Have you lot ever wondered what all the numbers and letters hateful on your Harley Davidson Vehicle Identification Number which is usually located on the head stock below the handlebars or on a VIN sticker on the front end frame downward tube.

This download volition explain firstly the motorcycles from 2017 onwards using the Milwaukee Viii engine for the Tourer & Softail models, CVO, Trike & Police motorcycles.

Example VIN equally taken from an owners transmission

ane = Manufacturing Location and Intended Market

two = Motorcycle Type – 1 = > 901cc
3 = Model Number

4 = Engine Type

v = Scale/Configuration – Specific to market place being sold in

6 = VIN check digit – No real relevance

vii = Model Yr

8 = Assembly Plant Location

9 = Model Number

1 – Explained

The outset iii letters/numbers of the VIN will tell you which country the motorcycle was fabricated and where is was supposed to exist sold. e.grand. 1HD = United states of america, 5HD = USA for foreign markets, 932 = Brazil, MEG = India & MLY = Thailand (2019 onwards)

2 – Explained

All Milwaukee Eight engines are dandy than 901cc, therefore this will be a constant

3 – Explained

This is a two letter model identifier of a particular model as follows:

Softails – BV = FXST Softail Standard, YA = FLHC Heritage Archetype, YB = FLHCS Heritage Classic 114, YC = FLDE Deluxe, YD = FLSL Softail Slim, YE = FXBR Breakout, YF = FLFB Fat Boy, YG = FLFBS Fat Male child 114, YH = FXBRS Breakout 114, YJ = FXBB Street Bob, YK = FXFB Fatty Bob, YL = FXFBS Fat Bob 114, YM = FLSB Sport Glide, YN = FXLR Low Passenger, YP = FLHCS ANV Heritage Classic 114 (115th Ceremony Edition), Year = FLFBS ANV Fat Boy 114 (115th Anniversary Edition), YS = FLFBS ANX Fat Boy 114 (115th Ceremony Edition), YV = FXDRS FXDR114, YW = FXLRS Low Passenger Southward, YY = Street Bob 114

Tourers – AA = FLH Revival, FB = FLHR Route King, FC = FLHTCU Electra Glide Ultra Classic, FR = FLHRC Road King Classic, FV = FLHT Electra Glide Standard, KB = FLHX Street Glide, KE = FLHTK Ultra Limited, KG = FLTRU Road Glide Ultra, KH = FLTRX Road Glide, KK = FLHTKL Ultra Limited Depression, KN = FLHTK Ultra Express Shrine, KR = FLHXS Street Glide Special, KT = FLTRXS Road Glide Special, KV = FLHRXS Road King Special, KW = FLHTK ANV Ultra Express Ceremony Edition, KX = FLHX ANV Street Glide Anniversary Edition, KY = FLHXS ANX Street Glide Special Anniversary Edition, KZ = FLTRK Route Glide Express

CVO – PX = FLHXSE CVO Street Glide, TB = FLHTCUTGSE CVO Tri Glide, TC = FLTRXSE CVO Road Glide, TE = FLHTKSE CVO Limited, Th = FLHTKSE ANV CVO Limited Anniversary

Police force = FH = FLHP Route King, FM = FLHTP Electra Glide

Trike – MA = FLHTCUTG Tri Glide Ultra, MC = FLRT Freewheeler, MD = FLHTCUTG ANV Tri-Glide Ultra Anniversary

4 – Explained

The Milwaukee Eight engine comes in diverse sizes and operating specifications depending on whether it is for the Tourers or for Softails. They are given a single alphabetic character to place the engine size and variation as follows.

Tourers – C = Milwaukee Viii 107 Engine 1745cc, D = Twin Cooled Milwaukee Eight 107 Engine 1745cc, F = Twin Cooled Milwaukee 8 114 Engine 1868cc, P = Milwaukee Eight 114 Engine 1868cc,

Softails – J = Milwaukee Eight 107 Engine 1753cc Air Cooled, Fuel Injected, Balanced, Thousand = Milwaukee Eight 114 Engine 1868cc Air Cooled, Fuel Injected, Balanced

CVO – F = Twin-Cooled Milwaukee-Eight114 Engine 1868cc, H = Twin-Cooled Milwaukee-Eight117 Engine 1917cc, L = Air-Cooled Milwaukee-Eight117 Engine 1917cc,

Police – C = Milwaukee-Eight107 Engine 1745cc, P = Milwaukee-Eight114 Engine 1868cc,

Trike – C = Milwaukee-Viii 107 Engine 1753cc, D = Twin-Cooled Milwaukee-Viii 107 Engine 1753cc, F = Twin-Cooled Milwaukee-Eight 114 Engine, 1868cc, P = Milwaukee-Viii 114 Engine 1868cc

