What to do if your car has been recalled Drivers who own the models mentioned in the recalls can take their vehicles to either a Ford or Toyota dealer to have repairs done for free. Toyota said it ...

Input your car's VIN on the page and hit 'Decode VIN' to get a summary. Once you have that, click on 'Show All Vehicle Details' and then search for 'Transmission', and you might see the ...

The U.S. version will produce much less power, with the VIN decoder suggesting a peak of 129 hp. We'll also see the NT1100 in the U.S., an upright tourer based on the Africa Twin's 1100cc parallel ...

Authorities in Crosby, Texas, recently swooped on a customer at the Friendly Ford dealership after suspecting the Subaru BRZ he was driving was tied to a VIN-switching scheme. The dramatic bust ...

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has a VIN decoder which provides detailed information about a car. Searching cars from a local dealership can be enlightening. For instance the Ford ...

World manufacturer identifier: The first character in the VIN is where the vehicle was made, and the next two identify the manufacturer and subdivision. For example, a VIN starting in 1 means the car ...

If you call up Ford's help line at 1-800-392-3673 and provide your VIN, they can send you a letter with a code sheet. You can use this code sheet to decode the VIN and glean the necessary ...

A VIN is a unique string of 17 characters assigned to vehicles. welcomia/iStock via Getty Images Plus Jordan Frith, Clemson University Every vehicle built after 1981 has a unique vehicle ...

VINs can convey at least seven pieces of information. Origin If a VIN begins with a 1, 4 or 5, that means it’s a vehicle assembled in the U.S. Many other countries have their own unique identifier.

Model Year and Other Attributes The model year of a Ford vehicle is essential information encoded in the VIN. For most Ford vehicles, the 10th digit of the VIN represents the model year. This digit ...