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Oldsmobile VIN Check: What is a Oldsmobile VIN?

Oldsmobile was an automobile manufacturer based in Michigan. It was founded in 1897 by Ransom E. Olds, who named his company after his surname. The first mass-produced car, the Oldsmobile Curved Dash, was produced by Olds in 1901. Despite losing money for most of its history and struggling to compete against other American car brands such as Ford, General Motors and Chrysler, it maintained a cult following as an American muscle icon through the latter part of the 20th century due to its distinctive design and performance capability.

If you buy a car from Oldsmobile, you will find a 17-character code on the registration card that tells you all about it.

The Oldsmobile VIN decoder is used to help decipher your car's Vehicle Identification Number (VIN), a 17-character code that identifies the make and model of your vehicle, as well as information related to its history.

A VIN Decoder tool is a way to track down the year, make and model of your Oldsmobile. It's typically connected to a searchable database containing extensive entries about the year, make, model and other specifications of any Oldsmobile vehicle. Use it to identify individual Oldsmobile vehicles for safety recalls and theft prevention purposes. EpicVin's online tools make it easy to run a DMV VIN check; meanwhile helping you verify seller information. We also offer history reports that can help you avoid buying problem vehicles.

List of Oldsmobile Models

Oldsmobile VIN Number Lookup

The Oldsmobile VIN decoder is an important tool for people shopping for a new car. When you know the factory information encoded in this number, you can find the exact vehicle you want. Don't have it? We also offer license plate lookup, which gives you the same information from government records.

Before you purchase a vehicle, you'll want to order a vehicle history report (VIN). This is an official NMVTIS source that provides a detailed look at the vehicle's history, including information about its ownership and accident history. By knowing about these issues up front, you can make sure that your next car purchase is a safe one.

Where to Search for the VIN?

If you want to use the Oldsmobile VIN decoder on our website, first locate the VIN. This number is printed or stamped in several areas around the vehicle:

  • Look through the windshield at the dashboard.
  • Open the driver's door. Look for a sticker between the door sill and the door latch, with a VIN number and bar code. If you don't find this area, open the rear driver's side door and check the jamb.
  • Look under the seat of the front passenger's side. You may see the vehicle identification number (VIN) on a small plate next to the door sill, or underneath a small carpet flap below the seat.
  • On older rear-engine vehicles, open the frunk. Look for a plate near the fuel tank's fill cap or on the fuel tank itself.

The Vehicle Identification Number also identifies vehicles on paperwork. This number is usually printed on the title, insurance policies and registration. Does your vehicle have a valid license plate number? Our license plate lookup can find out if the VIN currently registered to this plate matches the one you entered into our search engine.

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Comprehensive VIN Decoder Guide

The VIN is a unique identifier for each vehicle. Each manufacturer has its own way of encoding the numbers and letters in this string. Here's how Oldsmobile encodes each character in its VINs.

1st Characters – Manufacturing Country

Where in the world was your Oldsmobile made? The first three characters will give you the world manufacturer identifier (WMI) code, with the first number indicating the car's country of origin.

For Oldsmobiles, the majority of cars were manufactured in Lansing, Michigan. A 1 indicates that the car was made in the United States.

2nd and 3rd Character – Manufacturer Information

The next two numbers in a vehicle's identification number are its manufacturer and model. For an Oldsmobile, the second digit will be a G for General Motors, and the third will indicate type – in this case, 3 for an Oldsmobile.

4th to 8th Characters

The five characters listed below are known as the vehicle description code. They include information such as the type of engine, model name and other details.

9th Character – Check Digit

The ninth character is the security character that confirms the vehicle identification number (VIN) is valid. It is generated from a mathematical formula with a weight factor table by the Department of Transportation.

10th Character – the year of the Yamaha vehicle model

The character stands for the year of the Yamaha vehicle model. It applies to the years 1980 and later and is coded as repeating cycles of alphabet letters (with I, O, Q, U, and Z omitted).

11th Character – Assembly Plant

The 11th digit of your Oldsmobile's VIN tells you which manufacturing plant built your vehicle. Oldsmobile's main plant was located in Lansing, Michigan, and other plants operated in Georgia and Kansas until the company discontinued making cars in 2004.

12th to 17th Characters

The last six characters of a production serial number, unique to each vehicle, indicate the date of manufacture.

