Где находится номера кузова и двигателя

У каждого транспортного средства есть свой персональный код, только он называется ВИН-номер автомобиля. По нему можно узнать историю транспортного средства, а также некоторые характеристики машины перед покупкой, продажей и подбором запчастей.

VIN — что это

ВИН-номер автомобиля — это уникальный, называемый идентификационным, код, в котором зашифровывается информация о дате выхода с конвейера, производителе и ключевых характеристиках машины. Обычно длинный, не поддающийся запоминанию набор цифр, часто называют номером кузова.

В некоторых моделях ТС, помимо нанесенного на раму, окно, двигатель, порог номера кузова, может быть дублирующий код. Он расположен симметрично, но с другой стороны авто, и чем-то схож с ВИНом. В СТС указан как номер шасси, который так же, как и идентификационный, должен хорошо читаться. В ином случае могут быть проблемы с регистрацией ТС. Номер шасси — один из вариантов страховой поддержки на случай, если деформируется/сгниет/повредится «официальный» ВИН на раме. Он позволяет успешно пройти экспертизу автомобиля на подлинность.

Какой должен быть длины

Любой современный идентификатор авто состоит из 17 символов без пробелов, знаков препинания или разрывов. Это могут быть цифры 0-9 или буквы из латинского алфавита, за исключением неиспользуемых в кодировании «О», схожей с нулем; «I», схожей с «1» и «L»; «Q», схожей с «О», «9» или нулем. Но если завод выпускает за год меньше 500 новых ТС, то ВИНы этих автомобилей будут состоять всего из 12-14 символов.

Дополнительная информация! Одно время, в промежуток между 1954 по 1981 г, вообще не существовало общих стандартов, поэтому сами производители определяли кодировку и придавали ей желаемую форму.

Регламентируют особенности шифрования международные стандарты: ISO 3780 и ISO 3779-1983 (рекомендательного характера). На их основании в России действует ГОСТ Р 51980-2002, который контролирует принцип формирования кода, место и правила его нанесения.

Как выглядит

Номер VIN, принадлежащий автомобилю, — это зашифрованные WMI (индекс производителя — первые 3 символа), VDS (характеристики и год выпуска машины — средние 6 знаков) и VIS (серийный номер, код завода — последние 8 знаков) индикаторы.

Пример: ХТА21124070445066, где «ХТА» — это WMI, «211240» — VDS, а «70445066» — VIS.

Где находится в автомобиле

Номер кузова автомобиля обязательно указывается в документах (СТС и ПТС) и на самой машине. В техпаспорте для ВИНа отведена отдельная строка, а на разных ТС месторасположение зашифрованного госзнака зависит от модели авто и предпочтений производителя (отечественный, зарубежный).

Отметим, что идентификационный код всегда располагается на тех частях кузова, которые меньше подвергаются деформации или не могут быть просто отсоединены от транспортного средства, а также заменены, как мелкие запчасти.

При любом автоосмотре инспектор вправе сравнить номера в документах с теми, что на транспортном средстве, и при нарушениях целостности ВИНа (следы ручной пайки или краски, отсутствие кода), расхождении с номером в документации машина будет отправлена на экспертизу. Поэтому при обнаружении проблемы с содержанием кода не стоит затягивать с восстановлением символьного «шифра».

Небольшая памятка: по статистике, чаще всего владельцы авто сталкиваются с проблемой определения места нанесения идентификатора.

“Рено”

В “Рено” ВИН-номер автомобиля может находиться в 3 местах:

• на чашке правого переднего амортизатора под капотом вблизи кузовных швов;
• на правой стороне стойки кузова, расположенной между водительским и задним сиденьем;
• под лобовым стеклом.

Также имеется дубликат, который нужно искать под обшивкой багажника на полу.

 “Ока”

На “Оке” главное местоположение ВИНа — панель за аккумулятором. Дублируют же его проставленные символы спереди водоотражательного щитка или на поперечине правой части пола под задним сиденьем.

