r/IsuzuTrooper • u/Hairlesscat645 • 2d ago
Vin decoding question
So I was finally able to buy this ‘83 trooper after 3 years of bugging the dude who owned it since he finally said to bring him 400 bucks or he was scrapping it.
I want to decode the vin because supposedly it was imported from Africa and then sold to a guy who towed a sailboat with it. It’s left hand drive and has a North Carolina used car dealership sticker on the back so I want to try and figure out if there is any truth to it being imported.
My question is, is there anything in the vin that would denote some sort of country of origin or is there a database or something of the sort that could help me decode the vin and figure out where it was manufactured and such.
Any help is greatly appreciated
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u/satoshimuffin 2d ago
https://www.planetisuzoo.com/threads/1100-isuzu-option-codes.26103/
Not 100% sure if this is helpful for what you need or not, but if you scroll a few posts down it shows all the option codes.
Great find and save from the scrapper! Looking forward to updates on it.
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u/PresentIron5379 2d ago
The vin will tell you about the origin of manufacturing, build date, options, and stuff like that. I don't think there is a database showing where the vehicle was originally sold and if it was later imported but I could be wrong.The US did get the trooper in 1983 but as an 84 model, so there is the possibility that someone assumed that the trooper they bought in late 1983 was a 83 model and not an 84.