The VIN plate (1) is the legal identifier of the vehicle. The VIN plate is located on the upper left corner of the instrument panel (I/P) and can be seen through the windshield from the outside of the vehicle.

1

Country of Origin

1

U.S.A.

2

Manufacturer

G

General Motors

3

Make

6

Cadillac

4

5

Carline/Series

K/F

H/9

H/0

Fleet, Base, Premium, Luxury, Luxury Sport

Limousine

Hearse

6

Body Style

5

Four-Door, Sedan

7

Restraint System

2

Active Manual Belts w/Driver and Passenger Supplemental Inflatable Restraint Frontal

8

Engine Type

9

Y

RPO L37, 8cyl., 4.6L, MFI, HO, DOHC,

RPO LD8, 8cyl., 4.6L, MFI, DOHC

9

Check Digit

2

Check Digit

10

Model Year

8

2008

11

Plant Location

U

Detroit/Hamtramck, Michigan, USA

12-17

Plant Sequence Number

100001

500000

DTS-Cadillac

All engines and transmissions are stamped with a partial VIN. This table identifies the different VIN derivative characters and their respective positions.

1

Division

1

Cadillac

2

Model Year

8

2008

3

Plant Location

U

Detroit/Hamtramck, Michigan, USA

4-9

Plant Sequence Number

100001

500000

DTS-Cadillac

A VIN derivative can be used to determine if a vehicle contains the original engine or transmission by matching the VIN derivative positions to their accompanying positions in the complete VIN.

1

3

2

10

3

11

4-9

12-17