Free VIN Decoder – Check VIN Number – VIN Lookup For Decoding Your Amc Car History – Auto – Vehicle Identification Number

Look up vehicle identification numbers for all car makes and vehicle models, by year, from AMC. Decode VIN number information on the following makes and models:AMC Rambler, AMC Rebel Machine, AMC Hornet, AMC AMX, AMC Javelin, AMC Eagle

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What is a VIN Number?
A VIN number is a 17 character alpha/numeric serial number unique to each vehicle, by manufacturer, make, model and year. Each character in the VIN number can be decoded to determine where the car was built, what year, which automotive features are included and more. Together, all the VIN numbers create a history about your Ford.

Where To Find The Vehicle Identification Number Tag
How to use this vehicle identification number information to decode your Ford VIN number: First, either find your VIN number on your vehicle registration or car title or in vehicle maintenance records from your dealer. Additionally, you can find the VIN at various locations on your car. Frequently you can find your VIN number in one of the following locations: on the driver’s side door jam (sometimes on the passenger’s side), under the windshield on the driver’s side, near the firewall of the vehicle or on the steering column. Other places to search for a vehicle identification number include various locations under the hood of your car.

Learn how to find a VIN number on your car.
Now that you found your VIN Ford number, you can start to decode your car, truck or automobile. The first character The first character indicates the country where the vehicle was manufactured. The United States has a VIN code of 1 or 4, while countries such as Japan (J) are designated with letters. To decode your VIN number, simply match your VIN characters to the chart below. Search first to find the model year for your car, then, in order to check VIN number to determine your car history details, match the corresponding position of your vehicle ID number to each of the fields below.

1976 AMC/EAGLE (Cont.)

4th Position – SERIES
0 Hornet

1 Matador

4 Gremlin

6 Pacer

8 Matador

5th Position – BODY TYPE
3 2 Dr Hatchback

5 4 Dr Sed

6 2 Dr Sed (Cpe)

8 4 Dr S/W

6th Position – MODEL
5 Gremlin

7 Hornet

Matador
Pacer

P Police

T Taxi

7th Position – ENGINE TYPE
A 6-258 (4.2) 1BC

C 6-258 (4.2) 2BC

E 6-232 (3.8) 1BC

H 8-304 (5.0) 2BC

N 8-360 (5.9) 2BC

P 8-360 (5.9) 4BC

Z 8-401 (6.6) 4BC

8th thru 13th Positions – SEQUENCE NUMBER

A sequential serial number assigned by the vehicle

manufacturer.

1977 AMC/EAGLE

1st Position – MANUFACTURER
A American Motors Corporation

2nd Position – MODEL YEAR
7 1977

3rd Position – TRANSMISSION
A Auto, Col Shift

C Auto, Flr Shift

E 3 Spd Man, Flr Shift

M 4 Spd Man, Flr Shift

4th Position – SERIES
0 Hornet

1 Matador

4 Gremlin

6 Pacer

8 Matador

5th Position – BODY TYPE
3 2 Dr Hatchback

5 4 Dr Sed

6 2 Dr Sed (Cpe)

8 S/W

6th Position – MODEL
4 Gremlin (4 Cyl)

5 Gremlin (Base)

7 Hornet

Gremlin (Custom)
Matador
Pacer

7th Position – ENGINE TYPE
A 6-258 (4.2) 1BC

C 6-258 (4.2) 2BC

E 6-232 (3.8) 1BC

G 4-121 (2.0) 2BC

H 8-304 (5.0) 2BC

K 4-121 (2.0) 2BC

N 8-360 (5.9) 2BC

8th thru 13th Positions – SEQUENCE NUMBER

A sequential serial number assigned by the vehicle

manufacturer.

1978 AMC/EAGLE

1st Position – MANUFACTURER
A American Motors Corporation

2nd Position – MODEL YEAR
8 1978

3rd Position – TRANSMISSION
A Auto, Col Shift

C Auto, Flr Shift

E 3 Spd Man, Flr Shift

M 4 Spd Man, Flr Shift

4th Position – SERIES
0 Concord

1 Matador

4 Gremlin

6 Pacer

8 Matador

5th Position – BODY TYPE
3 2 Dr Hatchback

5 4 Dr Sed

6 2 Dr Sed (Cpe)

8 S/W

6th Position – MODEL
4 Gremlin (4 Cyl)

5 Gremlin (Base)

7 Concord

Gremlin (Custom)
Matador
Pacer

9 AMX

7th Position – ENGINE TYPE
A 6-258 (4.2) 1BC

C 6-258 (4.2) 2BC

E 6-232 (3.8) 1BC

G 4-121 (2.0) 2BC

H 8-304 (5.0) 2BC

N 8-360 (5.9) 2BC

8th thru 13th Positions – SEQUENCE NUMBER

A sequential serial number assigned by the vehicle

manufacturer.

