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¿Qué es el VIN de un Pontiac?

General Motors established Pontiac as Oakland's subsidiary before elevating it to independent brand status in 1931, creating a performance-oriented division targeting budget-conscious enthusiasts. Pre-war marketing emphasized accessible performance through competitively priced straight-eight engine configurations that undercut premium competitors significantly. However, the revolutionary GTO package transformed Pontiac's reputation permanently, circumventing corporate engine displacement restrictions by offering high-performance packages within existing model frameworks. LeMans-based GTO sales exceeded all projections dramatically, catalyzing the American muscle car movement that defined automotive culture throughout the 1960s. Iconic models, including Firebird and The Judge, joined the performance lineup, establishing Pontiac's dominance within enthusiast markets. Corporate homogenization during the 1980s diminished brand distinctiveness, though exceptional models like Trans Am, Fiero, and Solstice maintained performance credibility. Revival attempts during the 2000s through Holden-imported GTO and G8 models failed commercially, precipitating permanent brand closure in 2010.

Professional vehicle research requires comprehensive identification verification for informed Pontiac acquisition decisions and authentic specification confirmation. Advanced digital platforms simplify DMV record validation while exposing seller misrepresentations through detailed analysis. A reliable Pontiac VIN decoder provides essential authentication alongside comprehensive history reports revealing accident documentation and ownership complications, protecting buyers from problematic vehicle acquisitions.

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Certain trims, like the Fiero Formula and the Trans Am WS6, represent the best these models have to offer. This makes them desirable and valuable. While it's easy to fake these models with bolt-on parts, it's all but impossible to change the VIN. Using our VIN check tools helps you verify factory information, so you know you're getting the vehicle you're paying for.

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¿Dónde buscar el VIN?

Where do you find this number, so you can run a Pontiac VIN lookup? Since the VIN is unique to the vehicle, you can find it on a wide range of official documents. This includes the title, registration and insurance policy. It's also added to several locations on the vehicle. Here are the most common places you'll find the VIN on a Pontiac:

  • Stand in front of the driver's door and look through the windshield at the dashboard. You should see a small metal plate near the bottom corner of the glass.
  • Open the driver's door and look at the B pillar. On older models, you will see a sticker between the door sill and the latch with tire information. The VIN is next to a barcode. On newer models, look for the VIN on a large, silver sticker on the side of the pillar between the front and rear doors.
  • Open the hood. Older vehicles have a metal plate with the VIN attached to the firewall. More recent models may have the VIN etched into the middle of the firewall, or on one of the inner fenders.
  • Pontiac frequently stamped the VIN on the engine and transmission. On most models, the VIN number is somewhere on the rear of the engine or on the transmission bell housing. Some front wheel drive manual transmissions have the VIN etched into the top center of the case. Many engines also have the VIN etched into the front of the block, but this is usually obscured by accessory belts and other components. Keep in mind that these numbers won't be correct if the engine or transmission were replaced.

Don't have the VIN handy? We also offer license plate lookup, which finds and decodes the VIN for the vehicle currently registered to the plate.

Guía completa del decodificador de VIN

What can you learn about a Pontiac when you look up the VIN on our website? Here's a breakdown of each character in this code, and what it tells you about the vehicle.

Characters 1, 2 and 3: World Make Identifier

These characters identify the country where the vehicle was manufactured, the manufacturer, and the division. Pontiacs have one of these WMIs:

1G2, 1G5, 5Y2U.S
2G2Canada
3G2Mexico
6G2Australia
KL2Korea

Character 4 and 5: Platform and Series

The fourth character is the vehicle's platform, called the “body” by GM enthusiasts. For example, “F” is used on F-body cars. An “FP” is a Chevy Camaro, while Pontiac used “FS” for the Firebird and “FV” or “FW” for the Formula and Trans Am.

