Check vehicle information with Pontiac VIN
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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:
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.
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.
Want to try out our Pontiac VIN search tools? Here are some example VIN 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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