1979 AMC/EAGLE

1st Position – MANUFACTURER
A American Motors Corporation

2nd Position – MODEL YEAR
9 1979

3rd Position – TRANSMISSION
A Auto, Col Shift

C Auto, Flr Shift

E 3 Spd Man, Flr Shift

M 4 Spd Man, Flr Shift

4th Position – SERIES
0 Concord

4 Spirit

6 Pacer

5th Position – BODY TYPE
3 2 Dr Hatchback (Concord, Spirit)

5 4 Dr Sed

6 2 Dr Hatchback (Pacer)

2 Dr Sed (Concord, Spirit)

8 S/W

6th Position – MODEL
7 Concord

Pacer
Spirit

9 AMX

7th Position – ENGINE TYPE
A 6-258 (4.2) 1BC

C 6-258 (4.2) 2BC

E 6-232 (3.8) 1BC

G 4-121 (2.0) 2BC

H 8-304 (5.0) 2BC

8th thru 13th Positions – SEQUENCE NUMBER

A sequential serial number assigned by the vehicle

manufacturer.

1980 AMC/EAGLE

1st Position – MANUFACTURER
A American Motors Corporation

2nd Position – MODEL YEAR
0 1980

3rd Position – TRANSMISSION
A Auto, Col Shift

C Auto, Flr Shift

M 4 Spd Man, Flr Shift

4th Position – SERIES
0 Concord

3 Eagle

4 AMX

Spirit

6 Pacer

5th Position – BODY STYLE
3 2 Dr Hatchback (Spirit)

5 4 Dr Sed

6 2 Dr Hatchback (Pacer)

2 Dr Sed (Concord, Spirit)

8 2 Dr S/W (Pacer)

4 Dr S/W (Concord)

6th Position – BODY TYPE
0 Base

5 DL

7 Limited

9 AMX

7th Position – ENGINE TYPE
B 4-151 (2.5) 2BC

C 6-258 (4.2) 2BC

8th thru 13th Positions – SEQUENCE NUMBER

A sequential serial number assigned by the vehicle

manufacturer.

1981 AMC/EAGLE

1st Position – COUNTRY
1 United States

2 Canada

2nd Position – MANUFACTURER
A American Motors Corporation

3rd Position – VEHICLE TYPE
C Multipurpose Vehicle

E Export, LHD

M Pass Car

4th Position – ENGINE TYPE
B 4-151 (2.5) 2BC

C 6-258 (4.2) 2BC

5th Position – TRANSMISSION & TRANSFER
CASE
A Auto, Col Shift

C Auto, Flr Shift

Auto, Flr Shift, Full Time

G 4 Spd Man, Flr Shift, Full Time

H 4 Spd Man, Flr Shift, Part/Full Time

K Auto, Flr Shift, Part/Full TIme

M 4 Spd Man, Flr Shift

6th & 7th Positions – VEHICLE LINE & BODY
TYPE
05 Concord 4 Dr Sed

06 Concord 2 Dr Sed

08 Concord 4 Dr S/W

35 Eagle 4 Dr Sed exc Kammback

36 Eagle 2 Dr Sed exc Kammback

38 Eagle 4 Dr S/W exc Kammback

43 Spirit 2 Dr Hatchback

46 Spirit 2 Dr Sed

53 Eagle 2 Dr Hatchback Kammback

56 Eagle 2 Dr Sed Kammback

8th Position – TRIM PACKAGE
0 Base

5 DL

7 Limited

9th Position – CHECK DIGIT

A single number or the letter “X” used to verify the

accuracy of the VIN.

10th Position – MODEL YEAR
B 1981

11th Position – ASSEMBLY PLANT

12th thru 17th Positions – SEQUENCE NUMBER

A sequential serial number assigned by the
vehicle manufacturer.

