Editing TZE VIN Decoding

[[File:Assemblyline.jpg|alt=A line of aerodynamic motorhomes moves toward the camera down a factory assembly line.|none|thumb|800x800px|Motorhomes advance along the GMC assembly line in the mid-1970s. Pontiac, Michigan.]]

== VIN Decoding ==

====== Example TZE165V101234 ======
{| class="wikitable"
|T
|Manufactured by General Motors
|-
|Z
|3 Axle Motorhome
|-
|E
|Gasoline Engine
|-
|1
|Interior Code

"1" - GM Interior from 1975 to 1978

"0" - GM Interior from 1973 to 1974

"2" - Twin Bed Interior from 1976 to 1977

"3" - Transmode(sold without interior or windows)
|-
|6
|Model
"6" - Model 260(26 feet long)

"3" - Model 230(23 feet long)
|-
|5
|Model Year (1975)
|-
|V
|Manufacturing Plant Code
"V" - Pontiac, Michigan
|-
|1
|First Digit of Production Series Number
All production started with "1"
|-
|0
|Since total production was less than 13,000, all GMC Motorhomes had a zero in this position
|-
|1234
|Production Sequence Number (the 1,234th coach produced for that model year)
|}

== Interior/Exterior Finish Code ==

====== If the motorhome was furnished with a GMC interior, the Service Parts Identification Label in the glovebox identifies the interior finish model. ======
{| class="wikitable"
|641
|Kingsley
|-
|681
|Glenbrook
|-
|683
|Edgemont
|-
|685
|Coca Cola
|-
|690
|Sequoia
|-
|692
|Painted Desert
|-
|693
|Glacier
|-
|695
|Canyon Lands
|-
|696
|Eleganza I
|-
|698
|Palm Beach
|}
Source: What's in a Number? by Dave Greenberg, March 1997