This manual is organized so that, whenever possible, when a change has been made within a model year, the vehicle identification number (VIN) of the first vehicle with this change is given. The digits you need to know for this parts and service information are taken from the seventeen digit VIN number. If, for example the VIN is WVW=32ZHE000001, you need only nine of the last eleven digits of this number-or, more specifically, the digits 32 E 000001. Your Volkswagen's VIN is found on the left doorjamb and on a plate mounted on the driver's side of the instrument panel padding where the number can be seen through the windshield. The VINs assigned to Quantum models for the years 1982 through 1988 which are covered by this manual are: Quantum Sedan

1982: ...32 C 000001 to ...32 C 300000
1983: ...32 D 000001 to ...32 D 300000
1984: ...32 E 000001 to ...32 E 300000
1985: ...32 F 000001 to ...32 F 300000
1986: ...32 G 000001 to ...32 G 500000
1987: ...32 H 000001 to ...32 H 400000
1988: ...32 J 000001 to ...32 J 220000

Quantum Wagon and Squareback

1982: ...33 C 000001 to ...33 C 300000
1983: ...33 D 000001 to ...33 D 300000
1984: ...33 E 000001 to ...33 E 300000
1985: ...33 F 000001 to ...33 F 300000
1986: ...33 G 000001 to ...33 G 500000
1987: ...33 H 000001 to ...33 H 400000
1988: ...33 J 000001 to ...33 J 220000

Quantum Syncro

1985: ...33 F 000001 to ...33 F 500000
1986: ...33 G 000001 to ...33-G 400000
1987: ...33 H 000001 to ...33 H 220000
1988: ...33 J 000001 to ...33 J 299999