“КамАЗ”

В “КамАЗе” номер кузова автомобиля находится на задней части правого лонжерона подрамника. Дублируется же код на заводской табличке с основными характеристиками грузового средства в нижнем проеме правой двери.

“ЗиЛ-130”

У “ЗиЛа-130” идентификатор находится на блоке цилиндра справа, рядом с масляным фильтром.

Дублирующий код выбит на переднем торце рым-болта.

“УАЗ”

На автофургонах марки “УАЗ” с цельнометаллическим кузовом VIN наносится на наружную панель передка (под капотом) справа или на водосточный желоб, что расположен над правым проемом сдвижной кузовной двери.

“Урал”

В машинах “Урал” содержание зашифрованной информации можно найти в зоне порога правого дверного проема. ВИН будет нанесен на специальной панели с дополнительным защитным уплотнением.

“Шкода”

В “Шкоде” ВИН-номер может быть:

• на ребре водительской двери;
• на полу багажника (табличка);
• в нижнем левом углу ветрового стекла;
• в моторном отсеке на правой стороне чашки амортизатора.

Расположение кода зависит от модификации ТС, поэтому при его поиске нужно будет проверять основные места.

“Шевроле”

На “Шевроле” заводской идентификатор находится со стороны пассажира под ковриком в люке. Повторяет код наклейка, которая расположена на средней стойке с водительской стороны. Под капотом машины ВИН-номер будет отсутствовать.

“Хонда”

В “Хонде” ключевыми позициями для расположения ВИНа являются: низ лобового стекла со стороны водителя и пол в передней пассажирской части машины.

“Мерседес”

У авто “Мерседес” ВИН может находиться:

• над радиаторным бачком (в моторном отделении);
• на разделяющей салон и моторный отсек перегородке;
• на лонжероне в контурной части колесной арки;
• под передним пассажирским сиденьем;
• в правом проеме двери;
• в виде наклейки под лобовым стеклом.

Место зависит от модификации и страны сборки.

“Мазда”

У “Мазды” код расположен напротив переднего сиденья в ногах пассажира. Дублирующая запись закреплена на центральной правой стойке. В российской сборке ВИН часто встречается под капотом на планке переднего правого крыла и в проеме двери со стороны водителя.

“Тойота”

В “Тойоте” планка с идентификатором находится под передним сиденьем пассажира. Шильдик копирует номер на левой центральной стойке.

Как узнать, какая комплектация у машины по номеру кузова

Информация о комплектации, основных характеристиках и дополнительных опциях ТС закладывается в среднюю VDS-часть, состоящую из 6 символов, то есть с 4-й по 9-ю позицию VIN после индикатора WMI. Сложив оба кода, можно прочитать ВИН. К примеру, X1F5410 значит, что это автомобиль “КамАЗ”, выпущенный на Камском автомобильном заводе в Набережных Челнах. Машина — седельный тягач (4) с полной массой автомобиля (5) 15-20 тонн в 10-й модельной версии.

Часто автовладельцы безрамных транспортных средств полагают, что номер шасси автомобиля — тот же самый ВИН-код. Это заблуждение, поскольку VIN присуждается двигателю и автомобилю, а идентификатор шасси — раме машины. При желании поставить автомобиль с рамой на учет в ГАИ необходимо убедиться, что на ней находятся 2 разных кода, а не один. Номер шасси и VIN должны быть вписаны в документы на ТС.

Последние 8 символов идентификатора машины называются VIS частью. В ней могут располагаться данные о порядковом номере транспортного средства (очередность выхода с конвейера), дате выпуска (у определенных изготовителей) и/или заводе.

Дополнительная информация! Часто очень сложно найти нужную деталь для замены из-за множества поколений авто. Номер ВИН может помочь автолюбителю избежать ошибок при покупке: многие продавцы маркируют товар в соответствии с идентификационным кодом.

