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ALERO VIN

1. 1 : county of manfacture USA
2. G : General Motors
3. 3 : Oldsmobile
4. N : Body/Platform
5. F : Alero GLS or Grand AM SE1 K : Oldsmobile Alero Level 1 L : Oldsmobile Alero Level 2
6. 1 : two door coupe 2 : Two door 3 : two door convertible 5 : four door sedan 8 : four door wagon 9 : four door wagon
7. 1 : Manual Belts 2 : manual belts with front air bags
8. E : V6 3.4L SFI (LA1) F : I4 2.2L MFI (L61) T: I4 2.4L SFI (LD9)
9. ?
10. X : 1999 Y : 2000 Z : 2001 1 : 2002 2 : 2003 3 : 2004
11. C : Lansing Michigan (Assembly Plant)

12 thru 17 is the actuall serial number of the car, for the final 500's the last 3 numbers of the VIN is the number of the Final 500. Example the last one ends with "500" in the VIN