VIN POSITION 10
3 = 2003
A VIN with 3 in position 10 was built as a 2003 model year vehicle.
Position 10 in context
1
1
H
2
G
3
B
4
H
5
4
6
1
7
J
8
X
9
3
10
N
11
1
12
0
13
9
14
1
15
8
16
6
17
Example VIN with 3 at position 10 → 2003 model year
What Code "3" Means
Under NHTSA's VIN standard (effective since 1981), position 10 of every VIN encodes the model year using a single letter or digit from a fixed table. The letter 3 maps to the model year 2003.
Unambiguous — single year
Digit codes (1–9) are used only once, for model years 2001–2009. A VIN with 3 at position 10 is unambiguously a 2003 model year.
Model Year Code Table — All Codes
A
1980
2010
B
1981
2011
C
1982
2012
D
1983
2013
E
1984
2014
F
1985
2015
G
1986
2016
H
1987
2017
J
1988
2018
K
1989
2019
L
1990
2020
M
1991
2021
N
1992
2022
P
1993
2023
R
1994
2024
S
1995
2025
T
1996
2026
V
1997
2027
W
1998
2028
X
1999
2029
Y
2000
2030
1
2001
2
2002
3
2003
4
2004
5
2005
6
2006
7
2007
8
2008
9
2009
Decode a 2003 VIN
Enter a complete 17-character VIN to see the full breakdown.