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Where is it located: Left front corner of dashboard, driver's door jam, various body panels and engine components, on your registration and title

A code's specific meaning may be different on a yearly basis but the position remains the same.
 

Positions 1-2-3
Manufacturer ID code
subject to change, correction

1: country code. J is Japan, 1 or 4 is USA, (2 is Canada, 3 Mexico, K Korea, S England, W Germany, Z Italy etc)
2. manufacturer. F is Fuji Heavy Industries (for example A is Audi, B BMW, C Chrysler, F Ford, G GM, H Honda, S Subaru SIA, V VW etc)
3. Vehicle type: #1 is passenger vehicle made in Japan (Impreza 4 and 5 door), #2 is MPV made in Japan (Forester, Crosstrek); #3 is passenger vehicle made in SIA; #4 is MPV made in SIA (Outback, Tribeca).

JF1  is made in Japan, by FHI Fuji Heavy Industry, passenger vehicle- Impreza, WRX, STI, BRZ
JF2  is made in Japan, by FHI Fuji Heavy Industry, MPV vehicle- Forester, Crosstrek
4S3 is made in US, by SIA Subaru-Indiana factory, passenger vehicle- Legacy
4S4 is made in US, by SIA Subaru-Indiana factory, MPV/SUV multi purpose vehicle- Outback, Tribeca

Position 4 model ie line or model type, ie. what product line.
subject to change, correction

B is Legacy, Outback, S is Forester, V is WRX, STI,  X is Tribeca, Z is BRZ

Position 5- body  what kind of body
subject to change, correction. This code can change yearly.

A 4 door wide body,  C 2 door coupe,  J wagon,  N sedan, S Outback,

Position 6 - Engine types, varies by year. This can change yearly . subject to change, correction

BRZ- A
WRX, STI-  1: 2.0 turbo (WRX). 2 2.5 turbo (STI)
Legacy/Outback A- 2.5L U5 PZEV, B 2.5L U6 non-PZEV, C 2.5L CO, D 2.5L CS, E 3.6L, U4, F 3.6L CO
Forester A-2.5L NA, C- 2.5L NA CO,  D- 2.5L NA C4, E- 2.5L NA CS, G- 2.0L U4 turbo, H- 2.0L,  J- 2.0L turbo C4
 

Position 7 - model type and trim.
First, you have to know the model, then you can decipher the correct trim.
US and Canada models

Notes  awp= all weather package (heated seats, defrosting outside mirrors, front wiper deicer, was also known as cwp cold weather pkg); mr= moonroof, nav=navigation; eye=eyesight,
key=keyless access/pushbutton start, sp smart key (keyless access)/pushbutton start, hk= harmon/kardan audio,

number	Forester	Legacy	Outback	Impreza	WRX, STI	Crosstrek, Hybrid	BRZ
A	base	base	2.5i base	base	WRX base (no spoiler)	base	-
B	base +	Premium	Premium	-	WRX	-	base
C	Premium	Premium, awp	Premium, awp,	Premium, awp	WRX Premium	Premium, awp	high
D	Premium, mr	Premium, awp, mr	Premium, awp, mr	-	WRX Premium mr	Premium, awp,mr	-
E	Premium, mr, nav	Premium, awp,	Premium, awp,	-	WRX Premium, mr	-	-
F	Premium, mr, eye	Premium, awp, eye	Premium, awp, eye	-	WRX Prem, mr, nav, h/k	Premium, awp, eye	-
G	Premium, mr, nav, eye	Premium, awp, eye, mr	Premium, awp, eye, mr	-	WRX Limited, mr	-	-
H	Limited, mr	Premium, awp, mr, eye, nav	Premium, awp, eye, mr, nav	-	WRX Limited, mr	-	-
J	Limited, mr, nav	Limited	Limited	-	WRX Limited, mr, nav, h/k	-	-
K	Limited,r, nav, h/k	Limited, mr	Limited, mr	Premium, plus, awp, SI	STI (no spoiler)	-	-
L	Limited, mr, sp	Limited, mr, nav	Limited, mr, nav	-	STI	-	-
M	-	Limited, mr, eye	Limited, mr, eye	Limited	STI, mr	Limited	-
N	-	Limited, mr, nav, eye	Limited, mr, nav, eye	Limited, mr	STI	Limited, mr	-
P	Limited, mr, nav, eye	-	-	-	STI, nav, h/k	Limited, mr, nav	-
R	Limited, mr, nav, h/k, eye	-	-	-	STI, mr, h/k, nav	-	-
S	Touring, mr, hk	-	-	Sport- Limited, Eye, SR, Nav	STI Limited, mr, h/k	Sport- Limited, Eye, Mr, Nav	-
T	Touring, mr, nav, h/k	-	-	Sport	STI Limited mr, h/k	-	-
U	Touring,r, nav, h/k, sp	-	-	Sport, MR	STI Limited, mr, h/k, nav	-	-
V	Touring, mr, sp	-	-	Sport Limited		-	-
W	Touring, mr, nav, h/k, eye, sp	-	-	Sport Limited, MR	Special Edition	-	-
X	Touring,mr, nav, key, eye	-	-	-		-	-
Y	Touring,r, h/k, sp, eye	-	-	?? Sport Limited, mr, eye, nav		-	-

1- manual seat belts, dual front airbags, dual side airbags (seat bag), front/rear curtain airbags (on roof). 
6- manual seat belts, dual front airbags, dual side airbags (on seat back), front/rear curtain airbags (roof and knee).
C: Class C (4001-5000lbs) MPV manual seat belts, dual front airbags, dual side airbags (on seat back), front/rear curtain airbags (on roof). Outback, Crosstrek

Position 9: check digit. A mathematical formula that takes all the other characters in the VIN and comes up with a value of 0-9 or X, thus ensuring accuracy.

