Youll find the VIN plate mounted to the frame of the ATV, usually on the bottom left side.

This information guide will help you with ATV VIN identification.

If you have nerf bars installed its possible that part of the VIN will be hard to see.

Dont mistake the engine number, which is mounted on the engine, as a VIN number because they are different.

Whether your ride a Honda, Kawasaki, Suzuki, Polaris, Yamaha or other ATV all will contain 17 characters that can include capital letters from A through Z and numbers 1 through 0.

The letters I, O and Q are never used within a VIN in order to avoid mistakes made by misreading them.

No signs or spaces are allowed in the Vehicle Identification Number.

Contact your local DMV, department of motor vehicles, if you need to replace your VIN plate (if it broke off or you installed a new frame etc).

Here is a general breakdown of what your ATV VINs number means.

Honda ATV owners visit the Honda ATV Model Codes list for model information.

This letter or number is derived mathematically depending on the previous 8 digits.

Important: The letters i,q, u and o are never used so skip them accordingly.

Example, the letter A in 10th position could mean a 1980 or a 2010 ATV.

To know which it is look to the 7th digit, if the 7th digit is a number the earlier year is accurate.

Here is a chart of what your Honda ATV VIN may look like, its useful information to have when doing a VIN check.

Brp Serial Number