Date:         Sun, 16 Oct 2005 13:48:37 -0600
Reply-To:     jimt <camper@TACTICAL-BUS.INFO>
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From:         jimt <camper@TACTICAL-BUS.INFO>
Subject:      Re: VIN with ZZZ ?
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I ran across that a few years ago.  That vin means it was  created in a
country not listed in the UN standards charts and probably was never
intended for export from its orgin country. (note these charts are just a
nonbinding agreement between most countries involved in the export of
vehicles to multiple nations).  The ZZZ means it is just filler code
letters.  The z in the zng part basically means the same thing.  I suspect a
1992 south afrikan.  South afrika is listed as a nonexporting vehicle
producing nation.

http://www.faqs.org/faqs/autos/vw/general-faq

Is a good reading for the obscure.
jimt

On 10/16/05 1:09 PM, "Malcolm Stebbins" <mwstebbins@YAHOO.COM> wrote:

> I'm looking at a European van that the owner says has a VIN of:
> WV2zzz25zng002290  I've never seen or heard of a VIN with ZZZ??
>
> there is no such possiblity of ZZZ on the vanagon.com info sheet at:
> http://www.vanagon.com/info/vin/
>
> Any ideas?  Thanks  Malcolm
>
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