| VIN Range |
1G1YY22G1V5100001 – 1G1YY22G9V5109707 |
| 1 (First Digit) |
1 – United States |
| G (Second Digit) |
Manufacturer. G – General Motors |
| 1 (Third Digit) |
Manufacturer Division. 1 – Chevrolet |
| YY (Fourth & Fifth Digits) |
Carline/Series. YY – Corvette/Coupe |
| 2 (Sixth Digit) |
Bodystyle of Car. 2 – Two Door Hatchback Coupe |
| 2 (Seventh Digit) |
Type of Restraint System. 2 – Passive Restraint System. |
| G (Eighth Digit) |
Type of Engine. G – LS1: 5.7 Liter, 346CI Engine |
| 1/9 (Ninth Digit) |
Check Digit (varies) |
| V (Tenth Digit) |
The Model Year. V – 1997 |
| 5 (Eleventh Digit) |
Location of the Assembly Plant. 5 – Bowling Green, Kentucky |
| 1XXXXX (Twelfth thru Seventeenth Digits) |
Production Sequence Numbers. |
The last six digits begin at 100001 and run thru 109707. A total of 9,752 Corvettes were built in 1997. Each Vehicle Identification Number (VIN) is unique to an individual car.
For all 1997 Corvettes, the Vehicle Identification Number was stamped on a plate on the inner vertical surface of the left windshield pillar visible through the windshield.
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