Identifying Harleys by VIN designator

[Kagan]

Starting in 1981, Harley moved to a 17-digit serial number for all of their bikes. The first number is always 1. Made in USA. The next two are always HD and the fourth can be a 1 or a 4 depending on the plant that assembled it.

It's the fifth and sixth characters (sometimes the 7th also) that tell the story. The year shown is its year of introduction. Here's as complete a list as I have been able to compile:

AA FLH-80 1981 ELECTRA GLIDE TOURING
AB FLHP-80 1981 ELECTRA GLIDE POLICE CHAIN
AC FLH-80 1981 ELECTRA GLIDE SHRINE CHAIN
AD FLH 1981 ELECTRA GLIDE TOURING CLASSIC 1200
AE FLT 1981 ELECTRA GLIDE TOURING 1200
AF FLTC 1981 TOUR GLIDE CLASSIC 1200
AG FLH 1981 ELECTRA GLIDE CLASSIC W/SIDECAR 1200
AH FLHP-80 1981 ELECTRA GLIDE POLICE BELT DELUXE
AJ FLH-80 1981 ELECTRA GLIDE TOURING HERITAGE
AK FLHS-80 1981 ELECTRA GLIDE SPORT
AL FLH-80 1981 ELECTRA GLIDE TOURING SHRINE BELT
BA FXE-80 1981 SUPER GLIDE ELECTRIC
BB FXEF-80 1981 SUPER GLIDE ELECTRIC FATBOB
BC FXS-80 1981 LOW RIDER
BD FXB-80 1981 SUPER GLIDE STURGIS BELT PRIMARY
BE FXWG-80 1981 WIDE GLIDE
BF FXSB-80 1983 LOW RIDER BELT
BG FXDG 1983 DYNA GLIDE STURGIS
BH FXST 1984 SOFTAIL STANDARD
BJ FLST/FLSTC 1986 HERITAGE SOFTAIL/HERITAGE SOFTAIL CLASSIC
BK FXSTC 1986 SOFTAIL CUSTOM
BL FXSTS 1988 SOFTAIL SPRINGER
BM FLSTF 1990 FATBOY
BN FLSTN 1993 NOSTALGIA (REINTRODUCED AS DELUXE)
BP FXSTSB 1995 BADBOY
BR FLSTS,FLSTSC 1997 HERITAGE SPRINGER/HERITAGE SPRINGER CLASSIC
BS FXSTD 2000 DEUCE
BT FXSTB 1999 NIGHT TRAIN
BV FXSTI 2001 SOFTAIL STANDARD EFI
BW FLSTCI 2001 HERITAGE SOFTAIL EFI
BX FLSTFI 2001 FATBOY EFI
BY FLSTSI,FLSTSCI 2001 HERITAGE SPRINGER EFI/HERITAGE SPRINGER CLASSIC EFI
BZ FXSTSI 2001 SOFTAIL SPRINGER EFI
CAH XLH1000 1981 SPORTSTER 1000
CAM XL/XLH 883 1986 SPORTSTER
CAM XL883D 1986 DELUXE
CAN XLH1100 1986 SPORTSTER
CAP XL/XLH1200 1988 SPORTSTER
CBH XLS 1981 ROADSTER 1000 (FATBOB)
CCH XLX 1983 ROADSTER 1000 (PEANUT)
CDH XR1000 1983
CEM XLH883H 1987 HUGGER
CFM XLH883D 1988 DELUXE
CGP XLH1200C 2003 CUSTOM
CHP XLH1200S 2003 SPORT
CJM XL883C 1998 CUSTOM
CKM XL883R 2002 ROADSTER
CLP XL1200R 2004 ROADSTER
CMM X 883L 2005 SPORTSTER LOW
CN XL883 2007 SPORTSTER EFI
CP XL883C 2007 SPORTSTER CUSOM EFI
CR XL883L 2007 SPORTDTER LOW EFI
CS XL883R 2007 SPORTSTER RACING EFI
CT XL1200C 2007 SPORTSTER CUSTOM EFI
CV XL1200R 2007 ROADSTER EFI
CWP XL1200L 2006 SPORTSTER LOW
CX XL1200L 2007 SPORTSTER LOW EFI
CY XL50 2007 SPORTSTER 50TH ANNIVERSARY EFI
CZ XL1200N 2007 NIGHTSTER
DA FLHTP 1984 POLICE W/WINDSHIELD
DA FLT 1982 (RUBBER MOUNT)
DB FLTC 1982 TOUR GLIDE CLASSIC (RUBBER MOUNT)
DC FLHT 1983 ELECTRA GLIDE STANDARD
DD FLHT/FLHTC 1983 ELECTRA GLIDE STANDARD/ELECTRA GLIDE CLASSIC '81-'83
DE FLHTC WITH SIDECAR
DF FLHTP 1996 POLICE WITH FAIRING
DG FLHTC 1998 SHRINE
DH FLTC WITH SIDECAR
DJ FLHTC 1984 ELECTRA GLIDE CLASSIC '84 AND LATER
DK FLTC SHRINE
DM FLTCU 1989 TOUR GLIDE CLASSIC ULTRA
DN FLTCU WITH SIDECAR
DP FLHTCU 1989 ELECTRA GLIDE CLASSIC ULTRA
DR FLHTCU WITH SIDECAR
DS FLTCU SHRINE
DT FLHTCU SHRINE
EA FXR 1982 SUPER GLIDE
EB FXRS 1982 SUPER GLIDE SPORT
