General VIN information
• Polaris products have adopted and use the industry standard of a 17 digit VIN. – The first 3 characters identify the manufacturer of the vehicle – Digits 4-8: Are the vehicle attributes – Digit 9: Is a check digit – Digit 10: Is Model Year – Digit 11: Is plant code – Digits 12-17: Are sequential numbers |
• All VIN and safety information labels can also be found in each product's owner manual in the “INTRODUCTION” section. This includes VIN locations and details description of safety labels. • For units that are older than 1999 the VIN’s are 7 digits long. The 2nd and 3rd digits indicate the year. Often this information is explained in the owners manuals but was not found in every owners manual. • If EU cannot find the VIN or only has only partial VIN, advise EU to continue looking and consult their local authorized dealer for help. • **Frame rail = part of the units frame that is square • **Frame tube = part of the units frame that is round or circular |