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Lotus Service Notes Introduction
VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER & ENGINE NUMBER
The Vehicle Identification Number (V.I.N.) is a unique 17-digit number used to identify the car for licencing,
warranty, spares ordering and administrative purposes.
The chassis frame is stamped with the V.I.N. on the crossmember beneath the driver’s seat, accessible
inside the cabin with the seat slid fully rearwards. Pull back a flap in the carpet to view. The number is also
printed on a label stuck to the vertical face of the fuel tank bay, below the front edge of the right hand rear seat
cushion or luggage shelf. Pull back a flap in the carpet to view.
It is essential that the complete V.I.N. is quoted in any correspondence concerning the car, or when order
ing spare parts.
Engine Number
The 6-digit engine serial number is stamped on the LH rear flange of the cylinder block, alongside the
clutch housing jointface, and is viewable only from beneath after removal of the engine undertray. The number
is repeated on a bar code label applied to the front face of the left hand cylinder head, which may be viewed
from above using a mirror.
The full V.I.N. should always be quoted with any vehicle enquiries, together with the engine number if the
query is engine related. Factory records are filed against V.I.N., and specification change points are identified
by V.I.N. or engine number.
The V.I.N. comprises 17 characters, coded in accordance with European Economic Community (EEC)
directives, or, for the USA, with those of the National Highway Traffic Safety Association (NHTSA). For change
point identification in Service Notes, Service Bulletins and Service Parts Lists, typically, only characters 10
(model year), and 14 to 17 (serial number) will be quoted.
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V.I.N. ON CHASSIS
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V.I.N. LABEL
Assembly
Plant
H = Hethel
Manufacturer Vehicle Type Check B = Shah Model
Identifier Code 122 = Evora Digit Alam 4 = Evora
S C C
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17
Engine Type Restraint Model Year Chassis/Body Serial
T = 2GR-FE C = Dual S.I.R. 9 = 2009 N = RHD a.c. Number
+ active A = 2010 P = LHD a.c.
front belts B = 2011 120U0113
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