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    VIN messages

    Can anyone help me decode these two messages, I think they relate to the vehicle VIN

    88 FB 10 2 47 32 41 4E 93 Vehicle ID
    88 FB 10 3 31 38 42 37 1C Vehicle ID

    I'm not sure how to interpret the data:

    2 47 32
    3 31 38

    Thank you

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    You're missing some additional messages to get the full VIN but these two messages communicated the "G2AN18B7" portion of the entire message.

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    Thank you very much,
    I think I get it, 47=G, 32=2 etc. Does not make sense though

    G2 = Pontiac
    AN = Ion Level 2 coupe
    1 = 2 door coupe
    8 = ?

    Expected G8 for Saturn

    I also see this data just before the previous data that might also relate to VIN
    49 FE 58 6 6
    28 FF 40 6 7 2 0A 88
    8A EA 30 20 C9 0 64

    I'm not sure if this is 3 separate messages or just one long one spread over three lines?
    Last edited by WizKid22; 09-07-2014 at 12:21 PM.

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    Quote Originally Posted by WizKid22 View Post
    Thank you very much,
    I think I get it, 47=G, 32=2 etc. Does not make sense though

    G2 = Pontiac
    AN = Ion Level 2 coupe
    1 = 2 door coupe
    8 = ?

    Expected G8 for Saturn

    I also see this data just before the previous data that might also relate to VIN
    49 FE 58 6 6
    28 FF 40 6 7 2 0A 88
    8A EA 30 20 C9 0 64

    I'm not sure if this is 3 separate messages or just one long one spread over three lines?
    These last messages you posted are unrelated to the previous messages. They appear to be some broadcast messages or communication between other modules.

    The characters are communicated in ASCII via hex values. Check out this table to see what each of those values corresponds to:

    http://www.asciitable.com/

    The second 8 in the 88 at the beginning of the messages indicates that 8 bytes will follow. The last byte is the message checksum. The third byte (2 or 3) indicates the sequence of the information to follow as part of the entire message (17 characters). The actual data (in the first message) transmitted is 47 32 41 4E.