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The 17-character standard began with the 1981 model year. Before that every manufacturer numbered cars its own way, so there is nothing in this number for NHTSA to decode. Its recall records still exist, back to 1949. Name the car and Vinqua pulls them.
Lists come from NHTSA’s own recall index, so every option has records behind it.