Okay, I need the car's chassis number in order to get some repairs done. However, we can't find the chassis number, and I haven't got the handbook to hand.
Who knows where it is?
Who knows where it is?
General Chassis number
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General Chassis number
It will be on a plate under the bonnet and in the V5C registration document for the vehicle. I could also be stamped into the floor under a small plastic cover to the right of the driver's seat. It's also known as the VIN (Vehicle Identification Number) and for Fiats it will start with the letters ZFA.
Dave.
Dave.
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The chassis no. is actually on a plate on the left hand side of the boot, under the carpet.
I had to show the receptionist at the garage where it was, recently. She was so grateful for our few minutes in the darkness! He, he!
I had to show the receptionist at the garage where it was, recently. She was so grateful for our few minutes in the darkness! He, he!
Think all recent Fiats use ZFA and older ones ZAR.
Fiat have used ZFA as it's World Manufacturer Identifier code for all it's cars since the 17 digit VIN system was adopted in the 1980s. ZAR is the WMI for Alfa Romeo.
Dave.
Dave.
At the risk of stirring the argument, the original post wanted the chassis number to get spare parts. Davren said its also called the VIN number and that it started ZFA...
You are both correct in what you say. The full VIN does indeed start ZFA (the international code for Fiat), and will continue with 169000 -- the model code that identifies it as a Panda.
But the chassis number -- the bit that is unique to each bodyshell -- is only the second part of the whole VIN number. This is an eight-digit number, which will only be numbers (the first two of which are likely to be zero), as hmallet said. It is only this eight digit number that the parts dept need to be sure to supply the correct parts.
If you feel so inclined, see page 252 of the vehicle's instruction book, where Fiat themselves say that the plate is in the boot (wrongly, they say its on the right!) -- and explain that it shows the model number (ZFA 169000) and the chassis number.
You are both correct in what you say. The full VIN does indeed start ZFA (the international code for Fiat), and will continue with 169000 -- the model code that identifies it as a Panda.
But the chassis number -- the bit that is unique to each bodyshell -- is only the second part of the whole VIN number. This is an eight-digit number, which will only be numbers (the first two of which are likely to be zero), as hmallet said. It is only this eight digit number that the parts dept need to be sure to supply the correct parts.
If you feel so inclined, see page 252 of the vehicle's instruction book, where Fiat themselves say that the plate is in the boot (wrongly, they say its on the right!) -- and explain that it shows the model number (ZFA 169000) and the chassis number.
