Kaw. VIN code- decoding Vulcan S

[Ed hansen]

Anyway-- where to decode kaw vin no's. A good website to explain all the digitss for Kaw. ( all bikes) exists but does not let me enter in to find out what year my bike is.
Seems the 10th digit is letters; ?
i got on a vin code reader to find out what year my vulcan S is. but site did not work

ML5EN650MMDAO4916 Seems the 10th character is always Letters so how to know what year is my bike ?

 

[DavidFL]

Interesting that you're having trouble to decipher your VIN number.
I too recently had trouble deciphering the VIN of my Vstrom, made in Japan.
None of the standard international VIN decoders seemed to work.

However I just tried this one for your Kawasaki

Free VIN Decoder | PolicySurfer.com

Decode your vehicle's VIN to get detailed information about its make, model, year, and more.

vinvaquero.com

and it says 2021?

 

[Ed hansen]

Anyway-- where to decode kaw vin no's. A good website to explain all the digitss for Kaw. ( all bikes) exists but does not let me enter in to find out what year my bike is.
Seems the 10th digit is letters; ?
i got on a vin code reader to find out what year my vulcan S is. but site did not work

ML5EN650MMDAO4916 Seems the 10th character is always Letters so how to know what year is my bike ?

After many discussions in Bkk/ptty; they put the year the same year they submit the green book So I so it ended up a yaer before what it was to be. No one really cares in any Kaw office about the VIN codes per Kaw. stds.

 

[mikerust]

Intriguing.

Kawasaki announced the model in late 2016 as the smallest model in its Versys range of motorcycles, which began production with the 2017 model year.

Yet when I input my VIN into an on-line decoder it says 2010? Green book says 2016.

 

[Ed hansen]

Intriguing.



Yet when I input my VIN into an on-line decoder it says 2010? Green book says 2016.

Yes same here on a new Vulcan S that was to be a 2025. . But they processed green book for 2024 just because they did the papers in 2024' TIT. Then if you look at the vin; its a 2021. My guess; just a guess is they make Thai bike out of al lthe left over parts at the end when all countries have their supplies. Your VIN tagged frame could be anything with a hodge podge of whenever. WHO knows But they sure dont follow their own system.

 

[mikerust]

I did think the frames may be made and stamped in Japan but assembled in Rayong.
Who knows?
Not hodge podge. Quite well made. So far.

I guess it depends on when during the manufacturing the VIN is put on?

Also VIN decode program may not be super correct. How can a bike not introduced until 2017 be identified as 2010. Maybe I have a prototype?