<P> One consistent element of the VIS is the 10th digit, which is required worldwide to encode the model year of the vehicle . Besides the three letters that are not allowed in the VIN itself (I, O and Q), the letters U and Z and the digit 0 are not used for the model year code . The year code is the model year for the vehicle . </P> <P> The year 1980 was encoded by some manufacturers, especially General Motors and Chrysler, as "A" (since the 17 - digit VIN was not mandatory until 1981, and the "A" or zero was in the manufacturer's pre-1981 placement in the VIN), yet Ford and AMC still used a zero for 1980 . Subsequent years increment through the allowed letters, so that "Y" represents the year 2000 . 2001 to 2009 are encoded as the digits 1 to 9, and subsequent years are encoded as "A", "B", "C", etc . </P> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Code </Th> <Th> Year </Th> <Th> </Th> <Th> Code </Th> <Th> Year </Th> <Th> </Th> <Th> Code </Th> <Th> Year </Th> <Th> </Th> <Th> Code </Th> <Th> Year </Th> <Th> </Th> <Th> Code </Th> <Th> Year </Th> <Th> </Th> <Th> Code </Th> <Th> Year </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> A = </Td> <Td> 1980 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> L = </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Y = </Td> <Td> 2000 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> A = </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> L = </Td> <Td> 2020 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Y = </Td> <Td> 2030 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> B = </Td> <Td> 1981 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> M = </Td> <Td> 1991 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 1 = </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> B = </Td> <Td> 2011 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> M = </Td> <Td> 2021 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 1 = </Td> <Td> 2031 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> C = </Td> <Td> 1982 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> N = </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 2 = </Td> <Td> 2002 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> C = </Td> <Td> 2012 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> N = </Td> <Td> 2022 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 2 = </Td> <Td> 2032 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> D = </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> P = </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 3 = </Td> <Td> 2003 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> D = </Td> <Td> 2013 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> P = </Td> <Td> 2023 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 3 = </Td> <Td> 2033 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> E = </Td> <Td> 1984 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> R = </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 4 = </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> E = </Td> <Td> 2014 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> R = </Td> <Td> 2024 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 4 = </Td> <Td> 2034 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> F = </Td> <Td> 1985 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> S = </Td> <Td> 1995 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 5 = </Td> <Td> 2005 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> F = </Td> <Td> 2015 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> S = </Td> <Td> 2025 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 5 = </Td> <Td> 2035 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> G = </Td> <Td> 1986 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> T = </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 6 = </Td> <Td> 2006 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> G = </Td> <Td> 2016 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> T = </Td> <Td> 2026 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 6 = </Td> <Td> 2036 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> H = </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> V = </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 7 = </Td> <Td> 2007 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> H = </Td> <Td> 2017 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> V = </Td> <Td> 2027 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 7 = </Td> <Td> 2037 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> J = </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> W = </Td> <Td> 1998 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 8 = </Td> <Td> 2008 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> J = </Td> <Td> 2018 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> W = </Td> <Td> 2028 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 8 = </Td> <Td> 2038 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> K = </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> X = </Td> <Td> 1999 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 9 = </Td> <Td> 2009 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> K = </Td> <Td> 2019 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> X = </Td> <Td> 2029 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 9 = </Td> <Td> 2039 </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th> Code </Th> <Th> Year </Th> <Th> </Th> <Th> Code </Th> <Th> Year </Th> <Th> </Th> <Th> Code </Th> <Th> Year </Th> <Th> </Th> <Th> Code </Th> <Th> Year </Th> <Th> </Th> <Th> Code </Th> <Th> Year </Th> <Th> </Th> <Th> Code </Th> <Th> Year </Th> </Tr>

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