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Can-Am (BRP) Motorcycle VIN Check

Enter a Can-Am (BRP) VIN to read its model year, model, engine and specs. The lamps check the format as you type.

  • 17 characters
  • No I, O or Q
  • Check digit

Can-Am (BRP)

BRAND DATA
Models
14 models listed below
Check digit
North American, position 9
VIN location
Steering neckPlus a sticker on the frame

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01About

About Can-Am (BRP)

Can-Am, the motorcycle subsidiary from the Canadian Bombardier Corporation tracked its roots in 1973 when Gary Robinson, a united states engineer and Shaun Cruz, former motocross World Championship started creating motocross and Enduro bikes. The machines, outfitted track of Rotax engines, were well accepted by riders simply because they handled to win lots of medals in the Worldwide races.

Specifically outfitted, these bikes have been utilized by the British Military in early '70's. The Belgian Military still rely on them. Even when individuals bikes were a genuine success, the Bombardier Corporation made a decision to lessen the opportunities. In 1983 there is an intention to relaunch the bikes without results, therefore the 1987 year was the final when Can-Am motorcycles were created. In Feb 1997, the organization makes its way into the 4 Wheeler segment, by presenting a prototype, the Traxter, which year later was named " The ATV of the seasonInch.

This past year, the Can-Am brand was put again out there. It showed up using the Spyder Roadster, the very first different vehicle of the organization. I only say different because till can now-Am created snow sleds, ATVs, karts, etc. The Spyder animal, made by BRP-Rotax subsidiary company, is run by a V-Twin 990cc engine, which feeds 106hp. Getting an Y design, meaning 3 wheels, the Spyder could be referred to as a motorcycle-convertible vehicle hybrid.

Bombardier is really a Canadian conglomerate whose history started because of Frederick Armand Bombardier, in 1942, in Quebec. It had been a producer of economic jets, mass transportation and leisure equipment. Bombardier Leisure Items has additionally become well-known for that Ocean-Doo personal watercraft division. 2 yrs ago, in the year 2006, the ATV line transformed the title, within the certificate being written CAN-AM, the title the grime bikes used within the 1980s.

02Models

Can-Am (BRP) models

The Can-Am (BRP) models on file. Every one carries a 17-character VIN that the decoder reads.

  • 250 Road Racer
  • Commander
  • DS
  • Maverick
  • Outlander
  • OUTLANDER 400
  • OUTLANDER 500
  • OUTLANDER 650
  • OUTLANDER 800
  • Rally
  • Renegade
  • Sarasota
  • Spyder
  • Traxter
03Location
A motorcycle from the side: the VIN is stamped on the steering neck, the frame tube at the top of the forks (01), and a VIN sticker sits on the frame near the engine (02).01 NECK02 FRAME

Where to find a Can-Am (BRP) VIN

  1. Steering neckStamped into the frame tube the forks turn in. Turn the bars to one side to see it.
  2. Frame stickerA VIN sticker or plate on the frame, often on the down tube or near the engine mounts. The engine number on the cases is not the VIN.
  3. PaperworkTitle, registration and insurance card all carry the full VIN.
04Breakdown

How a Can-Am (BRP) VIN breaks down

Every motorcycle VIN since 1981 has the same 17 positions. A VIN never uses I, O or Q.

Can-Am (BRP) VIN · position by position? = check digit · # = serial
1–3 · WMIMaker & countryMaker & country
4–8 · VDSModel, body, engineModel, engine
9CheckCalc.
10YearYear code
11PlantFactory
12–17 · SerialUnique to this vehicleSerial number
WMI · 1–3The maker and the country it built the motorcycle in.
VDS · 4–8Model, body and engine. The decoder turns these into specs.
CHECK · 9Worked out from the other 16 characters. A typo breaks it.
YEAR · 10A letter or digit; the code repeats every 30 years, so C is 1982 or 2012.
PLANT · 11The factory that assembled the motorcycle.
SERIAL · 12–17Unique to each vehicle.
05API

Decode Can-Am (BRP) VINs in your app

  • 22 fields per decode: year, model, trim, engine, and more
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GET/v2.0/decode_vin
import os, requests

r = requests.get(
    "https://vindecoder.p.rapidapi.com/v2.0/decode_vin",
    params={"vin": "<Can-Am (BRP) VIN>"},
    headers={
        "X-RapidAPI-Key": os.environ["RAPIDAPI_KEY"],
        "X-RapidAPI-Host": "vindecoder.p.rapidapi.com",
    },
    timeout=10,
)
spec = r.json()["specification"]
# spec["year"], spec["model"], spec["engine"] …