Chevrolet VIN Decoder
Chevrolet has been General Motors’ volume brand since 1911, building everything from the Bel Air and Corvette to the Silverado. It is also the most-searched make in older VIN research.
Can I decode a Chevrolet VIN from before 1981?
Yes. Chevrolet VINs from before 1981 are shorter than 17 characters and follow Chevrolet’s own layout, so a standard decoder cannot read them. Our classic decoder reads them from as early as 1955, character by character, against the factory chart for each year.
Decode a classic ChevroletWhat do the first three characters of a Chevrolet VIN mean?
Chevrolet uses several prefixes. Cars from the US begin 1G1, trucks 1GC, SUVs 1GN, and Canadian and Mexican-built cars 2G1 and 3G1. The 1 after the G is Chevrolet’s division number, the same digit that opens classic Chevelle and Impala VINs.
- 1–3Manufacturer
- 4–8Vehicle details
- 9Check digit
- 10Model year
- 11Plant
- 12–17Serial number
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