Position 10: Model year:  E 2014, F 2015, G 2016

(J is 1988, K is 1989, L 1990, M 1991, N 1992, P 1993, R 1994, S 1995, T 1996, V 1997, W 1998, X 1999, Y 2000, 1 2001, 2 2002, 3 2003,
4 2004, 5 2005, 6 2006, 7 2007, 8 2008, 9 2009, A 2010, B 2011, C 2012, D 2013, E 2014)

Position 11- Manufacturing plant and Transmission: can vary by year

SIA (US Built) 1: 6spd manual, awd 3: CVT, awd

FHI (Japan built)  8: awd CVT, Main plant 9: awd 6spd manual, Main plant G: awd 6spd manual G: awd 5spd manual, Yajima plant H: awd and CVT, Yajima plant *8: front engine/rear wheel drive (BRZ) *9: front engine/rear wheel drive (BRZ)

Position 12-17- sequential production numbers. Changes yearly, based on the model

002001-199999 Legacy sedan  200001-399999- Outback wagon

400001-599999 Forester 800001-1399999  WRX/STI 4 door  sedan 600001-699999 BRZ

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START 2015 FORESTER
 made in Japan
 Information subject to change, correction, updating

model code	Forester model	option package code and description	transmission	starting VIN	VIN key
FFA	2.5i	01- base	6 spd manual	JF2SJAACXFG	400001
FFB	2.5i	01- base	CVT	JF2SJAACXFH	400001
FFB	2.5i	02- alloy wheel/roof rail package	CVT	JF2SJABCXFH	400001
FFE	2.5i Premium	11- awp, moonroof	6 spd manual	JF2SJADCXFG	400001
FFF	2.5i Premium	12- base	CVT	JF2SJADCXFH	400001
FFF	2.5i Premium	13-awp	CVT	JF2SJADCXFH	400001
FFF	2.5i Premium	14- awp, eyesight	CVT	JF2SJAFCXFH	400001
FFF	2.5i Premium	15-awp, eyesight, nav	CVT	JF2SJAGCXFH	400001
FFI	2.5i Limited	21- base	CVT	JF2SJAHCXFH	400001
FFI	2.5i Limited	22- navi, h/k audio amp, speakers	CVT	JF2SJAKCXFH	400001
FFI	2.5i Limited	23- nav, h/k audio amp, speakers, eyesight	CVT	JF2SJARCXFH	400001
FFJ	2.5i Touring	31- base	CVT	JF2SJAUCXFH	400001
FFJ	2.5i Touring	32- eyesight, nav	CVT	JF2SJAWCXFH	400001
FFM	2.0XT Premium Turbo	01- base, awp	CVT	JF2SJGDCXFH	400001
FFN	2.0XT Touring turbo	31- base	CVT	JF2SJGUCXFH	400001
FFN	2.0XT Touring turbo	32- eyesight, nav	CVT	JF2SJGWCXFH	400001

end Forester

start 2015 WRX AND STI
4dr sedan
made in Japan. Information subject to change, correction, updating.
 

model code	WRX and STI 4 door sedan model	model option code and description	trans	starting VIN	VIN key
FUN	WRX 2.0T	01- base	6spd manual	JF1VA1A6XF9	800001
FUO	WRX 2.0T Premium	11- base	6spd manual	JF1VA1D6XF9	800001
FUO	WRX  2.0T Premium	12- nav, h/k audio  amp, speakers	6spd manual	JF1VA1F6XF9	800001
FUP	WRX 2.0T Premium	11- base	CVT	JF1VA1D6XF8	800001
FUQ	WRX 2.0T Limited	21- base	6spd manual	JF1VA1G6XF8	800001
FUQ	WRX 2.0T Limited	22- nav, keyless access/start, h/k audio amp, speakers	6spd manual	JF1VA1J6XF9	800001
FUR	WRX 2.0T Limited	21- base	CVT	JF1VA1G6XF8	800001
FUR	WRX 2.0T Limited	22- nav, keyless access/start, h/k audio amp, speakers	CVT	JF1VA1J6XF8	800001
FUS	STI 2.5T	02- base	6spd manual	JF1VA2L6XF9	800001
FUS	STI  2.5T	03- nav, keyless access/start, h/k audio amp, speakers	6spd manual	JF1VA2P6XF9	800001
FUT	STI 2.5T Launch Edition	04-base	6spd manual	JF1VA2W6XF9	800001
FUU	STI 2.5T Limited	23- base	6spd manual	JF1VA2S6XF9	800001
FUU	STI 2.5T Limited	24- nav, keyless access/start	6spd manual	JF1VA2U6XF9	800001

all info subject to change, correction
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end BRZ

START 2014 XV CROSSTREK
made in Japan
all info subject to change, correction

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