'03 DE300 Vin help (10th digit is a D?)

[BlueLghtning]

Hey guys, I'm trying to get my 2003 DE300 insured and they are kicking back my VIN as invalid.

My VIN shows as - VTREC3000D1026004 - on the neck of the bike.

The one in question is the "D" in the 10th digit? I know 10th digit is supposed to represent the year, but D was used for 1983? This should be a 3 since its a 2003. And the 9th digit which is the check digit doesn't check out?

See for yourself? What do you think?

[BlueLghtning]

When I try this link - http://www.analogx.com/cgi-bin/cgivi...&Submit=Decode

This is what I get

Region: 1 V Europe
Country: 1-2 VT Spain
Manufacturer: 2-3 TR Gas-Gas
Model Specific: 4-8 EC300 Unknown
Check Digit: 9 0 Invalid
Year: 10 D 1983
Assembly Plant: 11 1 1
Serial Number: 12-17 026004 26004

[jhendr3702]

gas gas vins are different... i pulled this from an old thread the go faster's guys put on here. I know i had a 2000 and the 10th digit was an A..
would have to look at my 01 for sure, don't remember..




Hope this helps, I thought I had posted this once before..guess not.

VTREC2000D0134023

VTR EC2000 D 01 3 4023
bike model year code month year serie number

The year code starts on 2000 with letter A. So, 2008 models are J. Letter "I" is not included in order to avoid any misunderstanding.
So, in this case, the bike is an Enduro 200 from 2003, made on January 2003.

HOWEVER!!! Some models from 01 to 03 were brought into the US as XC's. Then you go by the 8th and 9th numbers as the year code....Example VTRXC2501 would indicate it was a XC 250 year model 01. Send me a private email if you have any questions.
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[BlueLghtning]

Thanks, that makes sense.

I was confused because I did own an '01 XC and the VIN on it was setup differently, but that makes sense from your explanation.

I think this will smooth over my insurance folks!

[jhendr3702]

that is from the go faster's post, but they should understand from that. I really think i have seen a 2000 with the tenth digit a "zero" also, but i may be wrong on that...
the vin's are wierd, the bikes are awesome.... i will be in the shop tonight, i will look at my 01... cant remember..
did you get a title ?

jay

[BlueLghtning]

Originally Posted by jhendr3702

that is from the go faster's post, but they should understand from that. I really think i have seen a 2000 with the tenth digit a "zero" also, but i may be wrong on that...
the vin's are wierd, the bikes are awesome.... i will be in the shop tonight, i will look at my 01... cant remember..
did you get a title ?

jay

I got an original MSO when I bought the bike. (Although I can't find it at the moment! )

I was really just trying to insure it against theft, but when I find where I placed the MSO in a "safe place" I can't find, I might try mp hand at getting a title for it.