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How to identify your UTV or ATV model year

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How to identify your UTV or ATV model year

The 10th character in the 17-character VIN represents the vehicle model-year. This standard applies to vehicles built in or after 1981. ... Note: VINs do not include the letters I (i), O (o), Q (q), U (u) or Z (z), or the number 0, so that they will not be confused with similar looking numbers/letters. Read the tenth digit. This digit represents the year that the ATV was made. For example, A=1980, B=1981, Y=2000, 1=2001, 9=2009 and A=2010. This letter or number can repeat (the "A," for example), but the codes of the other digits in the VIN allow you...

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