Oldsmobile VIN Samples

The 17-digit Vehicle Identification Number (VIN) is a great tool to help you check the history of your Oldsmobile vehicle. It conveys all the important information about your vehicle, including accident history, engine type and year manufactured. At any time that you want to buy a new or second-hand Oldsmobile vehicle, always use a VIN decoder before signing papers. Here are some example numbers:

  • 1G3NB52J0X6331591 – 1999 OLDSMOBILE Cutlass
  • 1G3NB52M6W6334150 – 1998 OLDSMOBILE Cutlass
  • 1G3NB52M8W6320475 – 1998 OLDSMOBILE Cutlass
  • 1999 OLDSMOBILE Cutlass

    1999 OLDSMOBILE Cutlass

    VIN 1G3NB52M1X6301056
    Listed for sale on:
    12/19/2007
    Price:
    $0
    Odometer:
    185,684 km
  • 1999 OLDSMOBILE Cutlass

    1999 OLDSMOBILE Cutlass

    VIN 1G3NB52J1X6327629
    Listed for sale on:
    11/13/2009
    Price:
    $0
    Odometer:
    202,708 km
  • 1998 OLDSMOBILE Cutlass

    1998 OLDSMOBILE Cutlass

    VIN 1G3NB52M3W6335272
    Listed for sale on:
    11/06/2014
    Price:
    $1,426
    Odometer:
    175,762 km
  • 1999 OLDSMOBILE Cutlass

    1999 OLDSMOBILE Cutlass

    VIN 1G3NB52J3X6330094
    Listed for sale on:
    07/07/2008
    Price:
    $0
    Odometer:
    106,498 km
  • 1999 OLDSMOBILE Cutlass

    1999 OLDSMOBILE Cutlass

    VIN 1G3NB52JXX6309193
    Listed for sale on:
    07/08/2008
    Price:
    $1,000
    Odometer:
    269,048 km
  • 1999 OLDSMOBILE Cutlass

    1999 OLDSMOBILE Cutlass

    VIN 1G3NB52M8X6316623
    Listed for sale on:
    06/23/2016
    Price:
    $0
    Odometer:
    304,909 km
  • 1999 OLDSMOBILE Cutlass

    1999 OLDSMOBILE Cutlass

    VIN 1G3NB52M8X6310806
    Listed for sale on:
    05/02/2011
    Price:
    $2,912
    Odometer:
    202,635 km
  • 1999 OLDSMOBILE Cutlass

    1999 OLDSMOBILE Cutlass

    VIN 1G3NG52J8X6335230
    Listed for sale on:
    11/11/2013
    Price:
    $2,800
    Odometer:
    206,858 km
  • 1998 OLDSMOBILE Cutlass

    1998 OLDSMOBILE Cutlass

    VIN 1G3NB52M4W6349780
    Listed for sale on:
    10/31/2014
    Price:
    $2,397
    Odometer:
    207,845 km
  • 1999 OLDSMOBILE Cutlass

    1999 OLDSMOBILE Cutlass

    VIN 1G3NB52J6X6313175
    Listed for sale on:
    02/23/2017
    Price:
    $2,943
    Odometer:
    0 km
  • 1998 OLDSMOBILE Cutlass

    1998 OLDSMOBILE Cutlass

    VIN 1G3NB52M1W6342446
    Listed for sale on:
    06/23/2015
    Price:
    $875
    Odometer:
    184,139 km
  • 1998 OLDSMOBILE Cutlass

    1998 OLDSMOBILE Cutlass

    VIN 1G3NB52M9W6333557
    Listed for sale on:
    01/13/2015
    Price:
    $0
    Odometer:
    272,112 km

Frequently Asked Questions

Locations vary from manufacturer to manufacturer. However, there are three places you can find the code on most vehicles:

- Look through the windshield at the dashboard. On the driver’s side, you should see a small metal plate with the number stamped into it.
- Open the driver’s door. Look at the front and side of the door pillar for an I.D. sticker. It usually has the manufacturer’s logo on it. The code should be on this sticker.
- Open the hood. You may see a sticker on the firewall or near the passenger’s side strut tower. Some cars have the number engraved in one of these areas.

Since this number is used to identify the vehicle on official documents, you can also find it on the title, the window sticker, and on insurance policies.

We also decode numbers for RVs, heavy-duty trucks and motorcycles. If you need to decode an RV number, make sure it’s the one issued by the chassis manufacturer, not the RV outfitter.

No. Canadian and Mexican cars usually use the same format. Other countries use their own formats.

It’s up to the manufacturer to determine what they want to include for some parts of the number. For example, some companies don’t include information about transmissions or trim levels.

Usually, no. A few manufacturers stamp the code into the engine. If the VINs on the engine and car match, then it’s the original engine. On most vehicles, there isn’t anything that ties an engine to a specific vehicle. At most, looking up the vehicle on our website will tell you if a different type of engine was installed. For example, if someone swaps a V8 into a Ford Mustang, our site will tell you it originally came with a V6.

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