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Old Jan 30, 2006 | 09:34 PM
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I have a 59 ch and the vin is 59xlch3xxx.
Every thing I can find says that the last four are production numbers.
Since there were only 1059 ch's made,what number did they start at?
 
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Old Apr 11, 2006 | 12:35 PM
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I have a 59 ch and the vin is 59xlch3xxx.
Every thing I can find says that the last four are production numbers.
Since there were only 1059 ch's made,what number did they start at?
If that is the actual vin# And the last four are production numbers I would think that you have the third one made of that model. The first one would be 59xlch1xxx, and the next one would be 59xlch2xxx and so on. ending with the last one being 59xlch1059. At least thats what I would think. Anyone else have an idea?
 
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Old Jul 23, 2007 | 08:09 PM
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Bump...anyone else have anything to add to this? My friend just got a 59 XLCH and the vin ends in a 12xx.

Thoughts?
 
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Old Jul 24, 2007 | 04:41 PM
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Production numbers...starting 59 XLCH 1001; ending 59XLCH 3059

Production numbers...starting 59 XLH 1002; ending 59XLH 2992


So that being said you could reasonably conclude that 59XLCH has a latepoduction number model and mtnlvr has an early production number model
 
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