- The charts below can be used to quickly check the vehicles ‘original’ year of issue.
- There are 3 registered formats.
- Remember: You cant make a vehicle ‘look’ younger than it actually is.
Suffix Letter Identifier
| SUFFIX | YEAR OF RELEASE |
|---|---|
| A | 1963 |
| B | 1964 |
| C | 1965 |
| D | 1966 |
| E | 1967 |
| F | 1967 |
| G | 1968 |
| H | 1969 |
| J | 1970 |
| K | 1971 |
| L | 1972 |
| M | 1973 |
| N | 1974 |
| P | 1975 |
| R | 1976 |
| S | 1977 |
| T | 1978 |
| V | 1979 |
| W | 1980 |
| X | 1981 |
| Y | 1982 |
Prefix Letter Identifier
| PREFIX | YEAR OF RELEASE |
|---|---|
| A | 1983 |
| B | 1984 |
| C | 1985 |
| D | 1986 |
| E | 1987 |
| F | 1988 |
| G | 1989 |
| H | 1990 |
| J | 1991 |
| K | 1992 |
| L | 1993 |
| M | 1994 |
| N | 1995 |
| P | 1996 |
| R | 1997 |
| S | 1998 |
| T | 1999 |
| V | 1999 |
| W | 2000 |
| X | 2000 |
| Y | 2001 |
New Number Identifier
| DIGITS | YEAR OF RELEASE |
|---|---|
| 00 | NEVER RELEASED |
| 01 | NEVER RELEASED |
| 51 | 2001 Second Half |
| 02 | 2002 First Half |
| 52 | 2002 Second Half |
| 03 | 2003 First Half |
| 53 | 2003 Second Half |
| 04 | 2004 First Half |
| 54 | 2004 Second Half |
| 05 | 2005 First Half |
| 55 | 2005 Second Half |
| 06 | 2006 First Half |
| 56 | 2006 Second Half |
| 07 | 2007 First Half |
| 57 | 2007 Second Half |
| 08 | 2008 First Half |
| 58 | 2008 Second Half |
| 09 | 2009 First Half |
| 59 | 2009 Second Half |
| 10 | 2010 First Half |
| 60 | 2010 Second Half |
| 11 | 2011 First Half |
| 61 | 2011 Second Half |
| 12 | 2012 First Half |
| 62 | 2012 Second Half |
| 13 | 2013 First Half |
| 63 | 2013 Second Half |
| 14 | 2014 First Half |
| 64 | 2014 Second Half |
| 15 | 2015 First Half |
| 65 | 2015 Second Half |
| 16 | 2016 First Half |
| 66 | 2016 Second Half |
| 17 | 2017 First Half |
| 67 | 2017 Second Half |
| 18 | 2018 First Half |
| 68 | 2018 Second Half |
| 19 | 2019 First Half |
| 69 | 2019 Second Half |
| 20 | 2020 First Half |
| 70 | 2020 Second Half |
| 21 | 2021 First Half |
| 71 | 2021 Second Half |