Как узнать год выпуска автомобиля по номеру ВИН

Год и дату выпуска конкретного авто можно узнать по номеру кузова двумя способами. Первый — открыть специальную таблицу, где будут расшифрованы символы, обозначающие конкретные года. Но в такой проверке есть существенный недостаток: у разных изготовителей место символа, отвечающего за год выпуска, часто отличается, или его нет вовсе (как у большинства японских и европейских). При этом отдельные производители шифруют год на 11-й позиции кода (12-й обозначают месяц выпуска), хоть и считается нормой делать это в 10-м символе.

Основная расшифровка заключается в определенной последовательности латинских букв и цифр: сначала идут буквенные обозначения от А до Z, соответствуя годам от 1980 до 2000. Затем начинается числовая шифровка от 1 до 9 для 2001-2009 соответственно. Далее снова буквы А-Z для 2010-2020. Так через каждый промежуток происходит смена букв на цифры и наоборот.

Более простой способ, не заставляющий тратить время на поиски таблиц и уточнений расположения конкретных символов в коде, — это использовать готовые системы и приложения с проверкой ТС по идентификационному номеру. Такие сервисы, как “ВИН01”, “Автокод”, “Авто.ру”, в бесплатном доступе и всего за пару кликов показывают основные данные по машинам: год выпуска, категорию ТС, тип, объем и мощность двигателя.

Также с помощью идентификационного номера можно «пробивать» информацию о наличии запретов и залогов, количестве предыдущих владельцев и прохождений ТО (с указанием реального пробега). При этом уточнять: не находится ли ТС в розыске и не участвовало ли в ДТП.

Эти же «криминальные» данные можно узнать онлайн на сайтах ГИБДД и Судебных приставов или при личном посещении соответствующей организации.

Как по номеру ВИН определить, где произведен автомобиль

В WMI первый символ обозначает географическую зону:

• Северная Америка — 1-5;
• Австралия и Океания — 6-7;
• Южная Америка — 8-9;
• Африка — A-G;
• Азия — J- R;
• Европа — S-Z.

Второй символ указывает на страну. А третий — на завод-изготовитель. Если номер кузова автомобиля начинается, к примеру, с символов TR, TS, то он был выпущен с конвейера в Венгрии; с WM, WF, WZ — в Германии. Полный список всех расшифровок можно найти в открытом доступе в сети.

У каждого продвинутого (или наткнувшегося на мошенника, перекупщика, просто недобросовестного продавца) водителя со временем вырабатывается привычка: перед покупкой автомобиля пробивать его ВИН-код. Благодаря таким действиям они могут уберечь себя от траты денег на настоящий утиль в красивой обертке или попадания в кабалу с ограничениями, розыском или арестом.

Для сокращения времени на поиск необходимых данных можно воспользоваться готовыми программами расшифровки, которые вполне легко устанавливаются на компьютер и телефон. В зависимости от полноты информации о пробиваемом автомобиле будет выставлен соответствующий счет. Как правило, в бесплатном доступе находится основная информация о производителе, годе выпуска, наличии/отсутствии ограничений, аресте и участии в ДТП — все, что сверх этих данных, может потребовать оплаты.

«VIN» redirects here. For other uses, see Vin.

A vehicle identification number (VIN) (also called a chassis number or frame number) is a unique code, including a serial number, used by the automotive industry to identify individual motor vehicles, towed vehicles, motorcycles, scooters and mopeds, as defined by the International Organization for Standardization in ISO 3779 (content and structure) and ISO 4030 (location and attachment).^[1]

There are vehicle history services in several countries that help potential car owners use VINs to find vehicles that are defective or have been written off.

History of the bodywork number[edit]

VINs were first used in 1954 in the United States.^[2] From 1954 to 1981, there was no accepted standard for these numbers, so different manufacturers used different formats.

In 1981, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration of the United States standardized the format.^[2] It required all on-road vehicles sold to contain a 17-character VIN, which does not include the letters O (o), I (i), and Q (q) (to avoid confusion with numerals 0, 1, and 9).

