Hey I’m trying to find year for my Kodiak 400 so I can order parts. From research I understand it’s the 10th digit on vin. My vin is pretty worn and only see 16 digits. By what I can see it seems to be a 2003 model. There is no sticker under seat. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks!

 

Why Yamaha insist on stamping the VIN there is a mystery. On most it has rusted out within 4 years of manufacture, yours seems to have survived remarkably intact, and that tenth digit must have been badly stamped in the first place. It looks like an A but can't be, so has to be a 4 (2004). Unlikely for there to be much difference in parts used on that model from start to finish of production anyway.

 

Same as what merryman said

 

Yamaha not showing 400 or kodiak listed in the:A:: years so I would say 2004 the years 2000 - 2004 basic the same just depends on what type parts your needing

 

Thanks for replying. That’s good to know that the years 00-04 are mostly interchangeable parts. When I order stuff I’ll make sure it’s in those year ranges. Should the first digit of the vin be (JY or A) indicating manufacturing location?

 

It is worth checking the on-line parts books to see if the part number you need has changed between the 1st year of production and the last. Sometimes a different part number is still interchangeable but if the numbers do differ, a bit of caution is needed.

SY is Poland so I suspect the vin has worn off and someone has re-stamped it with a made up one. I know a mechanic who does this, not for criminal purposes but, if someone needs a vin for insurance documents and the bike's is illegible, that is the only solution.