Which number in vin is year

I had this diagram I think it is from around 2000, I don't know though if it's still the same position for year or what it would be now if Y was 2000.

Edited January 16, 201610 yr by porcupine73

My vin 453bcb853y7612962

Reason for asking.just wanted to make sure.I have the right cluster.for the year.the title says 99 outback.but 99 will not work

what is your vin?

what is your vin?

^ it was up a ways, 453bcb853y7612962

If the chart is right it looks like that would make it a model year 2000?

OK.but 2000 cluster will not work.cruise works but not speedo?

Any help .what year is my outback

2000

 

10th Vin digit is always the year.

http://support.alldata.com/alldata-repair-online-article/vin-to-year-chart

OK.but 2000 cluster will not work.cruise works but not speedo?

info please:

 

the existing 00 speedo does not work?

the replacement 00 speedo does not work?

 

do you have a check engine light?

 

if no ''cel'',

then it is a loose or bad connection going to the instrument panel.

 

good luck.

No check engine lite.cruise works.body style is not 2000.cluster is 95-97.trying to figure out speedo problem and buy right parts

Where on the car did you get the VIN from?

 

There are multiple places where VINs are stamped, and there are small stickers on most of the removeable body panels (hood, trunk, doors).

 

Does the VIN on the dash match the VIN on the sticker under the hood? Match the sticker in the door jamb?

Checked on dash.will check title.and under hood .when I get home.thinking the 99 did not have hood scope

99 was the last year for the 1st gen outback(95-99). 2000 was the first year of 2nd gen. (2000-04)

Bodys are totally different. Cars101.com for pics, look in the Archive section about halfway down the left on the main page.

+1 a '00 cluster shouldnt physically fit in a '99. A '99 would have the old school rollover odometer, a '00 would have an lcd

 

Dunno if it makes a difference, a 99 has a phase 2 4eat trans, and may have a different layout electrically than a 95-98 cluster.

Edited January 24, 201610 yr by crazyhorse001

Roll pin no lcd

Got home.checked vin # 4s3bg6853x7612962.shows 99.but cluster is 95-97.roll pin not led .

Roll over odometer.not led

 

vin # 4s3bg6853x7612962.shows 99.but cluster is 95-97.

this vin is differENT THAN THE ONE YOU POSTED UP TOP.

BUT LET'S ASSUME THIS MOST RECENT VIN IS ACCURATE.

 

YOU HAVE A 99 SUBaru.

the 95 - 97 cluster will not work.

you need a 99 cluster.

a working 99 cluster.

 

of course there is the possibility the 99 L cluster is different than the 99 outback.

which car do you have?

which cluster do you have?

http://www.ultimatesubaru.org/forum/topic/157228-cluster-problem-outback/

 

http://www.ultimatesubaru.org/forum/topic/156935-cluster-problem/

 

These are the other posts you have made about this same problem. Have you followed the advice in them? There is a lot of good info there.

99 speedometer problem is a common problem.

 

99 speedometer fix: http://www.subaruoutback.org/forums/66-problems-maintenance/22846-99-outback-speedo-problem-fix-speedo-removal.html#/forumsite/20514/topics/22846?page=1

Checked vin 3 places.the last vin # is correct.I have no led but roll pin for odometer .the 99 will not work.plug ins are different the old cluster is the same as the used one I have