After the introduction of the ISO norm, the manufacturers which produced vehicles for the American market very quickly adjusted to this standard. The ISO introduced recommendations for applying the VIN standard and its structure, and the bodywork number was also used in Europe. However, the sets of information contained in it were introduced gradually. For example, Volkswagen started to encode bigger chunks of information during 1995-1997, and the control digit during 2009-2015 for selected models from the group. The VIN control digit is also used, although not in all brand-models. In the European vehicles, it can be found e.g. in Audi A1.^[3]

Classification[edit]

There are at least four competing standards used to calculate the VIN.

• FMVSS 115, Part 565: Used in United States and Canada^[4]
• ISO 3779: Used in Europe and many other parts of the world
• SAE J853: Very similar to the ISO standard
• ADR 61/2 used in Australia, referring to ISO 3779 and 3780^[5]

Components[edit]

Modern VINs are based on two related standards, originally issued by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) in 1979 and 1980: ISO 3779^[6] and ISO 3780,^[7] respectively. Compatible but different implementations of these ISO standards have been adopted by the European Union and the United States.^[8]

The VIN comprises the following sections:

Standard	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17
ISO 3779	World manufacturer identifier	Vehicle descriptor section	Vehicle identifier section
European Union[9] more than 500 vehicles/year	World manufacturer identifier	Indication of «the general characteristics of the vehicle»	Indication that provides «clear identification of a particular vehicle»
European Union[9] 500 or fewer vehicles/year	World manufacturer identifier	9	Indication of «the general characteristics of the vehicle»	Indication that provides «clear identification of a particular vehicle»
North America more than 2,000 vehicles/year	World manufacturer identifier	Vehicle attributes	Check digit	Model year	Plant code	Sequential number
North America 2,000 or fewer vehicles/year	World manufacturer identifier	9	Vehicle attributes	Check digit	Model year	Plant code	Manufacturer identifier	Sequential number

World manufacturer identifier[edit]

The first three characters uniquely identify the manufacturer of the vehicle using the world manufacturer identifier or WMI code. A manufacturer who builds fewer than 1,000 vehicles per year uses a 9 as the third digit, and the 12th, 13th and 14th position of the VIN for a second part of the identification. Some manufacturers use the third character as a code for a vehicle category (e.g., bus or truck), a division within a manufacturer, or both. For example, within 1G (assigned to General Motors in the United States), 1G1 represents Chevrolet passenger cars; 1G2, Pontiac passenger cars; and 1GC, Chevrolet trucks.

The Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) in the US assigns WMIs to countries and manufacturers.^[10]

The first character of the WMI is typically the region in which the manufacturer is located although there are exceptions e.g. the WMI 7SA was assigned to Tesla Inc. in the United States in 2021.^[11] In practice, each is assigned to a country of manufacture, although in Europe the country where the continental headquarters is located can assign the WMI to all vehicles produced in that region (Example: Opel/Vauxhall cars whether produced in Germany, Spain, the United Kingdom or Poland carry a WMI of W0L because Adam Opel AG is based in Rüsselsheim, Germany).

In the notation below, assume that letters precede numbers and that zero is the last number. For example, 8X–82 denotes the range 8X, 8Y, 8Z, 81, 82, excluding 80.^[10]

Country or region codes[edit]

