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VIN's with the wrong letter code in the fourth positon
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WOLFBURGER
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PostPosted: Thu Mar 02, 2006 10:55 pm    Post subject: VIN's with the wrong letter code in the fourth positon Reply with quote

I am buying an 89 1/2 wolfsburg GL but the VIN number is for a camper. (The fourth letter is Z instead of Y.) Any body else?? Explanation?? I suspect it has something to do with the two manufacture dates.
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PostPosted: Fri Mar 03, 2006 6:34 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Or somebody switched VIN plates?
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PostPosted: Fri Mar 03, 2006 7:05 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

That's one you be very careful of buying, make sure the VIN on the title and the plate are the same.
It's not that hard to switch VIN plates, and you don't want to buy something that might have been totaled and has unibody damage.
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PostPosted: Sat Mar 04, 2006 12:36 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Some of the GL, Wolfsburg, and Carat vans had the final assembly done at Westfalia... Maybe the code just says that it was shipped out for final fitting at Westy....
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PostPosted: Sat Mar 04, 2006 1:55 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I haven't seen any other GL,or WLE's with the Z in the fourth position of the VIN; only pop tops.
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PostPosted: Mon Mar 06, 2006 11:19 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I've seen at least some info that says the Z is normal for european model buses and the Y is a jetta or something like that.
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