5 – Explained

Each motorcycle produced volition be designated a marketplace to be sold in and will accept to exist calibrated and configured to meet the requirements of that market. It too volition place whether the motorcycle was a full yr or mid twelvemonth model every bit follows:

2017 + CVO + Standard Full Twelvemonth – 1 = Domestic (DOM) (USA), iii = California (CAL), A = Canada (CAN), C = HDI, E = Nippon (JPN), G = Commonwealth of australia (AUS), J = Brazil (BRZ), L = Asia Pacific (APC), Northward = India (IND), 2019 + R = Asean (AZN), T = Communist china (CHN)

2017 + CVO Mid Year or Special – 2, 4 = Domestic (DOM), 5, half dozen = California (CAL), B = Canada (Tin), D = HDI, F = Nippon (JPN), H = Commonwealth of australia (AUS), K = Brazil (BRZ), M = Asia Pacific (APC), P = India (IND), 2019 + Southward = Asean (AZN), U = Mainland china (CHN)

2020 CVO – ane = Domestic (DOM), 2 = California (CAL), 3 = Canada (CAN), 4 = HDI, 5 = Japan (JPN), 6 = Australia (AUS), 7 = Brazil (BRZ), 8 = Asia Pacific (APC), 9 = Republic of india (IND), 0 = Asean (AZN), A = China (CHN)

2021 CVO – 1 = Domestic (DOM), 2 = California (CAL), 3 = Canada (CAN), 4 = ENG/EN2/HDI/HD2/HD4, 5 = Japan (JPN), six = Australia (AUS), vii = Brazil (BRZ), eight = Asia Pacific (APC), 9 = IND/IN2, 0 = ASEAN (AZN), A = China (CHN), G = HD3

2018 + Tourers/Softails/Police/Trike 2017+ Standard Full Year – 1 = Domestic (DOM) (USA), 3 = California (CAL), A = Canada (CAN), C = HDI, E = Japan (JPN), G = Australia (AUS), J = Brazil (BRZ), L = Asia Pacific (APC), North = India (IND), 2019 + R = Association of southeast asian nations (AZN), T = China (CHN)

2018 + Tourers/Softails/Police/Trike 2017+ Mid Year or Special – ii, 4 = Domestic (DOM), 5, 6 = California (CAL), B = Canada (Tin can), D = HDI, F = Nihon (JPN), H = Australia (AUS), 1000 = Brazil (BRZ), 1000 = Asia Pacific (APC), P = Republic of india (IND), 2019 + S = ASEAN (AZN), U = China (CHN)

2020 – Tourers & Police & Trike

1 = Domestic (DOM), ii = California (CAL), iii = Canada (Can), 4 = HDI, five = Japan (JPN), half dozen = Commonwealth of australia (AUS), 7 = Brazil (BRZ), 8 = Asia Pacific (APC), 9 = India (IND), 0 = Association of southeast asian nations (AZN), A = China (CHN)

2020 – Softails

ane = Domestic (DOM), 2 = California (CAL), iii = Canada (Tin can), 4 = ENG/EN2/HDI/HD2/HD4, five = Japan (JPN), 6 = Australia (AUS), seven = Brazil (BRZ), eight = Asia Pacific (APC), 9 = IND/IN2, 0 = Association of southeast asian nations (AZN), A = Cathay (CHN), One thousand = HD3

2021 – Tourers & Softails & Police & Trike

1 = Domestic (DOM), 2 = California (CAL), 3 = Canada (Tin can), 4 = ENG/EN2/HDI/HD2/HD4, v = Japan (JPN), 6 = Commonwealth of australia (AUS), 7 = Brazil (BRZ), viii = Asia Pacific (APC), 9 = IND/IN2, 0 = Asean (AZN), A = China (CHN), G = HD3

6 – Explained

The VIN check digit doesn't yield any significant data or information for the passenger/owner. Information technology can be a digit from 0-9 or X

vii – Explained

The model years are categorised by a alphabetic character of the alphabet. The following relates to motorcycles from 2017 with the Milwaukee Eight engine.

H = 2017, J = 2018, K = 2019, L = 2020, Yard = 2021

8 – Explained

The motorbike is coded as manufactured in a particular country merely also at a particular assembly plant in a land too. This is especially relevant where a country may have more than ane assembly plant such every bit the USA. The assembly found locations are categorised by a letter of the alphabet.

B = York, PA USA, C = Kansas Urban center, MO USA, D = H-D Brazil-Manaus Brazil (CKD), Northward = Haryana India (Bawal District Rewari),  S = Tasit, Pluagdang, Rayong, Thailand

9 – Explained

Each model is given a series number and this is sequential. It is a half-dozen digit number