What goes in this silver box on 1982 GS1100G VIN Label?

[salty_monk]

Can anyone tell me what goes in that last box after 1100G? It's not visible on the remains of mine. I think it may be a C as the year code for 1982 is a C

I see online for various Suzuki's that it's an F or a K which also follows their year code..... I'm not sure what the letter signifies. It's different on my skunk but I think the year code only came in at 1980.

Thanks!

Label by salty_monk, on Flickr

 

[Steve]

Not a C. C is for 1978. 1982 would be a Z.

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[salty_monk]

If you're confirming it's a year code then it must be a C. It's in the VIN, the 10th digit. I think that started in 80

I found some info here. Also on the Engine number code which I'm going to print & take with me today

http://www.suzukicycles.org/_misc/identification.shtml

 

[Buddy]

My 82 GS1100G has a "Z" right there.

 

[1948man]

Yep, my '83 has a "D" there so it must be year code.

 

[salty_monk]

That's weird.. I wonder why the difference in 82 between C & Z? I wonder if the ones with Z also have Z as the 10th Vin digit. Regardless for my purposes it worked, the guy didn't pay any attention to it anyway!

 

[Steve]

Not sure that any digits in the VIN have any relationship to that year code box.

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[suzukigs1100ez]

The 10th digit on my Vin for 82 is a C. But I know it a Z code from Suzuki

 

[1948man]

On the 1100G's, I think the C stands for cool.

 

[twowings]

[FONT=&quot]Direct from a VIN decoder site: In the 10th position, you'll see a letter indicating the model year. The letters from B to Y correspond to the model years 1981 to 2000[/FONT]

 

[1948man]

So I guess the governmental model year letters don't jive up with the letters Suzuki uses for it's year designations.

 

[twowings]

Nope. VIN standards trump manufacturers code designations.