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--- sportster_history:99xx-01a [2020/04/11 00:57]
hippysmack [History of Sportster VIN Changes]
+++ sportster_history:99xx-01a [2021/04/08 03:56]
hippysmack [Charts of VIN Changes Over the Years for Sportsters]
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-^1979-1980^Example: (3A 11790 H9) indicates a 1979 XLH (XL)((1979 Harley Davidson XLH/XLCH/XLS-1000 Parts Catalog)) appearing on the engine right case and the right side of the \\ steering head on the frame ((1979 Harley Davidson XLH/XLCH/XLS-1000 Parts Catalog)) ^^^^
+^  1979-1980 VIN  ^^^^^
+|Example: (3A 11790 H9) indicates a 1979 XLH (XL)((1979 Harley Davidson XLH/XLCH/XLS-1000 Parts Catalog)) appearing on the engine right case and the right side of the \\ steering head on the frame ((1979 Harley Davidson XLH/XLCH/XLS-1000 Parts Catalog)) |||||
 |  |**Sportster Model** \\ First 2 Digits \\ 3A - XLH \\ 4A - XLCH \\ 4E - XLS|**Serial Number** \\ Next 5 Digits \\ 10,000 and up|**Manufacturer** \\ 2nd to Last Digit  \\ H - (1979 Harley Davidson) \\ J - (1980 Harley Davidson)|**Model Season** \\ Last Digit \\ 9 - (1979) \\ 0 - (1980)|
 |**Example** \\ **VIN Reads**|**3A**|**11790**|**H**|**9**|
-^1981-1985^Example: (1HD1CAH16BY112016) designates a 1981 XLH 1000 appearing on the steering head and the right front frame downtube. The abbreviated VIN appears on engine right crankcase (CAHB 112016) ((1979-1985 HD Sportster Parts Catalog)) ^^^^^^^^^^
+^  17 Digit VIN for 1981-1985 Models  ||||||||||
-|  | \\ **Motorcycle Origin**| \\ **Manufacturer/ Make**| \\ **Motorcycle Displacement** \\ **Type**| \\ **Model Designation**| \\ **Engine Size**| \\ **Introduction Date / Special Models**| \\ **VIN Check Digit**| \\ **Model Year**| \\ **Assembly Plant**| \\ **Serial Number** \\ 010000 and up|
+| \\ **Origin**| \\ **Make**| \\ **Weight \\ Class**  | \\ **Model**| \\ **Engine \\ Size (cc)**| \\ **Intro Date / \\ Special Models**| \\ **VIN \\ Check Digit**| \\ **Model \\ Year**| \\ **Assembly \\ Plant**| \\ **Serial Number** \\ 010000 and up|
-|  |Made in USA |Harley Davidson |1 = 901 cc & up |CA = XLH 1000 \\ CB = XLS 1000 \\ CC = XLX 1000 \\ CD = XR 1000 |H = 1000 \\ CC ENGINE |1 = Regular Intro \\ 2 = Mid Year Intro \\ 3 = Special E1984 Intro|Can be \\ 0 - 9 or X |B = 1981 \\ C = 1982 \\ D = 1983 \\ E = 1984 \\ F = 1985 |Y = YORK, PA |  |
+|Made \\ in USA |Harley \\ Davidson |1 = 901cc-Up \\ 4 = 900cc-Down|CA = XLH 1000 \\ CB = XLS 1000 \\ CC = XLX 1000 \\ CD = XR 1000 |H = 1000|1 = Regular Intro \\ 2 = Mid Year Intro \\ 3 = Special E1984 Intro|Can be \\ 0 - 9 or X |B = 1981 \\ C = 1982 \\ D = 1983 \\ E = 1984 \\ F = 1985 |Y = YORK, PA |  |
-|**Example** \\ **VIN Reads**|**1**|**HD**|**1**|**CA**|**H**|**1**|**6**|**B**|**Y**|**112016**|
+|  ||||||||||
-|**Abbreviated** \\ **VIN Reads**|  |  |  |**CA**|**H**|  |  |**B**|  |**112016**|
+|:::|:::|:::|:::|:::|:::|:::|:::|:::|:::|
+|**Example**: (1HD1CAH16BY112016) designates a 1981 XLH 1000 appearing on the steering head and the right front frame downtube. \\ The abbreviated VIN appears on engine right crankcase (CAHB 112016) ((1979-1985 HD Sportster Parts Catalog)) ||||||||||
+|Example VIN on Frame Reads||||||||||
+|1|HD|1|CA|H|1|6|B|Y|112016|
+|Example Abbreviated VIN on Case Reads||||||||||
+|  |||CA|H|  ||B|  |112016|
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 === 1979-1980 ===
   * Just as in '70-'78, the Vehicle Identification Number (VIN) is stamped on the right side of the engine crankcase and on the right down tube below the neck ((Whitewalls of the XLFORUM http://xlforum.net/forums/showthread.php?t=2000060&highlight=VIN)). In addition to these numbers, an identification label is located on the frame below the stamped VIN ((Yoshi of the XLFORUM http://xlforum.net/forums/showthread.php?t=2000060&highlight=VIN)) giving the VIN and date of manufacture.
-  * **1979 Exception**: {{ :pdf:sl-1979-3-2_ml110.pdf |Click here to download/view Service Letter ML-110}}
+  * **1979 Exception**: {{ pdf-bulletin:sl-1979-3-2_ml110.pdf |Click here to download/view Service Letter ML-110}}
     * For a period of one month from January 9 to February 8, 1979, (1200, 1340 and 1000cc) motorcycles were produced with the crankcase number stamped on the engine number pad instead of the VIN (frame) number in this location. This change was introduced to allow replacing engines in motorcycles at the factory without the cumbersome - and within some states - illegal re-stamping of the original VIN on the replacement engine crankcase pad. ((HD Service Letter #ML-110 dated March 2, 1979))
       * Additionally, this change would have deterred organized theft rings because they would have no knowledge of the correct match-up of the frame VIN and the engine pad number. ((HD Service Letter #ML-110 dated March 2, 1979))

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