EC FXRT 1983 SPORT GLIDE
ED FXRP SUPER GLIDE POLICE WITH WINDSHIELD
EE FXRDG 1984 FXR DISC GLIDE
EF FXRP 1984 POLICE LOW RIDER WITH FAIRING
EG FXRS-SP 1986 SUPER GLIDE SPORT
EH FXRD 1986 FXR TOURING
EJ FXRC 1985 SUPER GLIDE CUSTOM
EK FXRP CALIFORNIA HIGHWAY PATROL
EL FXLR 1987 LOW RIDER
EM FXRS-CON 1989 SUPER GLIDE SPORT CONVERTIBLE
ES FXR2 1999 SUPER GLIDE SPECIAL SERIES - EVO
ET FXR3 1999 SUPER GLIDE SPECIAL SERIES - EVO
EV FXR4 2000 SUPER GLIDE SPECIAL SERIES - EVO
FA FLHS 1987 ELECTRA GLIDE SPORT
FB FLHRI 1996 ROAD KING EFI
FC FLHTCUI 1995 ELECTRA GLIDE CLASSIC ULTRA EFI
FD FLHR 1994 ROAD KING
FE FLTCUI 1996 TOUR GLIDE ULTRA EFI
FF FLHTCI 1996 ELECTRA GLIDE CLASSIC EFI
FG FLHTCUI 1998 WITH SIDECAR
FH FLHPI 1996 ROAD KING POLICE EFI
FJ FLHP 1996 POLICE
FK FLHTCI 2003 SHRINE
FL FLHTCUI 2002 ELECTRA GLIDE TOURING ULTRA SHRINE EFI
FM FLHTPI 1997 ELECTRA GLIDE CLASSIC POLICE EFI
FN FLHPE 2000 POLICE (JAPAN)
FP FLTR 1998 ROAD GLIDE
FR FLHRCI 1998 ROAD KING CLASSIC EFI
FS FLTRI 1998 ROAD GLIDE EFI
FT FLHPEI 2000 POLICE C.H.P.
FV FLHTI 2003 ELECTRA GLIDE STANDARD EFI
FW FLHRI 2003 SHRINE
FX FLHRS 2004 ROAD KING CUSTOM
FY FLHRSI 2004 ROAD KING CUSTOM EFI
GA FXDBD 1992 DYNA LOW RIDER DAYTONA
GB FXDBS 1991 DYNA LOW RIDER STURGIS
GC FXDC 1992 DYNA SUPER GLIDE CUSTOM
GD FXDL 1993 DYNA LOW RIDER
GE FXDWG 1993 DYNA WIDE GLIDE
GG FXDS-CON 1993 DYNA SPORT CONVERTIBLE
GH FXD 1995 DYNA SUPER GLIDE
GJ FXDX 1999 DYNA SUPER GLIDE SPORT
GK FXDP 2001 DYNA SUPER GLIDE POLICE
GL FXDXT 2001 DYNA SUPER GLIDE T-SPORT
GM FXDI 2004 DYNA SUPER GLIDE EFI
GN FXDLI 2004 DYNA LOW RIDER EFI
GP FXDWGI 2004 DYNA WIDE GLIDE EFI
GR FXDXI 2004 DYNA SUPER GLIDE SPORT EFI
GV FXDCI 2005 DYNA SUPER GLIDE CUSTOM EFI
GW FXD35 2006 35TH ANNIVERSARY SUPER GLIDE (EFI ONLY)
GX FXDBI 2006 STREET BOB
GX TLE 2002 SIDECAR
HA VRSCA 2004 V-ROD
HB VRSCB 2006 V-ROD BLACK FRAME
HC VRSCR 2006 STREET ROD
HD VRSCD 2006 NIGHT ROD
HF VRSCAW 2007 V-ROD
HH VRSCDX 2007 NIGHT ROD SPECIAL
HJ VRSCX 2007 SCREAMIN' EAGLE V-ROD
HX RLE SIDECAR
JA FXSTBI 2001 NIGHT TRAIN EFI
JB FXSTDI 2001 DEUCE EFI
JD FLSTNI 2005 DELUXE INJECTED
JE FLST 2006 SOFTAIL HERITAGE
JF FLSTI 2006 SOFTAIL HERITAGE EFI
JG FLSTFI 2005 FATBOY EFI SHRINE
JH FLSTCI 2005 SOFTAIL HERITAGE EFI SHRINE
JL FXSTC 2007 SOFTAIL CUSTOM EFI
KA FLHX 2006 STREET GLIDE
KB FLHXI 2006 STREET GLIDE EFI
KX TLE SIDECAR ON FLHTCU
PC FLTRSEI2 2001 CVO ROAD GLIDE
PD FLHRSEI 2002 CVO ROAD KING
PF FXSTDSE 2003 CVO DEUCE
PG FLHRSE3 2007 CVO ROAD KING EFI
PG FLHRSEI2 2003 CVO ROAD KING
PH FXSTDSE2 2004 CVO DEUCE
PJ FLHTCSE 2004 CVO ELECTRA GLIDE
PK FLHTCSE2 2005 CVO ELECTRA GLIDE
PL FLSTFSC 2005 CVO FATBOY
PM VRSCSE 2005 CVO V-ROD
PN FLSTFSE2 2006 CVO FATBOY
PP VRSCSE2 2006 V-ROD CVO
PR FLHTCUSE 2006 CVO ULTRA
PR FLHTCUSE2 2007 CVO ELECTRA GLIDE CLASSIC ULTRA EFI
PS FXDSE 2007 CVO DYNA EFI
PT FXSTSSE 2007 CVO SOFTAIL SPRINGER EFI
SA CLE 1981 SIDECAR
SD CLE 1981 SIDECAR ON FLH
SE CLE 1981 SIDECAR
SF TLE SIDECAR ON FLTC, FLHTC
SG TLE SIDECAR
SH CLE SIDECAR ON FLHX
XX VRXSE 2006 V-ROD DESTROYER (RACE ONLY)

[Squirrel]

Thank you for the post Art!