Stop bickering. Any vehicle that has a 17 digit VIN is model year identifiable by the 10th digit since 1980 as follows
The letters I, O, Q, U, and Z are not used because they can be easily confused with a number or another letter.
A – 1980
B – 1981
C – 1982
D – 1983
E – 1984
F – 1985
G – 1986
H – 1987
I – not used
J – 1988
K – 1989
L – 1990
M – 1991
N – 1992
O – not used
P – 1993
Q – not used
R – 1994
S – 1995
T – 1996
U – not used
V – 1997
W – 1998
X – 1999
Y – 2000
Z – not used
Beginning with 2001, numbers are used to designate the model year.
1 – 2001
2 – 2002
3 – 2003
4 – 2004
5 – 2005
6 – 2006
7 – 2007