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Sun May 06, 2012 3:25 pm

I am going to buy a split bus and its vin number is a mystery for me cos it reads 226 063 706
It s supposed to be 1966 but when I checked vin tables couldn't find this 26 type?!! I asked the owner to confirm that it s 226 not 216 as it should be but he confirmed the number above?! Anyone could decipher this for me?!
Million thanks

Sun May 06, 2012 4:35 pm

It should not always be 21. It is a 1966 model 22 (microbus). Look in the "model" link at the top of the technical section VIN code page.

Sun May 06, 2012 5:13 pm

The first 2 digits are the model # so substitute 22 for 21 in the tables.
At the top of the VIN tables there is an explanation.

22 is a valid model #.

From
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/archives/info/modelstype2.php
22 = Standard Microbus.

Sun May 06, 2012 6:55 pm

I checked all tables and all of t hem suggest The following regarding busses model year 1966
1966 216 000 001 216 198 668

And the number above doesn't fit at all between those 2 figures ! Any explanation?!!!

Sun May 06, 2012 7:10 pm

mohamed selim wrote: I checked all tables and all of t hem suggest The following regarding busses model year 1966
1966 216 000 001 216 198 668

And the number above doesn't fit at all between those 2 figures ! Any explanation?!!!

You missed the point of the explanations. The first two digits refer to model number. The table you used uses the default of "21..." for all buses.

Look again at the paragraph above the tables, and click on the link, "Models" that is highlighted in blue. It will take you to the model number reference page.

Sun May 06, 2012 7:14 pm

Does yours not fall in between the number at the end of October and the end of November of 1965, making it a 1966?

1965
Sep 216 036 844 H0 040 045
Oct 216 052 244 H0 056 071
Nov 216 067 992 H0 071 688
Dec 216 083 207 H0 086 211

I THINK that's how it's read. As mentioned previously, you substitute the 21 prefix for a 22 if that's how yours' reads.

Sun May 06, 2012 7:19 pm

I did go to the models in blue and checked the box microbus 22/28 but when u read it carefully u d realize that they don't have the prefix n 22 and what it means?!

Sun May 06, 2012 7:22 pm

zozo wrote: Does yours not fall in between the number at the end of October and the end of November of 1965, making it a 1966?

1965
Sep 216 036 844 H0 040 045
Oct 216 052 244 H0 056 071
Nov 216 067 992 H0 071 688
Dec 216 083 207 H0 086 211

I THINK that's how it's read. As mentioned previously, you substitute the 21 prefix for a 22 if that's how yours' reads.

Imagine that it read like this:

1965
Sep 226 036 844
Oct 226 052 244
Nov 226 067 992
Dec 226 083 207

Would that make more sense?

As mentioned previously, "22" is a "Standard" Microbus

Sun May 06, 2012 7:46 pm

Thank u very much zozo! But I still don't understand y is it that I don't see anything to suggest that 22 is the standard microbus?! And y there is no tables for standard buses and y all tables on the net r focusing only on 21 prefix not 22?!

Sun May 06, 2012 8:00 pm

The link that Everett posted above will show you the"22" explanation. As for why the tables are prefixed with the "21", I could only guess. Glad I could help otherwise.

Sun May 06, 2012 8:05 pm

Just pretend the VIN tables read "2x6" instead of 216.

Sun May 06, 2012 10:08 pm

mohamed selim wrote: Thank u very much zozo! But I still don't understand y is it that I don't see anything to suggest that 22 is the standard microbus?! And y there is no tables for standard buses and y all tables on the net r focusing only on 21 prefix not 22?!

From above your post:
EverettB wrote: The first 2 digits are the model # so substitute 22 for 21 in the tables.
At the top of the VIN tables there is an explanation.

22 is a valid model #.

From
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/archives/info/modelstype2.php
22 = Standard Microbus.

More...

The text from the top of the VIN page ( http://www.thesamba.com/vw/archives/info/chassisdating.php ) I mentioned above:
Quote: Beginning in the 1965 model year (August 1964), the VIN/chassis number begins with the 2-digit model number, i.e. 21 for Panelvans, 23 for Kombis, etc.
Refer to Models ( http://www.thesamba.com/vw/archives/info/modelstype2.php ) for the numbers. The 3rd digit is the model year, i.e. 5 indicates 1965.

zozo wrote: The link that Everett posted above will show you the"22" explanation. As for why the tables are prefixed with the "21", I could only guess. Glad I could help otherwise.
The tables are prefixed with 21 because that is the default and what is used in the VW books with VIN tables.

Sun May 06, 2012 10:17 pm

I looked on the Samba for this number but cant seem to it. The guy I am buying it from lost the pink and forgot what year it is. Can you help?

21 9

425 002 043 080

UA 2112 131383 6030044

HELP?

Sun May 06, 2012 10:22 pm

The 6 in 6030044 means 1966

The first row is the day and month so September 21, 1965 production - 1966 model year.

Sun May 06, 2012 10:28 pm

Thank you! So what dose the UA mean and the top numbers 425?

Sun May 06, 2012 10:38 pm

bustedtype2 wrote: Thank you! So what dose the UA mean and the top numbers 425?

UA Means your Bus was delivered to Los Angeles

Sun May 06, 2012 10:51 pm

Thats cool!!! I have no idea what any of the numbers mean. What number if any tells me its a panel. Also it has a small 1500 on the back hatch. I have never seen one was that original?

Sun May 06, 2012 10:53 pm

bustedtype2 wrote: Thats cool!!! I have no idea what any of the numbers mean. What number if any tells me its a panel. Also it has a small 1500 on the back hatch. I have never seen one was that original?

http://www.thesamba.com/vw/archives/info/mcodest2.php

M-Code 425
North American export package including
Twin reversing lights (may not always be true, depending on year)
MPH Speedometer
Sealed beam headlights
Hazard warning lights
Mountings for safety belts
Laminated windscreen
Ram protection (overrider bumpers)
Dual-circuit brake system

Sun May 06, 2012 11:06 pm

Thank you so much

Mon May 07, 2012 8:42 am

bustedtype2 wrote: Thats cool!!! I have no idea what any of the numbers mean. What number if any tells me its a panel. Also it has a small 1500 on the back hatch. I have never seen one was that original?

211 on m-code=Type 2, panel