The 10th character of a VIN provides the model year.
2. Decode the 10th character according to the chart below.
1=1980, 2=1981, 3=1982, 4=1983, 5=1984, 6=1985, 7=1986, 8=1987, 9=1988, A=1989, B=1990, C=1991, D=1992, E=1993, F=1994, G=1995, H=1996, J=1997, K=1998, L=1999, M=2000, N=2001, P=2002, Q=2003, R=2004, S=2005, T=2006, U=2007, V=2008, W=2009, X=2010, Y=2011, 1=2012, 2=2013, 3=2014, 4=2015, 5=2016, 6=2017, 7=2018, 8=2019, 9=2020, A=2021, B=2022, C=2023, D=2024, E=2025, F=2026, G=2027, H=2028, J=2029, K=2030, L=2031, M=2032, N=2033
Using this chart, we can determine that the 10th character of the VIN, "M", corresponds to the year 2000.
Therefore, the Yamaha DT with VIN number 1M2-106250 is a 2000 model.