QUOTE (bango690 @ Nov 18 2008, 07:00 PM)

did they not put it on the braking system before then?
Yes.
upto a certain year the VIN was in 2 locations
on a plate rivetted to the brake pedal/servo mounting & stamped into the front right chassis vertical face between bumper mount/steering box mount
& when the regs changed a additional plate added in the lower left front screen corner plus the 2 places described above.