Where was the Neon built?

nerox · Post by **nerox** » Mon Jul 11, 2011 3:35 am

I've always thought that the neon was made in the USA

but looking on wikipedia it says assembled in:

Belvidere, Illinois, United States
Toluca, Mexico
Valencia, Venezuela

Is there any way to tell exactly where your neon was built?

Johny · Post by **Johny** » Mon Jul 11, 2011 4:41 am

If you decode your VIN, you'll most likely see that it was assembled in Belvidere, Illinois, United States. Almost all of them are.

Check here:
http://forum.neoncanada.com/index.php?s ... 70&act=VIN

nerox · Post by **nerox** » Tue Jul 12, 2011 2:04 pm

Thanks For That, Handy Tool

Country Of Origin: Belvidere, IL (USA)
Make: Chrysler
Vehicle Type: Passenger Car
Passenger Safety Options: Dual Front and Side Airbags
Vehicle Line: Neon RHD [Export]
Series: Unknown value in position six
Body Style: Sedan
Engine Type: 2.0L SOHC Magnum
Check Digit: 3
Model Year: 2001
Assembled In: Belvidere, Illinois - US/Canada/Export - MATCHED
Number Of Car Built On Line: 186839
Check Digit Verification: Mismatch of checkdigit 1 and VIN value: 3

darthroush · Post by **darthroush** » Tue Jul 12, 2011 6:08 pm

I thought for any car, you just need to know the first digit of the VIN?

1 = USA
2 = Canada
3 = Mexico
4 = USA
5 = USA
6 = Australia
9 = Mexico
J = Japan
K = Korea
S = England
T = Germany
V = France
W = Germany
Y = Finland, Sweden
Z = Italy

I only buy cars that start with "1."

Midnight_Rider · Post by **Midnight_Rider** » Tue Jul 12, 2011 6:13 pm

darthroush wrote:I only buy cars that start with "1."

Which rules out the neat little Fiat 500 I sat in at Carlisle... too bad.

Johny · Post by **Johny** » Tue Jul 12, 2011 6:54 pm

darthroush wrote:I thought for any car, you just need to know the first digit of the VIN?

1 = USA
2 = Canada
3 = Mexico
4 = USA
5 = USA
6 = Australia
9 = Mexico
J = Japan
K = Korea
S = England
T = Germany
V = France
W = Germany
Y = Finland, Sweden
Z = Italy

I only buy cars that start with "1."

Huh, you learn something new everyday

Alex Kurdian · Post by **Alex Kurdian** » Tue Jul 12, 2011 8:31 pm

Mine is USA all the way

nerox · Post by **nerox** » Mon Aug 08, 2011 5:49 pm

darthroush wrote:I thought for any car, you just need to know the first digit of the VIN?

1 = USA
2 = Canada
3 = Mexico
4 = USA
5 = USA
6 = Australia
9 = Mexico
J = Japan
K = Korea
S = England
T = Germany
V = France
W = Germany
Y = Finland, Sweden
Z = Italy

I only buy cars that start with "1."

Just found some further information about the first digits of the VIN number

AA-AH South Africa
AJ-AN Ivory Coast
AP-A0 not assigned
BA-BE Angola
BF-BK Kenya
BL-BR Tanzania
BS-B0 not assigned
CA-CE Benin
CF-CK Madagascar
CL-CR Tunisia
CS-C0 not assigned
DA-DE Egypt
DF-DK Morocco
DL-DR Zambia
DS-D0 not assigned
EA-EE Ethiopia
EF-EK Mozambique
EL-E0 not assigned
FA-FE Ghana
FF-FK Nigeria
FL-F0 not assigned
GA-G0 not assigned
HA-H0 not assigned

JA-JT Japan
KA-KE Sri Lanka
KF-KK Israel
KL-KR Korea (South)
KS-K0 not assigned
LA-L0 China
MA-ME India
MF-MK Indonesia
ML-MR Thailand
MS-M0 not assigned
NF-NK Pakistan
NL-NR Turkey
NS-N0 not assigned
PA-PE Philippines
PF-PK Singapore
PL-PR Malaysia
PS-P0 not assigned
RA-RE United Arab Emirates
RF-RK Taiwan
RL-RR Vietnam
RS-R0 not assigned

SA-SM United Kingdom
SN-ST Germany
SU-SZ Poland
S1-S4 Latvia
TA-TH Switzerland
TJ-TP Czech Republic
TR-TV Hungary
TW-T1 Portugal
T2-T0 not assigned
UA-UG not assigned
UH-UM Denmark
UN-UT Ireland
UU-UZ Romania
U1-U4 not assigned
U5-U7 Slovakia
U8-U0 not assigned
VA-VE Austria
VF-VR France
VS-VW Spain
VX-V2 Serbia
V3-V5 Croatia
V6-V0 Estonia
WA-W0 Germany
XA-XE Bulgaria
XF-XK Greece
XL-XR Netherlands
XS-XW USSR
XX-X2 Luxembourg
X3-X0 Russia
YA-YE Belgium
YF-YK Finland
YL-YR Malta
YS-YW Sweden
YX-Y2 Norway
Y3-Y5 Belarus
Y6-Y0 Ukraine
ZA-ZR Italy
ZS-ZW not assigned
ZX-Z2 Slovenia
Z3-Z5 Lithuania
Z6-Z0 not assigned

1A-10 United States
2A-20 Canada
3A-3W Mexico
3X-37 Costa Rica
38-30 Cayman Islands
4A-40 United States
5A-50 United States

6A-6W Australia
6X-60 not assigned
7A-7E New Zealand
7F-70 not assigned

8A-8E Argentina
8F-8K Chile
8L-8R Ecuador
8S-8W Peru
8X-82 Venezuela
83-80 not assigned
9A-9E Brazil
9F-9K Colombia
9L-9R Paraguay
9S-9W Uruguay
9X-92 Trinidad & Tobago
93–99 Brazil
90 not assigned

Danteneon · Post by **Danteneon** » Mon Aug 08, 2011 5:54 pm

I don't know how acurate that numbering system is. In the US, the second digit is manufacturers code. D=Doge, C=Chrysler, P=Plymouth, G=GM, F=Ford

It may be that were your list shows 1A it should read 1x, x=whatever manufacturer. May be true with other makes as well.

I see where it gives a range of A-10, but there can be only 1 character in the second position.

*Edit* I think I read it too quickly. It could be used as 11 (or any number in the second place as well) but I don't know that we have used them here yet.

nerox · Post by **nerox** » Mon Aug 08, 2011 6:02 pm

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vehicle_Id ... ion_Number

See here

magner · Post by **magner** » Tue Aug 09, 2011 4:07 pm

good info here! Good job guys

flhmfd · Post by **flhmfd** » Wed Aug 10, 2011 10:57 pm

mine's US built.

Stupid Chrysler grill/Dodge seat combo.

had to make it all US spec.

titansxt · Post by **titansxt** » Thu Aug 11, 2011 2:38 am

I've got better pictures somewhere.

This is just one lot of I think four.

Forest Green 2k · Post by **Forest Green 2k** » Thu Aug 11, 2011 9:41 am