Factory build sheet
1981 Chevrolet Corvette
Build 0000000J-9
VIN positions 1 through 8 read 0000000J and position 10 reads 9. Those nine characters define this build. Position 9 and positions 11 through 17 differ on every car.
Every Corvette whose VIN starts 0000000J and carries 9 in position 10 left the plant with the same engine, transmission, drivetrain and equipment listed below. We know of 10 of them.
- Decoded Jul 7, 2026
- 10 known VINs
How this VIN pattern is read
A 17-character VIN carries two kinds of information: what was built, and which one it is. This page is the first kind — the nine highlighted positions.
| Positions | Characters | What they encode |
|---|---|---|
| 1–3 | 000 | World manufacturer identifier |
| 4–8 | 0000J | Model, body style, engine and restraint system |
| 9 | × | Check digit — computed per vehicle, not part of the build |
| 10 | 9 | Model year — 1981 |
| 11 | × | Assembly plant |
| 12–17 | ×××××× | Production sequence number, unique to each vehicle |
10 vehicles carry this build
Every VIN we have decoded to 0000000J-9 shares the specification above.
- 10 Known VINs
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Where this data comes from
Specification fields are decoded from the manufacturer's filings in the NHTSA vPIC database, keyed on VIN positions 1–8 and 10. We publish the filed values as they stand and leave out anything the filing does not record.
Vehicle counts come from the 10 VINs of this build we have seen in dealer inventory. They are a sample of the road population, not a production figure.