This manual is organized so that, whenever possible, when a change has been made within a model year, the vehicle identification number (VIN) of the first vehicle with this change is given. The digits you need to know for this parts and service information are taken from the seventeen digit VIN number. If, for example the VIN is WVWZZZ24ZBHOO0001, you will need only nine of the last eleven digits of this number-or, more specifically, the digits 24 8 000001. Your Volkswagen’s VIN is found on the left doorjamb and on a plate mounted on the driver’s side of the instrument panel padding where the number can be seen through the windshield. The VINs assigned to Vanagon models for the years 1980 through 1991 which are covered by this manual are:

1980: ...25_A_000001 to ...25_A_999999
1981: ...25_B_000001 to ...25_B_999999
1982: ...25_C_000001 to ...25_C_999999
1983: ...25_D_000001 to ...25_D_999999
1984: ...25_E_000001 to ...25_E_999999
1985: ...24_F_000001 to ...24_F_999999
 and: ...25_F_000001 to ...25_F_999999
1986: ...24_G_000001 to ...24_G_999999
 and: ...25_G_000001 to ...25_G_999999
1987: ...24_H_000001 to ...24_H_999999
 and: ...25_H_000001 to ...25_H_999999
1988: ...24_J_000001 to ...24_J_999999
 and: ...25_J_000001 to ...25_J_999999
1989: ...24_K_000001 to ...24_K_999999
 and: ...25_K_000001 to ...25_K_999999
1990: ...24_L_000001 to ...24_L_999999
 and: ...25_L_000001 to ...25_L_999999
1991: ...24_M_000001 to ...24_M_999999
 and: ...25_M_000001 to ...25_M_999999