Just incase you are curious...
take a vin # of 3N1BN51A1YL000102
3N1= Manufacturer (3N1 = Mexico)
B = Engine Type (B= SR20DE, C = QG18DE don't know what the 2.5L is)
N = Vehicle Line (N= Nissan Sentra)
5 = Model Change (0-9)
1 = Body Type (1 = 4 door)
A = Restraint system (A = Driver and passenger air bag, 3 point seatbelts, driver and passenger side airbags; D = Same as A, minus side airbags)
1 = Check Digit (assigned by mathematical equation)
Y = Year (Y = 2000, 1 = 2001)
L = Manufacturing Plant ( L = Mexico)
000102 and up = Vehicle Serial Number (000102 = SR20DE with Side Airbag; 100002 = Sr20DE w/out side airbags; 300002 = QG18DE w/out side airbags)