A–H = Africa	J–R = Asia	S–Z = Europe	1–5, 7F-70 = North America	6–7E = Oceania	8–9 = South America
AA-AH South Africa AJ-AN Côte d’Ivoire AP-A0 unassigned AR-AL Algeria BA-BE Angola BF-BK Kenya BL-BR Tanzania BU Uganda BS-B0 unassigned CA-CE Benin CF-CK Madagascar CL-CR Tunisia CS-C0 unassigned DA-DE Egypt DF-DK Morocco DL-DR Zambia DS-D0 unassigned EA-EE Ethiopia EF-EK Mozambique EL-E0 unassigned FA-FE Ghana FF-FK Nigeria FL-F0 unassigned GA-G0 unassigned HA-H0 unassigned	J Japan KA-KE Sri Lanka KF-KK Israel KL-KR Korea (South) KS-KT Jordan L China (Mainland) MA-ME, MY-M0 India MF-MK Indonesia ML-MR Thailand MS Myanmar MU Mongolia MX Kazakhstan NA-NE Iran NF-NK Pakistan NL-NR Turkey NS-NT Uzbekistan NU-N0 unassigned PA-PE Philippines PF-PK Singapore PL-PR Malaysia PS-PT Bangladesh PU-P0 unassigned RA-RE United Arab Emirates RF-RK Taiwan RL-RP Vietnam RS-RT Saudi Arabia R1-R7 Hongkong	SA-SM United Kingdom SN-ST Germany (formerly East Germany) SU-SZ Poland S1-S2 Latvia S3 Georgia S4 Iceland S5-S0 unassigned TA-TH Switzerland TJ-TP Czech Republic TR-TV Hungary TW-T2 Portugal T3-T0 unassigned UA-UG unassigned UH-UM Denmark UN-UT Ireland UU-UZ Romania U1-U4 North Macedonia U5-U7 Slovakia U8-U0 Bosnia and Herzegovina VA-VE Austria VF-VR France VS-VW Spain VX-V2 Serbia V3-V5 Croatia V6-V0 Estonia W Germany (formerly West Germany) XA-XE Bulgaria XF-XK Greece XL-XR Netherlands XS-XW Russia (former USSR) XX-XY Luxembourg XZ-X0 Russia YA-YE Belgium YF-YK Finland YL-YR Malta YS-YW Sweden YX-Y2 Norway Y3-Y5 Belarus Y6-Y0 Ukraine ZA-ZU Italy ZV-ZW unassigned ZX-ZZ Slovenia Z3-Z5 Lithuania Z6-Z0 Russia	1, 4, 5 or 7F-70 United States 2 Canada 3A-3X Mexico 3Y-37 Costa Rica 38-39 Cayman Islands 30 unassigned	6 Australia 7A-7E New Zealand	8A-8E Argentina 8F-8K Chile 8L-8R Ecuador 8S-8W Peru 8X-82 Venezuela 82-82 Bolivia 83-80 unassigned 9A-9E Brazil 9F-9K Colombia 9L-9R Paraguay 9S-9W Uruguay 9X-92 Trinidad & Tobago 93–99 Brazil 90 unassigned

Vehicle descriptor section[edit]

The fourth to ninth positions in the VIN are the vehicle descriptor section or VDS. This is used, according to local regulations, to identify the vehicle type, and may include information on the automobile platform used, the model, and the body style. Each manufacturer has a unique system for using this field. Most manufacturers since the 1980s have used the eighth digit to identify the engine type whenever there is more than one engine choice for the vehicle. Example: for the 2007 Chevrolet Corvette, U is for a 6.0-liter V8 engine, and E is for a 7.0-liter V8.

North American check digits[edit]

One element that is inconsistent is the use of position nine as a check digit, compulsory for vehicles in North America and China, but not Europe.

Vehicle identifier section[edit]

The 10th to 17th positions are used as the vehicle identifier section or VIS. This is used by the manufacturer to identify the individual vehicle in question. This may include information on options installed or engine and transmission choices, but often is a simple sequential number. In North America, the last five digits must be numeric.

Model year encoding[edit]

One consistent element of the VIS is the 10th digit, which is required worldwide to encode the model year of the vehicle. Besides the three letters that are not allowed in the VIN itself (I, O and Q), the letters U and Z and the digit 0 are not used for the model year code. The year code is the model year for the vehicle.

The year 1980 was encoded by some manufacturers, especially General Motors and Chrysler, as «A» (since the 17-digit VIN was not mandatory until 1981, and the «A» or zero was in the manufacturer’s pre-1981 placement in the VIN), yet Ford and AMC still used a zero for 1980. Subsequent years increment through the allowed letters, so that «Y» represents the year 2000. 2001 to 2009 are encoded as the digits 1 to 9, and subsequent years are encoded as «A», «B», «C», etc.

