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 Volvo 850 -97 Vehicle Identification Number (VIN) decoding 
        
 Pos. 1-3Manufacturer Code YV1   
        
 Pos. 4Vehicle SeriesK=960    
   L=850    
        
 Pos. 5Body Style andS=4 Door + Dual Airbags(SRS) + Pretensioners 
  Restraint SystemS=5 Door + Dual Airbags(SRS) + Pretensioners 
        
    EmissionsTransmissionMarket Code 
    (Pos. 8)   
        
 Pos. 6-7Engine Version50= B5234T40Man. Only CDN39 
  800 Series51= B5252S0Man./Auto CDN39 
   55= B5254S4Man. Only31, 39 
   55= B5254S4Auto Only31 
   55= B5254S1 / 5Auto Only30, 39 
   56= B5254T4850AWD CDN39 
   57= B5234T0Man. Only CDN39 
   57= B5234T2Auto Only31, 39 
   58= B5234T50Man. Only CDN39 
   58= B5234T52Auto Only31, 39 
        
  Engine Version96= B6304S20Auto Only31, 39 
  900 Series     
        
 Pos. 8Emissions800 Series (Engine 50, 51, 55, 56, 57, 58) 
        
   0= w/o EGR, w/o air pump, w/vac control evap.,Fenix 5.2 CDN (51) 
        
   0= w/o EGR, w/o air pump, w/OBDII, w/elec.control evap, M4.3 (50, 57, 58) 
        
   1= w/ EGR, w/o air pump, w/OBDII, w/elec.control evap, M4.3 (55) 
        
   2= w/o EGR, w/o air pump, w/OBDII, w/elec.control evap,M4.3 (57, 58) 
        
   4= w/o EGR, w/air pump, w/OBDII, w/elec.control evap, M4.4, w/Rulo., TLEV (55, 56)
        
   5= w/o EGR, w/o air pump, w/OBDII, w/elec.control evap, M4.3 (55) 
        
   6= w/o EGR, w/air pump, w/OBDII, w/elec.control evap, M4.4 (56) 
        
   900 Series (Engine 96) 
   0= w/o EGR, w/air pump, w/OBDII, w/elec. Control evap, M4.4 
        
 Pos. 9Check Digit0-9 and X    
        
 Pos. 10Model Year Code         S= 1995T= 1996V= 1997
        
 Pos. 11Factory Code1= Torslanda, Sweden   
   2= Ghent, Belgium   
   3= Halifax, Canada   
   J= Uddevalla, Sweden   
        
 Pos. 12-17Serial Number     
        
  For 1997 year models, the serial number start at: 
  850 4 door: … 355000960 4 door: … 100644 
  850 5 door: … 275000960 5 door: … 36900 
        
 {Source & Recommendations}     
        
 https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Vehicle_Identification_Numbers_(VIN_codes)/Volvo/VIN_Codes 
 https://www.volvoclub.org.uk/vin_850.shtml    
 https://www.volvoclub.org.uk/850plates.shtml