Finding year build in serial number?

[Baaad GN]

Ok guys going to auction to pick up a Focus or Fusion for my mother in law. One of the hazards of being married to a german wife!
Going to look for a 2006 or 2007 so I don't have to give up the total bank! Isn't there a way from serial number to know when built? Or do I have to do a oasis report? Have 9 cars to look at re the auction listings!


HELP!

[Baaad GN]

Oh going to go a day early if I can, dosn't it show on door also?

[n00bkiller944]

10th digit of the vin tells you year... if it is a 1 its a 2001 a 2 then its a 2002 ect 2010 is A and the older models are letters and even before that is numbers. Yes you can also look on the door it should say build date XX/XXXX so if yours was built in june of 2005 it would say 06/2005 (Be careful with this because if it was built late in the year it may be the next model year...) Hope this helps

[CRC]

10th Character = Year
A = 1980
B = 1981
C = 1982
D = 1983
E = 1984
F = 1985
G = 1986
H = 1987
J = 1988
K = 1989
L = 1990
M = 1991
N = 1992
P = 1993
R = 1994
S = 1995
T = 1996
V = 1997
W = 1998
X = 1999
Y = 2000
1 = 2001
2 = 2002
3 = 2003
4 = 2004
5 = 2005
6 = 2006
7 = 2007

Hope this helps.

[blackrauder]

The guy in this Thread has access to Carfax check it out

http://www.mercurymarauder.net/forums/showthread.php?t=51317