Passport data of the car

An identification number (VIN) car, engine model, manufacturer's name, year of manufacture and certification information are indicated on the identification plate..



... glued to the right middle pillar of the car.

Pic. 1.8. Identification plate: 1 – Russian vehicle type approval number; 2 - manufacturer; 3 - vehicle identification number; 4 - total weight of the car; 5 - total weight of the car with a trailer; 6 - permissible load on the front axle of the car; 7 - permissible load on the rear axle of the car; 8 - body code or model type.

On fig. 1.8 shows all the information about the car given in the identification plate.



In addition, the vehicle identification number can be found in the lower left corner of the windshield opening..




…and on the floor of the car on the passenger side (under soundproofing). In order to see the number, bend the cut-out part of the noise insulation.

Deciphering the identification number, for example, WFODXXGBBD8B00000: WFO - international manufacturer code (Ford Motor Company, Germany - European models; SFA - Ford Motor Company Ltd., UK; TW2 - Ford Lusitana SARL, Portugal; VS6 - Ford Espana SA, Spain; X9F - Ford Motor Company, Russia - European models; XLC - NV Nederland Ford, Netherlands; D - body type (D - sedan; P - five-door hatchback; G - station wagon); XX is a constant; GB - country and manufacturer code - Genk, Belgium (EE - Russia, Leningrad region, Vsevolozhsk; GA - Germany, Cologne; GC - Germany, Saarlouis; LU - Italy, Turin; B - model code (Mondeo); D - body type (D - sedan; P - five-door hatchback; G - station wagon); 8 - year of issue (2008); B - code of the month of issue (tab. 1.2); 00000 is the serial number.

Pic. 1.9. Location of the number and designation of the model of gasoline engines with a working volume of 1.6 liters (Throttle assembly removed for clarity).

The number and designation of the models of gasoline engines with a working volume of 1.4 and 1.6 liters are stamped on the tide of the cylinder block behind the throttle assembly (fig. 1.9).

Fig. 1.10. Location of the number and designation of the model of gasoline engines with a working volume of 2.0 and 2.3 liters.

Number and designation of the model of gasoline engines with a working volume of 1.8 and 2.0 liters (pic. 1.10) embossed on the rear of the cylinder block on the left side (in the direction of the vehicle).

The diesel engine model number and designation are stamped on the intake pipe.