[jebiruph]

Hi, new member - first post. Just bought a 2006 AN400S, or so I thought. It is a blue Type S. The title says it's an AN400K3. I decoded the VIN and the date code (10th digit) is 6 and the design sequence (7th digit) is 3 (I assume that's were the K3 is coming from). Until now, I thought a K3 was a 2003, K4 a 2004 and so on. Has anyone seen this before?

 

[Buffalo]

Well the 10th digit in the vin on my 06 400S is a 6. On the title under model it says AN4. I think what shows up on the title as the model probably depends on who fills out the paperwork. The important thing is that the vin number on the title matches the one on the bike.

As suzuki did not offer an S model in 03 it's pretty certain you have an 06.

 

[cliffyk]

What is the month/year of manufacture on the nameplate?

 

[jebiruph]

Well the 10th digit in the vin on my 06 400S is a 6. On the title under model it says AN4. I think what shows up on the title as the model probably depends on who fills out the paperwork. The important thing is that the vin number on the title matches the one on the bike.

As suzuki did not offer an S model in 03 it's pretty certain you have an 06.

It's an 06, I was just expecting to see AN400S instead of AN400K3 on the title. I thought maybe it was a typo on the title, so I questioned it when I had it transferred. They told the model number on the title is determined by the VIN. I used an online VIN analyzer and it said it was a K3 also. Do you know what the 7th digit is in your 06 400S VIN?

 

[Scootereno]

I'm not sure I'd stress over it as the models had very little changes from 03-06.
You do know the Blue models are faster especially the "Sport" model. 8)
Hope you enjoy yours as much as I have mine.
Ride Safe and Have Fun.

 

[Buffalo]

Do you know what the 7th digit is in your 06 400S VIN?

The 7th digit of my VIN is a 3

 

[cliffyk]

Here is a great VIN guide/decoder for Suzuki motorcycles...

 

[jebiruph]

Thanks to all who replied. I think the issue is with the seventh digit in the VIN, which is described as the design sequence at http://www.suzukicycles.org/_misc/identification.shtml. In my VIN it is a 3 and it looks like both Nebraska (the original title) and Iowa (my new title) interpret that as being a K3.

 

[ctpaddler2000]

Congratulations on your purchase. Until a recent horn failure my 2006 has performed flawlessly since it was brand new. If it still has the short "Sport" windscreen, you will find that a lot of riders have swapped them out for the taller standard windscreen.