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ZMZ-51432
ZMZ-40906
Fig. 1.4. Location of ZMZ-40906 and ZMZ-51432 engines' identification
number:
I — descriptive part (VDS) consists of six characters. The first five characters
(digits) represent the engine model code. If a model code contains fewer than five
characters, a zero shall be entered in the free space at the end of the identifica-
tion. A zero shall be entered in place of the sixth character. II — indicating part
(VIS) consists of six characters. The first character (a letter or a digit) represents
the conditional code of the year of vehicle manufacture, the second character
(digit) is the conditional code of the engine manufacturing plant's division, and
the remaining characters (digits) are the order number of the engine since the
start of the year of engine manufacture.
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