Harley Davidson® VIN Identification Guide

This list is unofficial and is not gospel, only what I have been able to cross in various manuals, web sites and dealerships. If you have more updated info on this data, please let me know.

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Year Groups

1903-1909 | 1910-1919 | 1920-1929 | 1930-1936 | 1937-1961 | 1962-1969 | 1970-1980 | 1981-2000 | 2001-2009 | 2010-Present

Model Info

1970 | 1971 | 1972 | 1973 | 1974 | 1975 | 1976 | 1977 | 1978 | 1979 | 1980

VIN Info

• Numbers on both frame and engine. From the factory, the numbers on the frame and engine matched exactly*. (There is an exception to this. See " The 1979 Exception" below). The legal VIN number is on the frame.
  
Example: 1A 13478 H7

1A = Model Designation

1A = FL/FLP-1200 2A = FLH -1200 3A = XL - XLH-1000 4A = XLCH-1000 5A = GE-750 6A = SS-350 Sprint 7A = SX-125 8A = M65-S 7B = ERS 8B = MSR-100 2C = FX -1200 3C = SX-350 Sprint 5C = MC-65 6C = SR-100 1D = LE Sidecar 2D = X-90 3D = Z-90 4D = XLA 5D = SX-175 6D = SX-250 7D = MX-250 9D = FXE - 1200 4E = XLS-1000 5E = FXEF-1200 6E = FXEF-80 7E = FLHS-1200 9E = SS-250 2F = FXS - 1200 3F = SXT-125 4F = SS-175 6F = SS-125 7F = XLCR-1000 2G = XLT-1000 3G = FLH-80 5G = FLT-80 6G = FXE-80 7G = FXS-80 9G = FXWG-80 1H = FXB-80 2H = CLE-80 Sidecar 3H = FLH-80 Classic 5H = FLHS-80 6H = FL-80 7H = FLH-1200 Police 8H = FLH-1200 Shrine 9H = FLH-80 Police 1K = FLH-80 Shrine

13478 = Sequential Number

H = Decade Code

H = 1970 thru 1979 J = 1980 only

7 = Model Season

0 = 1970 1 = 1971 2 = 1972 3 = 1973 4 = 1974 5 = 1975 6 = 1976 7 = 1977 8 = 1978 9 = 1979 0 = 1980

*The 1979 Exception

• On some 1979 bikes the engine number did not match the frame number. For only about a month, starting on production date 1/9/79 frame VIN 43000H9 and ending with production date 2/7/79 frame VIN 48199H9, the engine was numbered with a "crankcase number" instead of the VIN. This number did not match the VIN in any way. After "input was received" the the new numbering system would raise suspicion from dealers, insurance angencies, owners, cops, etc., Harley went back to the old system.



Production

1970 - 28,850 1971 - 37,620 1972 - 59,908 1973 - 70,903 1974 - 68,210 1975 - 75,403 1976 - 61,375 1977 - 45,608 1978 - 47,401 1979 - 49,478 1980 - 48,181

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