Mini History - Overview: Component Locations MINI Cooper I

VIN Location on Vehicle

The VIN is located on the vehicle in the following locations

1. Left lower corner of the instrument panel. This is viewed through the windshield from outside the vehicle.
2. B pillar compliance label. On the drivers side door jamb.

Additionally the VIN is stamped into the chassis in one of two locations

1. Under the hood on right side of engine compartment bulkhead.
2. Under the hood on right side shock tower.

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The production date of the vehicle is included in the B pillar compliance label.

Production date information is required quite often when a repair procedure affects only a certain range of vehicles. The range is based on production dates.

The date shown on the label reflects the actual month and year the vehicle was produced. It is not a model year indicator. The only way to be certain what the model year of the vehicle is, you will have to look at the tenth digit of the VIN.