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Decode your bike. Check recalls. Get the parts.

Enter your motorcycle's 17-character VIN, or pick your bike from the list. You'll get what it is, any safety recalls, and the filters, battery, plugs and tire specs it takes.

0 / 17 · The VIN is stamped on the steering head and printed on a sticker on the frame. Letters I, O and Q are never used.

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Send in your bike's parts and specs. Every submission is reviewed against a source before it shows on the site, so include where the numbers came from: your owner's manual page, the parts maker's fitment page, or the part's box.

How to read a motorcycle VIN

Every motorcycle sold in the US since 1981 has a 17-character VIN, laid out by federal rule (49 CFR Part 565). Each part of it means something:

1–3The manufacturer and vehicle type (the World Manufacturer Identifier).
4–8The bike's attributes, such as model, engine and series. What each code means is set by the manufacturer.
9A check digit, calculated from the other 16 characters, so a mistyped VIN can be caught.
10The model year. Codes run A–Y for 2010–2030, skipping I, O, Q, U and Z, and the cycle repeats every 30 years.
11The plant where it was built.
12–17The production number.

The decoder above reads all of this from NHTSA's free VIN database and checks the check digit for you.

Motorcycle recalls

A safety recall means the manufacturer or NHTSA found a defect. The fix is free at an authorized dealer, even if you bought the bike used. The recall list above shows recalls for your bike's make, model and year. Whether your exact bike has already been fixed depends on its VIN, so check it at nhtsa.gov/recalls or call a dealer.

About the parts list

Parts and specs come from the motorcycle makers' own manuals and spec pages, and from the part makers' own fitment lookups. Each value is marked with where it was checked. Parts can change between model years and regions, so match the part number on your old part or in your owner's manual before you buy.

Tire pressures are cold pressures, set before you ride. The right pressure for you can change with load, so check the label on your bike or your owner's manual.