1982 AMC/EAGLE

1st Position – COUNTRY
1 United States

2 Canada

2nd Position – MANUFACTURER
A American Motors Corporation

C American Motors (Canada), Inc.

3rd Position – VEHICLE TYPE
C Multipurpose Vehicle

M Pass Car

1982 AMC/EAGLE (Cont.)

4th Position – ENGINE TYPE
B 4-151 (2.5) 2BC

C 6-258 (4.2) 2BC

5th Position – TRANSMISSION & TRANSFER
CASE
A Auto, Col Shift

C Auto, Flr Shift

H 4 Spd Man, Flr Shift, 4×4, Part/Full Time

K Auto, Flr Shift, 4×4, Part/Full Time

M 4 Spd Man, Flr Shift

N 5 Spd Man, Flr Shift, 4×4, Part/Full Time

W 5 Spd Man, Flr Shift

6th & 7th Positions – VEHICLE LINE & BODY
TYPE
05 Concord 4 Dr Sed

06 Concord 2 Dr Sed

08 Concord 4 Dr S/W

35 Eagle 4 Dr Sed exc Kammback

36 Eagle 2 Dr Sed exc Kammback

38 Eagle 4 Dr S/W exc Kammback

43 Spirit 2 Dr Hatchback

46 Spirit 2 Dr Sed

53 Eagle 2 Dr Hatchback Kammback

56 Eagle 2 Dr Sed Kammback

8th Position – TRIM PACKAGE
0 Base

5 DL

7 Limited

9th Position – CHECK DIGIT

A single number or the letter “X” used to verify the

accuracy of the VIN.

10th Position – MODEL YEAR
C 1982

11th Position – ASSEMBLY PLANT

12th thru 17th Positions – SEQUENCE NUMBER

A sequential serial number assigned by the
vehicle manufacturer.

1983 AMC/EAGLE

1st Position – COUNTRY
1 United States

2 Canada

2nd Position – MANUFACTURER
A American Motors Corporation

C American Motors (Canada), Inc.

3rd Position – VEHICLE TYPE
C Multipurpose Vehicle

E Export, LHD

F Export, RHD

M Pass Car

4th Position – ENGINE TYPE
B 4-151 (2.5) 2BC Pontiac Design

C 6-258 (4.2) 2BC

D 4-85 (1.4) EFI Bendix – TBI

E 4-85 (1.4) EFI Bosch – Port Type

U 4-150 (2.5) 1BC AMC Design

5th Position – TRANSAXLE/TRANSMISSION &
TRANSFER CASE
A Auto, Col Shift

C Auto, Flr Shift

D Auto, Flr Shift, Full Time

G 4 Spd Man, Flr Shift, Full Time

H 4 Spd Man, Flr Shift, Part Time

K Auto, Flr Shift, Part Time

M 4 Spd Man, Flr Shift

N 5 Spd Man, Flr Shift, Part Time

P 5 Spd Man, Flr Shift, Full Time

W 5 Spd Man, Flr Shift

6th & 7th Positions – VEHICLE LINE & BODY
TYPE
05 Concord 4 Dr Sed

06 Concord 2 Dr Sed

08 Concord 4 Dr S/W

35 Eagle 4 Dr Sed exc SX/4

38 Eagle 4 Dr S/W exc SX/4

43 Spirit 2 Dr Hatchback

46 Spirit 2 Dr Sed

53 Eagle 2 Dr Hatchback SX/4

95 Alliance 4 Dr Sed

96 Alliance 2 Dr Sed

8th Position – TRIM PACKAGE
0 Base

3 L

5 DL

6 DL

7 Limited

8 Limited (Alliance)

9 GT

9th Position – CHECK DIGIT

A single number or the letter “X” used to verify the

accuracy of the VIN.

10th Position – MODEL YEAR
D 1983

11th Position – ASSEMBLY PLANT

12th thru 17th Positions – SEQUENCE NUMBER

A sequential serial number assigned by the
vehicle manufacturer.

1984 AMC/EAGLE

1st Position – COUNTRY
1 United States

2 Canada

V France

2nd Position – MANUFACTURER
A,X American Motors Corporation

C American Motors (Canada), Inc.

