Reference Details
- Common issue
- Using spring appearance alone as proof of A12 identity, or treating an early-build 213 spring-code sheet as conclusive disproof without broader VIN, tag, sheet, and stamping review.
- Confidence
- documented
- Correct value
- Hemmings/Frank Badalson reports build-sheet spring codes 965 for the right rear spring and 795 for the left rear spring, while noting that early A12 Super Bees can show the standard 213 spring code on the build sheet.
- Where to check
- Original build sheet; compare with rear-spring assembly evidence during inspection