Anyone here know what all the numbers in the VIN are for? Which numbers are the production numbers for each individual Evo?

 

VIN Breakdown
„h First Character = Country of origin
„h Second Character = Make
„h Third Character = Vehicle type (Complete / Incomplete)
„h Fouth Character = GVWR & Brake system
„h Fifth Character = Vehicle line
„h Sixth Character = Vehicle series
„h Seventh Character = Vehicle (Car / Truck / Truck-Tractor)
„h Eighth Character = Engine
„h Ninth Character = Check digit (for law enforcement)
„h Tenth Character = Model year
„h Eleventh Character = Manufacturing plant
„h Twelfth ¡V Seventeenth Characters = Sequential numbers

Adios,

Fusoguy

 

This document defines the codes that Mitsubishi uses in its 2003 North American VINs:
http://www.mitsubishicars.com/pdf/03VINs.pdf

 

So....there is no way of telling what number your EVO was in the production line by the VIN?

 

12 through 17 is the Serial Number.