Motorhome Serial Number/VIN

[WaltL]

So far, just about everyone that has seen my "new" '82 310 MH says one of two things: "I've never seen one of those." or "how many of those did they make?"

It was the second question, and my passion as a Mopar collector... we're into prod. #'s, that untimately led me to this older post, and also to Steven's very handy AS VIN translator. Of course, I first tried to put in the GM VIN (on my title) and that doesn't work. So I called AS and got my AS VIN = 1A9AGAR22CJ009926

As Steven has noted with his MH, the codes aren't completely reliable, e.g. I don't have a rear kitchen. But everything else came back correct.

So, how many of these older MH did AS make? I admit I haven't read this entire thread, so perhaps this is old news, but according to Dixie Danzler(sp), (you can't make up a name like that!) who is an accountant I spoke with at AS corporate, the AS MH's were sequentially numbered beginning with the 1980 model year. This is interesting since, I assume, AS MH production started in '74?... but notice that most the numbers from '79 differ by about 9000 from those manufactured after '79 model year.

Unfortunately, Dixie wasn't able to give me the beginning number for the '80 and up MH's, but indicated it wasn't 0001. She suggested it might have been 9000... or higher, I'm still working on tracking down this piece of info.

Another reason for calling AS was to find out when my MH was made, since the aluminum skins were changed in mid-1982. She told me mine was made May '82, late in the production year, so I'm betting it's not alclad...

My sequential # is 9926. So, at a maximum, there may be 9926 MH units made up to that point in two years, but as I mentioned above I, and Dixie, think it's lower than that.

So here's the real conundrum. I looked at the list of serial numbers listed in this thread (copied those bordering mine below) and figured mine should fall after Daddy4Bob's 280.... but instead it comes after silver billet's '83 310

695 - '81 Excella 28' MH (jpurdy)

991 - '82 280 Classic (ALANSD)

9727 - '82 280 on eBay (Not Verified)

9819 - '82 280 MH (Daddy4Bob)

9858 - '83 310 MH (silver billet)


Also, I would think that jpurdy's '81 and Alan's '82 would be four digits rather than three.

Just when I thought I had solved the mystery....... Dixie throws me a curve ball!

[FlyingDutch]

I’m Gert from the Netherlands. Last winter I have purchase a Chevrolet camper Argosy Motor home 28' 454. For the registration at the RDW (Dutch Motor vehicle Registration department) I need to find the exact place of the vehicle identification number stamped into the chassis of this vehicle. (CPY3763xxxxxx)

This vehicle is imported in the Netherlands in the year 1977.
Please can somebody give me this information.

Regards,
Gert

[zamboni]

It should be on the door frame and/or on a 2" X 4" metal tag attached under the front hood that is not the GM VIN tag.

[kingPin]

1988 mh 011006

[bfred]

after all of this, we still don't know how many MH's have been built by AS.

[ALANSD]

could also be on a sticker inside one of your closets

[bibbs]

M26T5s5392 75argosy26'

[bibbs]

M24T4V01044 74argosy24'

[bibbs]

I just realized my title # on my 75,does not match the chevy vin ,or the AS # not even close! Any ideas what that could be about?I wonder if I am legal

[Alumi-Naught]

I tried to get on the site SWEBSTER posted but no luck my 82 310 sequence # is 009842

[realpank]

This from the 82' Airbus MoHo:

1A9WPBM2BCJ034025

That link won't connect for me either. Can somone who can try it for me please.

[choctawmel]

My '86 345 is 1A9CGAU3XgJ010711. I didn't have any luck with http://216.26.139.91/AirstreamVIN/AirstreamVIN.aspx. either.
choctaw mel

[Poprivet]

Airstream Vin = 1A9KSAJ23LC34316

Questions
1. 5th digit "S" indicates a commerical unit but this unit is not a commercial unit. Maybe the commercial order was cancelled and the character carried thru?
2. 8th digit "2" indicated double axel. Meaning front axel is solid?
3. 9th digit "3" ???

[noiva]

David,

I'm sure you'll find that most of us can't get those numbers to match exactly in every position. Apparently, Airstream was very "creative" in their assignment of numbers. I mean, they can't even tell us how many of any of these vehicles they made.

Best,

[Chuckles]

I think the numbering is, as all have said - very confusing.

Looking at WaltL's 1982 310 at 9926 and Alumi-Naught's '82 310 at 9842; It makes a nonsense out of my 310 (10034), (Post 82 of this thread) which was built '82; Sold in 'November '82, but registered as 1983! Perhaps it was actually built in 1981!!

[str8strm]

not in engine compartment, not on door frame, will look in closet. It is a 1985 345 per paperwork manufactured May 85.

[bkahler]

1984 chevy chassis build date

1984 310 SN 010377

Brad & Susan

[Chuckles]

Originally Posted by str8strm

not in engine compartment, not on door frame, will look in closet. It is a 1985 345 per paperwork manufactured May 85.

Have you looked in the front, on the two vertical pillars either side of and above the radiator.

Mine is there on the left side oposite the VIN plate, but it was covered in paint!!

[str8strm]

I looked on the left pillar because that is where it is one our other 345 but did not look on the right, silly me I forgot airstream is consistently inconsistent between builds, Will check today

[Auretrvr]

1GBKP37WXC3312799 '83 Airstream 310