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Vehicle Identification Number (VIN)
This is the legal identifier for your vehicle. It appears on
a plate in the front corner of the instrument panel, on the
driver’s side. You can see it if you look through the
windshield from outside your vehicle. The VIN also
appears on the Vehicle Certification and Service Parts
labels and the certificates of title and registration.
Engine Identification
The 8th character in your VIN is the engine code. This
code will help you identify your engine, specifications
and replacement parts.
Service Statement
One of these statements is on your GVW Rating label.
Here is what each one means.
TRUCK SERVICE
-- A vehicle made to carry
property or special equipment. It is made for uniform
frame loading. That includes using the vehicle to pull a
full trailer.
TRUCK-TRACTOR -- A vehicle made to draw other
vehicles. It’s made to carry part of the load of the trailer.
It is made for point frame loading, usually for a
semi
-trailer (“fifth wheel”).
MAX. VERT. CG
-- The highest allowable vertical
center of gravity, at the highest allowable GVWR. It’s
measured from level ground in inches.
TRUCK
-CANADA -- A vehicle first sold in Canada
with a non
-school bus application, or cab models with
regular production option RQ2 (“truck service”).
TRACTOR-CANADA -- A cab model with regular
production option RQ3 (“truck
-tractor service”).
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