Since there has been several discussions on the VIN number decoding, I thought I would post what I have found from Yamaha's own documentation to the NHTSA.
Our VIN's are as follows: JYADP03x?CAxxxxxx,
So starting with the first letter:
Digit Value Meaning
1-3 JYA Manufacturer: Japan/Yamaha
4 D Type: Dual Purpose
5 P Displacement: 1001cc & up
6&7 03 Model (Super Tenere)
8 E Type of Emissions 'E' is a 49 state version,
or Y 'Y' is a California model
9 varies Checksum
10 C Model Year (2012)
11 A Mfg plant (Iwata, Shizouka Japan)
12-17 The sequence number - order of build, typically starts at 000001
Hope this helps.
-steve
Added on edit: VIN sequence numbers (digits 12-17) are repeated between the California & non-California bikes. So you can have bike #100 in both. The complete VIN is not the same, as the 8th digit of the VIN would either be a E (non-CA bike) or Y (CA bike).
Our VIN's are as follows: JYADP03x?CAxxxxxx,
So starting with the first letter:
Digit Value Meaning
1-3 JYA Manufacturer: Japan/Yamaha
4 D Type: Dual Purpose
5 P Displacement: 1001cc & up
6&7 03 Model (Super Tenere)
8 E Type of Emissions 'E' is a 49 state version,
or Y 'Y' is a California model
9 varies Checksum
10 C Model Year (2012)
11 A Mfg plant (Iwata, Shizouka Japan)
12-17 The sequence number - order of build, typically starts at 000001
Hope this helps.
-steve
Added on edit: VIN sequence numbers (digits 12-17) are repeated between the California & non-California bikes. So you can have bike #100 in both. The complete VIN is not the same, as the 8th digit of the VIN would either be a E (non-CA bike) or Y (CA bike).
I got a 49 State version. That's a good thing.