I beg to differ. When I first got my truck, I took it back to the dealer for a
small oil leak. I know about everybody there, my family has been dealing with
this dealership for ever, and one of the guys asked my for my VIN. I gave it to
him, and he returned with a gift: a print out of about two pages of every
option/fact about my truck I could ever want, from gears, to gas tank, to color,
to engine, to interior color...everything, just off the VIN. Dealers can do
that. If it's common practice for every one, I don't know, but it's possible,
and took him about 30 seconds.
Later,
Robert
T & J wrote:
> From:Tim Roller >starwolf@bewellnet.com
>
> > Hate to tell you this- but NO. The vehicle VIN # is used for the plants
> where motor, body, and in what country your vehicles were built in-either
> Canada or USA. It also tells of course the vehicle serial # and what
> day,week and year. This of course uses the VIN#'s in a sequense by using
> certain numbers and letters that have to be interperted. If you really want
> to know the options and what was installed on the vehicle in the building
> process, you have to find that hidden BUILD SHEET from the company that's in
> your vehicle--your guess is as good as mine where it is, but usually they're
> in the springs of the seats or under the carpet, or any other place that's
> protected from weather,like behind some plastic panels.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: WillTier <WillTier@AOL.COM>
> To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net <dakota-truck@buffnet.net>
> Date: Thursday, April 16, 1998 5:36 PM
> Subject: Re: DML: info on 1993 Dakota
>
> >In a message dated 98-04-14 21:40:33 EDT, you write:
> >
> ><< What I would like to know is, can I find out by reading the
> > serial number to know which options were installed
> > at the factory? Like what gear ratio the rear end has?... >>
> >
> >There should be a tag under the hood left front with that info on it. My 93
> >has it there.
> >
> >Bill
> >
-- Mailto:rotrottmann@davidson.edu http://thelma.davidson.edu/rotrottmann/web/default.htm Davidson, NC- Now St. Louis, MO- May 19th 95 Sport 318 Auto 2WD
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