Black tag with 7-digit code: what is it?

[rsvw]

When I purchased my used 2003 Jetta, one of the things that I received was a black plastic tag that has some codes on it. On one side is white lettering, 7 digits, first is a letter and the rest are numbers. On the other side is a white tag with black numbers. Two digits are on top, 5 digits are below. This code bears no resemblance to the code on the other side.

I assumed that this could be an SKC, but from what I read in the Ross-Tech info, the 7-digit codes came from dealers and date and dealer number are needed for them to be useful. They refer to a 17-digit code, but clearly this is not it. There are also 4-digit codes mentioned, but that doesn't fit either.

Can anyone clue me in on what these codes are for?

[g&g]

Could you post a picture?

Where did you find the code, was it in the owner's manual?

My MK4 Jetta came with a sticker that is white with black lettering and it outlines the engine and trans codes as well as the radio code. It was put inside the owner's manual.

[kbg]

radio code

[rsvw]

In another forum someone pointed this out to me:
http://www.ross-tech.com/vag-com/images/key_tags.jpg

What I have is the top tag (VIN 11-17) and the key number on the left of the middle tag. I don't have the other two labels.

Mystery solved!

[VDub2625]

Older cars used to use a tag like that for the key code. I thought newer cars used a VIN based code, but maybe not.

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