The VIN number on your VY/WK-VZ/WL Holden/ Statesman should be 17 characters (both letters and numbers) long. The following page should show you how to decode this information.
Digits 1-3: World Manufacturer Identifier. All VY/ VZ Commodores built in Australia will have the same digits 1 through 3.
6=Oceania.
G=Australia.
1=Holden.
Digit 4: Model
Y-VY
Z=VZ
Digit 5: Variant
K=Executive, SV6, SV8 SS
L=Berlina
X=Calais
Digit 6: Body Style
5= Sedan
8= Wagon
4= Ute
Digit 7: Restraint Code
1=Active seat belts
2=Active belts with driver and passenger airbags
3=Active belts with driver airbag
4=Active belts with driver, passenger and side airbags
Digit 8: Engine Code
B= Alloytec 175 V6
7= Alloytec 190 V6
F= GenIII V8
A = ECOTec V6
R = Supercharged ECOTec (L67)
Digit 9: Security Check code. Should be ‘0’ for all models
Digit 10: Year of production
2=2002
3=2003
4=2004
5=2005
6=2006
Digit 11: Production plant
L=Elizabeth, South Australia.
The final 6 digits are a unique sequential production number
VY/VZ Commodore VIN Decoding
