Tasmin Offside radiator support strut
Tairmar Offside of engine compartment to front
Make Model Stamped Chassis/VIN Position
280, 350i, S (formerly On metal plate to top of tubular chassis (below
Tasmin) alternator)
Vauxhall All models Under carpet flap between drivers door and sill
Volkswagen Polo, Passat, Santana Centre of bulkhead
Golf MK I Top of offside suspension housing
Golf 2, Jetta 2, Scirocco Bulkhead offside
Jetta 1 Top of offside suspension housing
Volvo 340, 360, 480ES Bulkhead
244, 240, 264, 265 Offside drivers door pillar (Estate: offside panel
on inside of storage compartment)
740, 760 Offside drivers door pillar B post
Yugo 511, 311, 45A, 55A Offside suspension strut
Caribean 1100, 1300 Centre offside inner wing
