An identification number (VIN) car duplicated:
- branded on the front of the water deflector;
- branding on the cross member of the rear floor on the right (under the back seat).
The engine model and number are stamped on the cylinder block.
Identification number decoding (XTJ11113010055709):
- first three letters (XTJ) - manufacturer's index:
- geographical area (X - Europe);
- a country (T - Russia);
- manufacturer (J - AO "Serpukhov Automobile Plant");
- the next six digits (111130) - Car model;
- (1) – model year code of the vehicle (see table);
- last seven digits (0055709) - car body number.
Vehicle model year code
Code | Date of issue |
A | 01.07.1979–30.06.1980 |
B | 01.07.1980–30.06.1981 |
C | 01.07.1981–30.06.1982 |
D | 01.07.1982–30.06.1983 |
E | 01.07.1983–30.06.1984 |
F | 01.07.1984–30.06.1985 |
G | 01.07.1985–30.06.1986 |
H | 01.07.1986–30.06.1987 |
J | 01.07.1987–30.06.1988 |
K | 01.07.1988–30.06.1989 |
L | 01.07.1989–30.06.1990 |
M | 01.07.1990–30.06.1991 |
N | 01.07.1991–30.06.1992 |
P | 01.07.1992–30.06.1993 |
R | 01.07.1993–30.06.1994 |
S | 01.07.1994–30.06.1995 |
T | 01.07.1995–30.06.1996 |
V | 01.07.1996–30.06.1997 |
W | 01.07.1997–30.06.1998 |
X | 01.07.1998–30.06.1999 |
Y | 01.07.1999–30.06.2000 |
1 | 01.07.2000–30.06.2001 |
2 | 01.07.2001–30.06.2002 |
3 | 01.07.2002–30.06.2003 |
4 | 01.07.2003–30.06.2004 |
5 | 01.07.2004–30.06.2005 |
6 | 01.07.2005–30.06.2006 |
7 | 01.07.2006–30.06.2007 |
8 | 01.07.2007–30.06.2008 |
9 | 01.07.2008–30.06.2009 |
A | 01.07.2009–30.06.2010 |
1. The summary plate of factory data is located in the engine compartment on the upper cross member of the front end.
2. The place of branding, duplicating the vehicle identification number, is located on the rear floor cross member on the right (under the back seat).
3. The vehicle identification stamp on the water deflector can be seen through the heater air intake slots on the bottom of the windshield frame.
4. The engine model and number are stamped on the cylinder block.
Summary plate of factory data: 1 - name of the manufacturer; 2 - vehicle identification number; 3 – engine model; 4 – conformity mark of certification and code of the authority that issued the certificate; 5 - trademark of the manufacturer