Check vehicle information with Mercury VIN
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Mercury began as a sub-brand of Ford during the 1930s. It was founded by Henry Ford's son, Edsel Ford. The aim was to introduce customers to a premium range of cars and compete against rivals such as Chrysler. However, during its years, Mercury's sales continued to decrease compared to those of Ford vehicles. This forced Ford to retire the brand in 2011 when it produced its final Mercury-branded car.
When you buy a Mercury vehicle, you will see a 17-character code on the registration card that tells you all about the car's specs.
The Mercury VIN decoder is used to decode the Vehicle Identification Number of your Mercury vehicle, a 17-character code that identifies your car and all its information. You can use a Mercury VIN Decoder to find out more about your car. A Mercury VIN Decoder is typically connected to a searchable database containing extensive entries about the year, make, model and other specifications of any Mercury vehicle. Use it to identify and track individual Mercury cars for safety recalls and theft prevention purposes. EpicVin's online tools make it easy to run a DMV VIN check; meanwhile helping you verify seller information. We also offer history reports that can help you avoid buying problem vehicles.
The Mercury VIN is an important tool for checking the history of a vehicle before you buy it. This code can tell you the year of manufacture, where the vehicle was built, its trim level and its original equipment. Inconsistencies can reveal engine swaps and other changes that indicate the vehicle isn't original. You can also use it to check your records through the DMV and third party record agencies. Unlike a license plate or title, which are usually registered with the DMV when you purchase your car, the VIN stays with your car – letting you search through records going back to its date of manufacture.
If you want to use the VIN decoder Mercury search on our website, first find the VIN number. This is printed or stamped in several areas around the vehicle:
The vehicle identification number identifies vehicles on paperwork. This number is usually printed on the title, insurance policies and registration. Our license plate lookup can find the VIN currently registered to the plate, giving you the same information you'd get by entering the VIN directly into our search engine.
The Vehicle Identification Number is a unique identifier for each vehicle. Each manufacturer has its own way of encoding this number, but here's a sample of how Mercury encodes each character in their VINs.
1st Characters – Manufacturing Country
Where in the world was your Oldsmobile made? The first three digits will give you the world manufacturer identifier (WMI) code, with the first number indicating the car's country of origin.
For Mercuries, “1” indicates that the car was made in the United States.
2nd and 3rd Character – Manufacturer Information
Digits 2 and 3 indicate that the vehicle is a Mercury car. The first digit is M, which signifies Mercury, and the second digit is a 2, which means it's a passenger car.
4th to 8th Characters
These five digits are also known as the vehicle description code. They include information such as the type of engine, model name, body style and other details.
9th Character – Check Digit
The ninth digit is the security character that confirms the vehicle identification number (VIN) is valid. It is generated from a mathematical formula with a weight factor table by the Department of Transportation.
10th Character – the year of the Yamaha vehicle model
The digit stands for the year of the Yamaha vehicle model. It applies to the years 1980 and later and is coded as repeating cycles of alphabet letters (with I, O, Q, U, and Z omitted).
11th Character – Assembly Plant
To identify the factory where a car was assembled, each carmaker uses a special set of codes for its 11th digit. Mercury's are no longer made, but were produced in plants in Missouri, California and Georgia.
12th to 17th Characters
The last six digits of a production serial number, unique to each vehicle, indicate the date of manufacture.
The 17-digit Vehicle Identification Number (VIN) is a great tool to help you check the history of your Mercury vehicle. It conveys all the important information about your vehicle, including accident history, engine type and year manufactured. At any time that you want to buy a new or second-hand Mercury vehicle, always use a VIN decoder before signing papers. Here are some example numbers:
Locations vary from manufacturer to manufacturer. However, there are three places you can find the code on most vehicles:
- Look through the windshield at the dashboard. On the driver’s side, you should see a small metal plate with the number stamped into it.
- Open the driver’s door. Look at the front and side of the door pillar for an I.D. sticker. It usually has the manufacturer’s logo on it. The code should be on this sticker.
- Open the hood. You may see a sticker on the firewall or near the passenger’s side strut tower. Some cars have the number engraved in one of these areas.
Since this number is used to identify the vehicle on official documents, you can also find it on the title, the window sticker, and on insurance policies.
We also decode numbers for RVs, heavy-duty trucks and motorcycles. If you need to decode an RV number, make sure it’s the one issued by the chassis manufacturer, not the RV outfitter.
No. Canadian and Mexican cars usually use the same format. Other countries use their own formats.
It’s up to the manufacturer to determine what they want to include for some parts of the number. For example, some companies don’t include information about transmissions or trim levels.
Usually, no. A few manufacturers stamp the code into the engine. If the VINs on the engine and car match, then it’s the original engine. On most vehicles, there isn’t anything that ties an engine to a specific vehicle. At most, looking up the vehicle on our website will tell you if a different type of engine was installed. For example, if someone swaps a V8 into a Ford Mustang, our site will tell you it originally came with a V6.
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