"UPDATED" UK/EURO VIN, Model Year and "Year of Registration"
Thought this might be useful for the "noobies".............
Because of the way Subaru brings in it new models the “Model Year” (MY) may be different to the year in which the vehicle is "registered".
In general, Subaru’s model year commences part way through the preceding year e.g. from the lists below, MY06 runs from March 05 to end May 06.
Allowing 6-8 weeks for shipping - vehicles arrive in UK/Europe May 05 to July 06.
The most significant Year change relates to the MY01 SF5 where OBD (On Board Diagnostics) requirements meant a change to the engine management system, ignition components, fuel injectors and exhaust system, part way through a model run (coincides with introduction of Bugeye WRX impreza).
Example VINS......................
JF1SF5KD3YGxxxxxx
JF1SG5KD33Gxxxxxx
xxxxxx corresponds to the serial number part of the VIN.
The tenth character denotes the model year as follows..........
W-1998; X-1999; Y-2000; 1-2001; 2-2002; etc. through to 9- 2009 then A-2010; B-2011
On a seperate note, I just realised you're only up the road from me. Would be handy to meet up as you have same wagon as me and the power I am after!!!
On a seperate note, I just realised you're only up the road from me. Would be handy to meet up as you have same wagon as me and the power I am after!!!
Don are you sure those are EU MY dates, as it doesn't tally with the opposed forces part intro dates that match MY's. Most EU MY part changes occure on OF in October or November, which would tally with our normal change of MY actually matching calendar dates whilst North America for legacy reasons usually has the next MY available for sale from about the previous August which would mean manufacture from March ish to suite.
Don are you sure those are EU MY dates, as it doesn't tally with the opposed forces part intro dates that match MY's. Most EU MY part changes occure on OF in October or November, which would tally with our normal change of MY actually matching calendar dates whilst North America for legacy reasons usually has the next MY available for sale from about the previous August which would mean manufacture from March ish to suite.
Those dates come from the Euro database edition 2 03/2006(which is as late as opposed forces go) and edition3 07/2009
The US database is a separate issue.
Maybe the dates are for the "complete" production run, with JDM starting first and EDM coming on stream later?????
Those dates come from the Euro database edition 2 03/2006(which is as late as opposed forces go) and edition3 07/2009
The US database is a separate issue.
Maybe the dates are for the "complete" production run, with JDM starting first and EDM coming on stream later?????
Thanks for this info guys, before this forum i was digging for whole day trying to get solid info on manufacture year
I have 2007 Forester 2.0 116kw ej20 engine.
Doesn anybody have any idea how can i get service manual and parts catalogue for this Forester...tired of searching through USA web, unfirtunatelly i got all possible forester manuals exept for 2.0 version... It has never been manufactured for USA... So i have to search for manual in Europe.... If anybody has an idea, feel free to help
Cheers for this info, im new (2 days a forester owner) and wanting to OBD it to check it over. Im a little puzzled as to whether I can or not. I have a 2001 'Y' reg, 10th digit of the vin is 1. How do i find out which side of the change over I am.
Cheers for this info, im new (2 days a forester owner) and wanting to OBD it to check it over. Im a little puzzled as to whether I can or not. I have a 2001 'Y' reg, 10th digit of the vin is 1. How do i find out which side of the change over I am.
The "1" in the VIN signifies you have a MY01 (no ignition leads and centre coil pack on the inlet manifold) so you should be OBDII compliant. :biggrin:
Been bugged a little bit by what exact model my fozzy is. Registered 6th May 2011 and VIN is JF1SHHLZ3BGxxxxxx. What can you decipher from that?
From what I read/concluded:
-It's an SH
-MY 2011, if that has any relevance to Europe?
-Made in Japan
It's got the facelift grille and blinkers in the mirrors. It's got the air intake of previous models in the hood (did that remain for TD engine versions?). The interesting bit is that it's been registered with CO2 emission of 170g/km, 6.4l/100km, while the facelift engine would be a tad lower at 155g or so and some 6l/100km. The meter stated 5.4l/100km average consumption which strongly points to facelift engine and the car being driven a lot on rural roads, "highway" not "city". 1 previous owner and it didn't have anything funny in the available records - I'd think it's been registered with the data for the old engines in error, which got me scratching my head, apparently it was sold by a regular Subaru dealer so they should know their fozzy facelifts. It's a bit funny because this affects also the annual tax you have to pay for the car.
From what I could gather the facelift came in 2010 (=MY 2011?) and you'd think all the facelift vehicles would come with all the regular upgrades, including the engine.
Hi,
With a forthcoming additional member joining the family soon I am looking to replace the 500 with a family car.
The requirements are: 5-door with enough space for a family of 4, reliability, economy, ideally not too boring to drive, up to £7.5k, 65k miles or so and not "too old".
The...
Well as @lockheed doesn't have large enough gonads or more than likely his infractions don't allow; I have the need to post this thread for all us 'one can Dans' who feel the need to let off a wee bit of steam and just take the pi$$ out of each other.
Please post what ever you need to say as we...
£3000. Not a Greek drachma less. That guy who parts them out will give me almost that much. But of course that would be wrong in many ways.
https://www.subaruforester.org/threads/its-got-to-go-if-i-can-bear-it.801769/
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I have just got a 2006 Forester XT Auto for my wife to replace the one that was hit by an HGV.
Car drives very well but the temperature gauge is slow to move and sits at the 1st white line and never reaches the mid point.
Her previous car almost instantly got to the midpoint and stayed...
So since I removed my bonnet scoop for about 4 days(for a re-paint) with driving rain, ive been experiencing erratic idling (for about a month) most of the time it settles on 1100rpm but then hunts for a steady rev anthying from 800rpm to 3000rpm any one else had experienced this .
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