F Renault

3rd Position – VEHICLE TYPE
1 Pass Car (Import)

C Multipurpose Vehicle

M Pass Car (Domestic)

4th Position – ENGINE TYPE
C 6-258 (4.2) 2BC

D 4-85 (1.4) EFI Bendix – TBI

E 4-85 (1.4) EFI Bosch – Port Type

U 4-150 (2.5) 1BC AMC Design

Y 4-150 (2.5) 1BC Export

5th Position – TRANSAXLE/TRANSMISSION &
TRANSFER CASE
C Auto, Flr Shift

H 4 Spd Man, Flr Shift, Full Time

K Auto, Flr Shift, Full Time

M 4 Spd Man, Flr Shift

N 5 Spd Man, Flr Shift, Full Time

W 5 Spd Man, Flr Shift

6th Position – VEHICLE LINE
3 Eagle

5 Eagle 30 (SX/4)

9 Alliance, Encore

7th Position – BODY TYPE
3 2 Dr Hatchback

5 4 Dr Sed

6 2 Dr Sed

8 4 Dr S/W

9 4 Dr Hatchback

8th Position – TRIM PACKAGE
0 Base (Fleet)

3 `S’ or `L’ Model

5 Base (Eagle)

6 DL (Alliance)

LS (Encore)

7 Limited (Eagle)

8 Limited (Alliance)

9 GS (Encore)

GT (Alliance)

9th Position – CHECK DIGIT

A single number or the letter “X” used to verify the

accuracy of the VIN.

10th Position – MODEL YEAR
E 1984

11th Position – ASSEMBLY PLANT

12th thru 17th Positions – SEQUENCE NUMBER

A sequential serial number assigned by the
vehicle manufacturer.

1985-86 AMC/EAGLE

1st Position – COUNTRY
1 United States

2 Canada

V France

2nd Position – MANUFACTURER
A,X American Motors Corporation

C American Motors (Canada), Inc.

F Renault

3rd Position – VEHICLE TYPE
1 Pass Car (Import)

C Multipurpose Vehicle

M Pass Car (Domestic)

4th Position – ENGINE TYPE
A 4-105 (1.7) EFI Bendix – TBI

C 6-258 (4.2) 2BC

D 4-85 (1.4) EFI Bendix – TBI

E 4-85 (1.4) EFI Bosch – Port Type

5th Position – TRANSAXLE/TRANSMISSION &
TRANSFER CASE
C Auto, Flr Shift

H 4 Spd Man, Flr Shift, Full Time

K Auto, Flr Shift, Full Time

M 4 Spd Man, Flr Shift

N 5 Spd Man, Flr Shift, Full Time

W 5 Spd Man, Flr Shift

6th Position – VEHICLE LINE
3 Eagle

9 Alliance, Encore

7th Position – BODY TYPE
3 2 Dr Hatchback

5 4 Dr Sed

6 2 Dr Sed

7 2 Dr Conv (Alliance)

8 4 Dr S/W

9 4 Dr Hatchback

8th Position – TRIM PACKAGE
0 Base (Alliance, Encore)

3 L (Alliance)

S (Encore)

4 Encore Electronic

5 Std (Eagle)

6 DL (Alliance)

LS (Encore)

7 Limited (Eagle)

8 Limited (Alliance)

9 GS (Encore)

9th Position – CHECK DIGIT

A single number or the letter “X” used to verify the

accuracy of the VIN.

10th Position – MODEL YEAR
F 1985

G 1986

11th Position – ASSEMBLY PLANT

12th thru 17th Positions – SEQUENCE NUMBER

A sequential serial number assigned by the
vehicle manufacturer.

1987-88 AMC/EAGLE

1st Position – COUNTRY
1 United States

2 Canada

V France

2nd Position – MANUFACTURER
A,X American Motors Corporation

C American Motors (Canada), Inc.

F Renault

3rd Position – VEHICLE TYPE
1 Pass Car (Import)

C Multipurpose Vehicle

M Pass Car (Import)

4th Position – ENGINE TYPE
A 4-105 (1.7) EFI

C 6-258 (4.2) 2BC

D 4-85 (1.4) EFI

F 4-132 (2.2) MPFI

V 4-120 (2.0) EFI

5th Position – TRANSAXLE/TRANSMISSION &
TRANSFER CASE
C,F Auto

H,W 5 Spd Man
K Auto, Full Time

M 4 Spd Man

N 5 Spd Man, Full Time

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