Harley Davidson Engine Number Check
The numbers on the case dont seem to match any thing I can find on the various identifcation tables.
Harley davidson engine number check. The number is imprinted on the engine and this is the best method for VIN check in case of doubts about tampering or title issues. Numbers located on both left and right crankcase halves. It consists of 17 characters that can be deciphered with the Harley Davidson VIN decoder.
Vehicle Identification Number VIN is located on the engine crankcase and is the same as the number located on frame steering head. The engine of the vehicle also contains the VIN number. The number on the right case located near the front pushrod tube reads as follows 3561924 8 676 the number do not have a space between them as I have them here I did this because the 8 seems to have stamped with a different die.
If the title and frame VIN reads 1HD1ELK12BZ123456 the. Check the last two digits of the VIN. Unfortunately older Harley-Davidson identification numbers ran through a series of constant changes throughout the years making it difficult to identify early engine models.
The check number is used to detect invalid VINs. To speak with a Harley-Davidson customer care representative please call 800-258-2464 or 414-343-4056. Harley engines that were made before or in the 1960s have the model year of the engine as the first two numbers of the engine number which acts as a VIN.
The code includes such information about the HD bike as the model the year and the production number. Look on left side of the engine case for the engine number. The engine of the vehicle also contains the Harley-Davidson VIN number engine code.
Look on left side of the engine case for the engine number. Even then as to date they only code the year not the month or date. Look for a four-digit production code in the last four digits of the VIN.