ECG8
HX, HY, HZBonneville
JBSunfire
JUSunbird
MA, MB, ME, MFSolstice
NE, NF, NG, NV or NWGrand Am
PE, PF, PG, PMFiero
SL, SM, SNVibe
VXGTO
WJ, WK, WPGrand Prix

Character 6 – Body Type

1Two door coupe
2Two door
3Convertible
5Four door sedan
6Four door hatchback
8Two door hatchback or four door station wagon
9Four door station wagon

Character 7 – Restraint system

1Active seat belts
2Driver and passenger front airbags
3Driver front airbag
4Driver and passenger front airbags with driver side airbags
5Driver and passenger side airbags
6Driver and passenger side airbags with passenger sensor
7Front and rear side airbags
9Seat belts only

Character 8 - Engine

This number or letter identifies the engine installed in the vehicle. Some characters are reused for different engines, so it's hard to decode directly. Our search tools do this work for you.

Character 9 – Check Digit

All North American VINs use a formula to generate this character. This helps catch errors during data entry.

Character 10 – Model Year

This character alternates between letters and numbers 0-9. Letters that can be confused with numbers, like “O and “Q”, are not used. For 2010, Pontiac's last year, the date code is “A”.

Character 11 – Factory

This identifies the final assembly plant where the vehicle was built. Here are some of the most common factory codes you'll see on Pontiacs:

BBupyeon-gu, South Korea or Baltimore, Maryland
CChangwon, Korea
FKansas City, Missouri
HFlint, Michigan
LSan Luis Potosi, Mexico
RArlington, Texas
UHamtramck, Michigan
ZFremont, California
DDoraville, Georgia
1Wentzville, Missouri or Oshawa, Ontario, Canada
4Orion, Michigan
5Ramos Arizpe, Mexico
6Ingersol, Ontario, Canada
9Oshawa, Ontario, Canada

Remaining Characters – Serial Number

Pontiac issued the serial number sequentially in each product line. While two vehicles may have the same serial number, no two VINs will be identical.

Ejemplos de VIN de Pontiac

Want to try out our Pontiac VIN search tools? Here are some example VIN numbers:

  • 1G2PE1199JP212234 – 1988 Fiero 2.8l V6
  • 6G2ER577X9L181428 – 2009 G8 3.6l V6
  • 5Y2SL67069Z412456 – 2009 Vibe 2.4l I4

Preguntas frecuentes

Las ubicaciones cambian de un fabricante a otro, pero hay tres zonas en las que se puede encontrar el código en la mayoría de los vehículos:

- Mira en el salpicadero a través del parabrisas. En el lado del conductor, deberías ver una pequeña placa metálica con el número estampado en ella.
- Abre la puerta del conductor. Busca una pegatina de identificación en la parte frontal y en el lateral del marco de la puerta. Suele incluir el logo del fabricante. El código debería aparecer en esa pegatina.
- Abre el capó. Puede que veas una pegatina en el cortafuegos o al lado de la barra antitorsión del lado del pasajero. Algunos autos tienen el número grabado en una de estas partes.

Puesto que este número se usa para identificar al vehículo en documentos oficiales, también lo puedes encontrar en el título, la pegatina de la ventana y las pólizas de seguros.

También decodificamos números de vehículos recreativos, camiones pesados y motos. Si necesitas decodificar el número de un vehículo recreativo, asegúrate de que sea el emitido por el fabricante del chasis, no el del proveedor de servicios de equipamiento adicional.

No. Los vehículos canadienses y mexicanos suelen tener el mismo formato. Otros países utilizan sus propios formatos.

Es el fabricante quien determina lo que se incluye en algunas partes del número. Por ejemplo, algunas empresas no incluyen información sobre la transmisión o los niveles de equipamiento.

Normalmente, no. Hay pocos fabricantes que estampan el código dentro del motor. En esos casos, si el VIN del motor y el del auto coinciden, se trata del motor original. En cambio, en la mayoría de los vehículos no hay nada que vincule un motor a un vehículo específico. Como mucho, buscar el vehículo en nuestra web te dirá si se ha instalado otro tipo de motor. Por ejemplo, si alguien pone un V8 en un Ford Mustang, nuestra página te dirá que originalmente traía un V6.

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