From determining which engine option is installed, to verifying the year of manufacture, and even identifying the exact model or sub-model of your customer’s car, there is a great deal of information that can be discovered without ever opening the hood.

Called the Vehicle Identification Number, this set of 17-digits holds the key yo decoding the identity of an individual vehicle.

To learn more, check out this article on Deciphering the DaVIN-ci Code from the April issue that has been helping techs and parts specialists since the early 1980.