{"id":440,"date":"2020-05-11T12:09:34","date_gmt":"2020-05-11T12:09:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/australianholden.com\/?page_id=440"},"modified":"2026-04-14T05:42:15","modified_gmt":"2026-04-14T05:42:15","slug":"vl-commodore-vin-decoding","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/australianholden.com\/index.php\/australian-holden\/commodores\/vl-commodore\/vl-commodore-vin-decoding\/","title":{"rendered":"VL Commodore VIN Decoding"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Commodore Home<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

VL Commodore<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here is a quick 101 on how to use this info:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The VL VIN is made up of 14 digits. These 14 Digits can be broken down into 8 parts. Lets have a look at an example:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

8L356FJ531015L is the VIN we will use as a hypothetical, it can be broken down into 8 parts:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

8             L             35           6             F             J5           31015    L<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Where:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Part 1 is the car manufacturer, 8=GMH<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Part 2 is the variant, L=Berlina<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Part 3 is comprised of 2 digits, 35 = Wagon<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Part 4 tells us the engine, 6 = 3.0L EFI inline 6<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Part 5 tells us what year the car was made, F = 1986.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Part 6 is comprised of 2 digits and tells us where the car was made, J5 = Melbourne<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Part 7 is made up of 5 digits and is a unique, sequential build number<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Part 8 tells us what series the car is from, L = VL<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So what we have here is a 1986 VL Berlina Wagon that\u2019s running a 3.0L inline 6 engine, it was manufactured in Melbourne. All VL VIN numbers will follow this same format. Here is a collection VL VIN data to help you decode your own VIN:<\/p>\n\n\n\n


Digit 1 is the Manufacturer Code<\/p>\n\n\n\n

8=GMH

Digit 2 shows the Specification Level<\/p>\n\n\n\n


K = Commodore SL\/ Executive
L = Commodore Berlina
X = Calais (Not officially marketed as a \u2018Commodore\u2019)

Digits 3 and 4 indicate the Body Style<\/p>\n\n\n\n

19=Sedan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

35=Wagon.


Digit 5 is the Engine Type
6 = 3.0L
7 = 2.0L
8 = 3.0L Turbo.
J = 5.0 V8


Digit 6 gives us the year it was produced
F=1986.
G=1987.
H=1988.


Digits 7 and 9 tell us where it was manufactured:
J1-J9=Melbourne.
L1-L5=Adelaide.

Digits 9 \u2013 13 are the sequential build number


Digit 14 is the model code
L= VL
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