Many people call the resistor pellet a chip due to the common misconception that it is some sophisticated digital circuit to identify the key to the car.
What is vats on a car.
General information the pass key pass key ii or vats as it s called in earlier gm vehicles uses a resistor mounted in the key blank to confirm that the correct ignition key is being used to start the engine.
A car is manufactured primarily for carrying passengers has rear windows or space for them and a roof behind the driver.
The vats acronym stands for vehicle anti theft system and is also known as pass key or personal automotive security system.
A van for vat purposes is a vehicle with 3 or more wheels that is not a car.
The following are not cars.
Corvette thefts decreased drastically from vats.
Introduced in other models in later years.
Vats stands for vehicle anti theft system.
Each vats key has a resistor embedded in the key blade and each resistor has 1 of 15 possible resistance values.
When a vehicle is bought as new vat must be paid to customs excise by the dealer.
It is commonly referred to as passkey.
The vehicle is now deemed to be vat qualifying.
It is not a.
First introduced vats in 1985 on the chevrolet corvette and after proving successful was later.
These resisters are often referred to as a resister pellet vats pellet or vats chip.
If the buyer is vat registered they may be able to claim back the vat following their purchase depending on the type of vehicle and vat scheme.
To confirm a 2 wheeled vehicle is a bike.