IMPORTANT: Always obtain the serial number when possible. The serial number can help determine the engine model and also help determine the correct service parts and changes based on serial number breaks.

This is the KUBOTA VIN decoder. Every KUBOTA car has a unique identifier code called a VIN. This number contains vital information about the car, such as its manufacturer, year of production, the plant it was produced in, type of engine, model and more. This is a universal VIN decoder. Every car has a unique identifier code called a VIN. This number contains vital information about the car, such as its manufacturer, year of production, the plant it was produced in, type of engine, model and more.

How to Read the VIN Number on a Kubota. The Kubota Corporation began in 1890 in Japan and began selling engines in 1922. It wasn't until 1976 that the compan. The first number after the letter is the horsepower. This is an 40 horse Compact tractor. The Second number tells us what chassis the tractor is on. This is where things can get a little tricky, especially if you’ve got an older Kubota. For the last 10 years the Grand L Series Kubotas have been denoted with 30 a 40 or a 60 after the number.

Old Format

4-6 numbers that are sequential with no breaks for production month or year.

New Format (starting 1997)

How To Read A Kubota Serial Number

Alpha-numeric (e.g. XJ5050 or 4J5050) with breaks for production month and year.

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