Need help dating my KDX frame

[Matty956]

Hi everyone i have here what i believe to be a KDX 200 E1 - the frame number is MX200A-014755, the steering head is also stamped (E1) i need to be certain on the year before i can start the rebuild, if anyone could decode this for me id really appreciate it

[david]

What is the 10th digit of the VIN stamped on the right side of the steering head?

[Jim B]

What is the 10th digit of the VIN stamped on the right side of the steering head?

That works for 17-character VINs, which the OP doesn't have.

[david]

Was this brought up somewhere else? Because mine does...it's an L which is 1990

[KDXGarage]

That is a frame number, not a VIN.

To the OP, please put your county in your location.

It is a KMX, not a KDX.

[Jim B]

That is a frame number, not a VIN.

To the OP, please put your county in your location.

What's the difference? Every frame I've ever looked at had one number, the VIN.

He should probably put his country, too.

[KDXGarage]

In Europe, maybe Japan and some other locations, the frames have frame numbers. 17 - digit VIN's are used in some markets, such as the USA.

The majority of people on this site are in the USA, and about 99% only know a VIN (Vehicle Idenitification Number for our non-USA and a few other places friends), with no knowledge of a frame number.

This gets asked a good bit on the web.

Here's some info for USA markets from my site:

http://www.kdxgarage.com/vininformation.html

1990 KMX200-A4

beginning frame number for 1990 is 14001

This may not be a 1990 model, but it will help all to see what is being discussed:



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