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1981 Chevrolet Camaro

Found · Mar 2026 Blue Coupe
Vehicle Identification Number 1G1AP87K3BL103848
Year1981
MakeChevrolet
ModelCamaro
ColourBlue
StatusFound
Tracked byStan
01Decoded from the VIN

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Seventeen characters tell you who built this Camaro, what it is, when and where it was made — and the last six are its own place in line.

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Manufacturer · 1–31G1General Motors LLC
Attributes · 4–8AP87KModel, body and engine family
Check digit · 93Verified — the check digit matches
Model year · 10BB = 1981
Plant · 11LVan Nuys, California
Serial no. · 12–17103848Production sequence number
BodyCoupe
Engine3.8 L · 6-cyl · gasoline
Doors2
Built inVan Nuys, California, USA
Weight classClass 1: 6,000 lb or less

Decoded from public NHTSA data.

02Recall history

Two recalls since 1981

Open recalls are free to fix at a dealer — whoever owns the car now.

NHTSA · 1981 Chevrolet Camaro1981 → 2007
2recalls on file
for this model
1990 2000 2010 2020 May 19, 1981 — Seat belts — front 1 Oct 24, 2007 — Equipment 2
1Seat belts — front

ON CERTAIN VEHICLES, THE SEAT BELT RETRACTORS IN THE REAR SEATING POSITIONS CONTAIN FIRST LOCK POSITIONS WHICH WILL NOT LOCK WHEN USED BY SMALLER…

81V060000
2Equipment

CERTAIN HONEYWELL FRAM RACING BRAND HP4 AND HP8 OIL FILTERS THAT WERE MANUFACTURED FROM MAY 25, 2006, THROUGH SEPTEMBER 14, 2007, AND SOLD FOR USE AS…

07E088000
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