Q: I put vin # in and was wanting to know if my car is FWD

asked by on June 16, 2016

I put my vin # in and wanted to know if it is FWD

My car has 95000 miles.
My car has an automatic transmission.

Your vehicle will either be front wheel drive or all wheel drive. Your vehicle will have a sticker on the back or side that says AWD. If you do not have a sticker, then you have a FWD or front wheel drive vehicle.

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