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Pontiac started as a sub-brand of GM's Oakland before becoming its own brand in 1931. Before WWII, the brand emphasized affordable performance, selling the cheapest straight 8-powered cars on the market. However, it was the GTO that cemented Pontiac's reputation as a sports car brand. Released as a package for the LeMans, it let Pontiac offer GM's engine size limits across their brands. Sales outstripped all expectations, kickstarting the muscle car era. Soon, the GTO was joined by the Firebird and The Judge. By the 1980s, Pontiacs were almost identical to GM's other vehicles, aside from some bright spots like the Trans Am, Fiero and Solstice. Attempts to revive the brand in the 2000s with the Holden-built GTO and G8 floundered, leading to its closure in 2010.
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The Vehicle Identification Number (VIN) is a unique code issued to every vehicle by the manufacturer. While these have been in use for decades, they were standardized in American market vehicles in 1981. This number doesn't just identify a specific vehicle. Most of the characters in this 17 digit code include information on how and where the vehicle was built. Our Pontiac VIN number lookup tells you what each of these characters mean, helping you verify information from the seller.
While our free Pontiac VIN check will tell you factory information, you can learn a lot more by ordering a VIN report. We're an official NMVTIS source, which gives us access to government and commercial vehicle databases. This lets us run a vehicle owner lookup, as well as search for accident reports, title registrations, theft reports, liens and other information tied to the vehicle. We collect this information in an easy-to-read report that can tip you off about potential problems including legal issues and accident damage.
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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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:
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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, 5Y2 | U.S |
2G2 | Canada |
3G2 | Mexico |
6G2 | Australia |
KL2 | Korea |
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.
EC | G8 |
HX, HY, HZ | Bonneville |
JB | Sunfire |
JU | Sunbird |
MA, MB, ME, MF | Solstice |
NE, NF, NG, NV or NW | Grand Am |
PE, PF, PG, PM | Fiero |
SL, SM, SN | Vibe |
VX | GTO |
WJ, WK, WP | Grand Prix |
Character 6 – Body Type
1 | Two door coupe |
2 | Two door |
3 | Convertible |
5 | Four door sedan |
6 | Four door hatchback |
8 | Two door hatchback or four door station wagon |
9 | Four door station wagon |
Character 7 – Restraint system
1 | Active seat belts |
2 | Driver and passenger front airbags |
3 | Driver front airbag |
4 | Driver and passenger front airbags with driver side airbags |
5 | Driver and passenger side airbags |
6 | Driver and passenger side airbags with passenger sensor |
7 | Front and rear side airbags |
9 | Seat 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:
B | Bupyeon-gu, South Korea or Baltimore, Maryland |
C | Changwon, Korea |
F | Kansas City, Missouri |
H | Flint, Michigan |
L | San Luis Potosi, Mexico |
R | Arlington, Texas |
U | Hamtramck, Michigan |
Z | Fremont, California |
D | Doraville, Georgia |
1 | Wentzville, Missouri or Oshawa, Ontario, Canada |
4 | Orion, Michigan |
5 | Ramos Arizpe, Mexico |
6 | Ingersol, Ontario, Canada |
9 | Oshawa, 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.
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Les emplacements varient d’un constructeur à l’autre. Cependant, il y a trois endroits où vous pouvez trouver le code sur la plupart des véhicules:
- Regardez le tableau de bord à travers le pare-brise. Du côté du conducteur, vous devriez voir une petite plaque métallique sur laquelle le numéro est apposé.
- Ouvrez la porte du conducteur. Regardez à l’avant et sur le côté du montant de la porte pour trouver un autocollant d’identification. Il porte généralement le logo du fabricant. Le code doit se trouver sur cet autocollant.
- Ouvrez le capot. Vous verrez peut-être un autocollant sur la cloison pare-feu ou près de la tour de jambe de force du côté passager. Sur certaines voitures, le numéro est gravé à l’un de ces endroits.
Comme ce numéro est utilisé pour identifier le véhicule sur les documents officiels, vous pouvez également le trouver sur le titre de propriété, l’autocollant de fenêtre et sur les polices d’assurance.
Nous décodons également les numéros des véhicules récréatifs, des poids lourds et des motocyclettes. Si vous devez décoder un numéro de VR, assurez-vous qu’il s’agit de celui émis par le fabricant du châssis, et non par le fournisseur de VR.
Non. Les voitures canadiennes et mexicaines utilisent généralement le même format. Les autres pays utilisent leurs propres formats.
C’est au constructeur de déterminer ce qu’il veut inclure pour certaines parties du numéro. Par exemple, certaines entreprises n’incluent pas d’informations sur les transmissions ou les niveaux de finition.
En général, non. Quelques constructeurs estampillent le code dans le moteur. Si les numéros d’identification du moteur et de la voiture correspondent, il s’agit du moteur d’origine. Sur la plupart des véhicules, il n’y a rien qui lie un moteur à un véhicule spécifique. Tout au plus, la recherche du véhicule sur notre site web vous permettra de savoir si un autre type de moteur a été installé. Par exemple, si quelqu’un échange un V8 dans une Ford Mustang, notre site vous dira qu’elle était initialement équipée d’un V6.
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