Lotus TURBO ESPRIT Service Manual page 609

The Vehicle Identification Nunber WIN) is stamped an a plate fixed to the
right or left hand frat
wheelarch inside the frat luggage canpartment. This
nlmber is r p t e d a the right hand side oi the chassis frme, visihle fran
within the right hand frat wheelarch. This nunber should b e quoted in all
enquires regarding the vehicle. The seventeen characters of the VIN are coded
in accordance with
ED2
directives as follm:
1 . Seperate serial nunber sequences are used for the following groups o f
chassis nrarket (character 12);
D
AvEvG&S
2 .
Foa: &ange point identification
in
Service
Notg
,
Parts Lists and Service
Bulletins, the follauing VlN charactets
ONLY will be quoted;
Danestic
h
Export
-
5,6,12,14 t o 17
Manufacturer
Rxamle A typical change point d d
Identifier
be listed as follcars;
82 D 1100 ~~c Turbo ll00
82 mG/€J/S 0 3 4 1 ( -
Turbo 0341)
S C C
Note that ttm Nmbers are needed to
1 2 3 4
identify the single change point due
L=
Dcmestic
2= 49 States ( W A )
3= California
4= Sweden/
Australid
Switzerland
5= Japan
6= 50 States ( W A )
Engine Type
907= 2 Litre
910= 2 . 2 Turbo P h t
912= 2 . 2 N/A
%Hethe1
t o the different serial nunber
sequences outlined in note 1.
If a dash is used i n place a€ the
chassis m r k e t letter code
(e.g. 82
-
0341). this is the change
point for all markets not otherwise listed. B= 49 States
( W A )
I+
Exprt (hot)
C=
California LFP>
D=
Danestic J= Japan
E= Eurcpe (cold)K= Canada
b
F= 50 States Puerto Rim
(
W A ) IF Saudi Arabia
S= Sveden
-
-
Vehicle Type
079= Esprit S2
082= Turbo Esp
083= Elite S2
084= Eclat S2
085= Esprit S3
0893 B r a d
L
9 1 0 l l 1 2
/
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