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VIN location — windshield vs. door jamb

Tags: #vin · #conflict

Community members disagree on this topic — both positions are reported.

Most FAW X80 units do not have a clearly visible or readable VIN embossed on the windshield, despite the owner's manual indicating one should be present there. Chinese-assembled vehicles instead have the VIN on a sticker on the door jamb. Russian-assembled vehicles (Autotors factory) may have VIN-placement issues or missing windshield embossing entirely. Some early-production units have a barely-visible window-frame area where the VIN should be, but it's either not embossed or heavily obscured. In practice, the VIN can be reliably found on the door-pillar sticker or the body plate. Vehicles have been successfully registered despite windshield VIN-visibility issues, though police acceptance of the missing embossing has varied by region/officer 1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738394041.

⚠️ Conflict: some owners did find a VIN embossed on the windshield (most likely early-production or Russian-assembled units), while the majority of Chinese-assembled X80s have no windshield VIN at all — only the door-jamb sticker. The restyling (facelift) model has an even lower likelihood of having a windshield VIN than pre-restyle units.

VIN registration difficulty — illegible/missing body VIN: some vehicles lack a legible VIN code on the body in the expected under-hood location; in some cases the code is instead embossed under the driver-side carpet. The Russian vehicle-registration authority (МРЭО) may require a visible/readable VIN on the chassis to complete registration. Solutions reported: (1) locate and point to the alternate VIN location under the carpet, with the authority's permission to inspect it; (2) try registering at a different МРЭО office/location; (3) provide supporting documentation if available. One owner reports being unable to register the car despite having an accessible VIN code under the floor covering 4243444546474849505152.

Media

Windshield VIN window photo showing the barely-visible frame area

Windshield VIN window photo showing the barely-visible frame area

Windshield VIN window photo, another example

Windshield VIN window photo, another example

Empty window-frame area with faint outline where VIN should be

Empty window-frame area with faint outline where VIN should be

Photo clearly showing VIN LFBGE306XMJK01318 on the windshield sticker (Chinese assembly, LF prefix)

Photo clearly showing VIN LFBGE306XMJK01318 on the windshield sticker (Chinese assembly, LF prefix)

Sticker-based VIN on the door pillar

Sticker-based VIN on the door pillar

Sources

This page is compiled from 52 community messages. Every fact carries a numbered reference to its original author and message.

Last updated: 2026-07-24

  1. Валерий (7161884851) · FAW X80 🚘🛠🛞 · 2025-06-20 · original message · ru ↩

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