1998 Chevrolet Corvette VIN Numbers

1998 COrvette

VIN Range 1G1YY32G2W5100001 – 1G1YY22G2W5131069
1 (First Digit) 1 – United States
G (Second Digit) Manufacturer.  G – General Motors
1 (Third Digit) Manufacturer Division. 1 – Chevrolet
YY (Fourth & Fifth Digits) Carline/Series. YY – Corvette/Coupe
2/3 (Sixth Digit) Bodystyle of Car. 2 – Two Door Hatchback Coupe, 3 – Two Door Convertible
2 (Seventh Digit) Type of Restraint System.  2 – Passive Restraint System.
G (Eighth Digit) Type of Engine. G – LS1: 5.7 Liter, 346CI Engine
1/9 (Ninth Digit) Check Digit (varies)
W (Tenth Digit) The Model Year. W – 1998
5 (Eleventh Digit) Location of the Assembly Plant. 5 – Bowling Green, Kentucky
1XXXXX (Twelfth thru Seventeenth Digits) Production Sequence Numbers.

The last six digits begin at 100001 and run thru 131069. A total of 31,084 Corvettes were built in 1998. Each Vehicle Identification Number (VIN) is unique to an individual car.

For all 1998 Corvettes, the Vehicle Identification Number was stamped on a plate on the inner vertical surface of the left windshield pillar visible through the windshield.

1998 Corvette

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