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Late night VIN question 700 89

posted by  someone claiming to be Kerry on  Fri Dec 14 19:53 CST 2001 [RELATED]

Test of you 700 knowledge...

While looking for a car in the 'net, I came across one that interests me. I believe that the 6th and 7th digits of the VIN denote the engine. "87" would be the b230ft, and "88" would be the NA b230, correct?

And can anyone tell me the check digits for the transmission type, e.g. what place in the VIN, and the corresponding transmission?

Thanks







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Re: Late night VIN question 700 89

posted by  someone claiming to be Michael on  Sat Dec 15 15:29 CST 2001 [RELATED]

"Test of you 700 knowledge..."

Bring it on!

"And can anyone tell me the check digits for the transmission type, e.g. what place in the VIN, and the corresponding transmission?"

Not in the VIN. VIN tells you make, model, safety equipment, engine, # doors, year, factory, and chassis number (in that order, more or less). The production tables at volvoworld.com list the engine and transmissions for a given model/year.

700 Series Production Table







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Re: Late night VIN question 700 89

posted by  someone claiming to be RonaldM on  Fri Dec 14 22:33 CST 2001 [RELATED]

Your first observation (that 87 denotes B230FT, and 88 as B230F)is correct. I don't think the transmission type is in the VIN, it's indicated on the left hand side of the transmission instead.







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Re: Late night VIN question 700 89

posted by  someone claiming to be Punxsutawney Phil on  Fri Dec 14 20:12 CST 2001 [RELATED]

Jarrod has this stuff on the site, see link. Also, the transmission isn't in the VIN, I don't think, it's on the "Product Plate".

-Groundhog







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Re: Late night VIN question 700 89

posted by  someone claiming to be Kerry on  Fri Dec 14 20:28 CST 2001 [RELATED]

Thanks Phil!

As a 240 owner, I didn't think to look in the 700/900 fAQ's






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