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Date:         Sun, 16 Oct 2005 13:30:40 -0700
Reply-To:     BenT Syncro <syncro@GMAIL.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         BenT Syncro <syncro@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: VIN with ZZZ ?
Comments: To: jimt <camper@tactical-bus.info>
In-Reply-To:  <BF780AB5.582F%camper@tactical-bus.info>
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On 10/16/05, jimt <camper@tactical-bus.info> wrote: > > 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

Jim, All my German T3's (Vanagons) which were not officially imported by VW came with the ZZZ in their VIN. BenT


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