Cruzn620 Posted April 23, 2008 Report Share Posted April 23, 2008 Any good places to find a datsun VIN decoder? I have one for my 620 in my service manual, but I now have a guy wanting to know what he is looking for on his B-210. Any help is appreciated. Thanks! 1 Quote Link to comment
datsunaholic Posted April 23, 2008 Report Share Posted April 23, 2008 Not really. The codes vary, but they all take the same form starting in the early 60s. A B210 will have a code similar to: KHLB210329116 The VIN will either be 12 or 13 letters long. The 1st digit in the example, "K", means hatchback. No K means sedan (both 2 and 4 doors used the same VIN codes). HOWEVER... before 1976 the "K" did not appear in the VIN at all, only in the body code, so sedans and hatchbacks would have a common VIN on early ones. The second digit "H" stands for both the A13 and A14 engines as far as I know. A "P" would be a 1.2L engine, which wasn't sold in the US. "L" stands for Left Hand Drive. No "L" means right hand drive. B210 is the chassis code. The first digit after the chassis code is the year code, but it's not consistent. Zero means first year, 1 means second year, but some digits may be skipped or even used over 2 years. What is he looking for? In the US, B210s only had 2 engines and the 1.3L was only used in 1974. There were only 2 body styles- sedan and coupe, and only later years did the VIN differentiate. Quote Link to comment
Cruzn620 Posted April 23, 2008 Author Report Share Posted April 23, 2008 He said it was something to do with it being salvaged many years ago and he's trying to get the title fixed on it. I'll forward the info on to him. thanks 'Holic!! Quote Link to comment
ggzilla Posted April 24, 2008 Report Share Posted April 24, 2008 Take a look at this: Datsun chassis codes Quote Link to comment
Cruzn620 Posted April 24, 2008 Author Report Share Posted April 24, 2008 Thank You!!!! Quote Link to comment
datsunaholic Posted April 24, 2008 Report Share Posted April 24, 2008 Just note that none of the letters after the car code (B210) will be in the VIN, only in on the original dealer tag (sometimes it was on the emissions sticker). Quote Link to comment
Outlaw720 Posted August 4, 2012 Report Share Posted August 4, 2012 How about for 720 cause im pretty sure my trucks not a hatchback Quote Link to comment
ggzilla Posted August 4, 2012 Report Share Posted August 4, 2012 VIN numbers were not used until 1980. Before that Datsun used Chassis Number and Engine Number. The B210 codes above are not part of a VIN. Of course the B210 codes won't apply to a 720 -- nor any other Datsun. In 1980, USA Datsuns switched to VIN, you can find it on the engine compartment ID plate as "Chassis No." Because this is a standardized VIN, the decoder on Wikipedia works for it: Your 720 should have a similar plate unless it is a 1979 or early 1980 (made before 1/1/1980) Quote Link to comment
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