Code	Year		Code	Year		Code	Year		Code	Year		Code	Year		Code	Year
A	1980		L	1990		Y	2000		A	2010		L	2020		Y	2030
B	1981		M	1991		1	2001		B	2011		M	2021		1	2031
C	1982		N	1992		2	2002		C	2012		N	2022		2	2032
D	1983		P	1993		3	2003		D	2013		P	2023		3	2033
E	1984		R	1994		4	2004		E	2014		R	2024		4	2034
F	1985		S	1995		5	2005		F	2015		S	2025		5	2035
G	1986		T	1996		6	2006		G	2016		T	2026		6	2036
H	1987		V	1997		7	2007		H	2017		V	2027		7	2037
J	1988		W	1998		8	2008		J	2018		W	2028		8	2038
K	1989		X	1999		9	2009		K	2019		X	2029		9	2039

On April 30, 2008, the US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration adopted a final rule amending 49 CFR Part 565, «so that the current 17 character vehicle identification number (VIN) system, which has been in place for almost 30 years, can continue in use for at least another 30 years», in the process making several changes to the VIN requirements applicable to all motor vehicles manufactured for sale in the United States. There are three notable changes to the VIN structure that affect VIN deciphering systems:

• The make may only be identified after looking at positions one through three and another position, as determined by the manufacturer in the second section or fourth to eighth segment of the VIN.
• In order to identify the exact year in passenger cars and multipurpose passenger vehicles with a GVWR of 10,000 or less, one must read position 7 as well as position 10. For passenger cars, and for multipurpose passenger vehicles and trucks with a gross vehicle weight rating of 10,000 lb (4,500 kg) or less, if position seven is numeric, the model year in position 10 of the VIN refers to a year in the range 1980–2009.^{[12][citation needed]} If position seven is alphabetic, the model year in position 10 of VIN refers to a year in the range 2010–2039.
• The model year for vehicles with a GVWR greater than 10,000 lb (4,500 kg), as well as buses, motorcycles, trailers and low-speed vehicles, may no longer be identified within a 30-year range. VIN characters 1–8 and 10 that were assigned from 1980 to 2009 can be repeated beginning with the 2010 model year.

Plant code[edit]

Compulsory in North America and China is the use of the 11th character to identify the assembly plant at which the vehicle was built. Each manufacturer has its own set of plant codes.

Production number[edit]

In the United States and China, the 12th to 17th digits are the vehicle’s serial or production number. This is unique to each vehicle, and every manufacturer uses its own sequence.

Check-digit calculation[edit]

A check-digit validation is used for all road vehicles sold in the United States and Canada.

When trying to validate a VIN with a check digit, first either (a) remove the check digit for the purpose of calculation or (b) use a weight of zero (see below) to cancel it out. The original value of the check digit is then compared with the calculated value. If the calculated value is 0–9, the check digit must match the calculated value. If the calculated value is 10, the check digit must be X. If the two values do not match (and there was no error in the calculation), then there is a mistake in the VIN. However, a match does not prove the VIN is correct, because there is still a 1/11 chance that any two distinct VINs have a matching check digit: for example, the valid VINs 5GZCZ43D13S812715 (correct with leading five) and SGZCZ43D13S812715 (incorrect with leading character «S»). The VINs in the Porsche image, WP0ZZZ99ZTS392124, and the GM-T body image, KLATF08Y1VB363636, do not pass the North American check-digit verification.

Transliterating the numbers[edit]

Transliteration consists of removing all of the letters, and replacing them with their appropriate numerical counterparts. These numerical alternatives (based on IBM’s EBCDIC) are in the following chart. I, O, and Q are not allowed in a valid VIN; for this chart, they have been filled in with N/A (not applicable). Numerical digits use their own values.

Transliteration key: values for VIN decoding

A: 1	B: 2	C: 3	D: 4	E: 5	F: 6	G: 7	H: 8	—
J: 1	K: 2	L: 3	M: 4	N: 5	—	P: 7	—	R: 9
—	S: 2	T: 3	U: 4	V: 5	W: 6	X: 7	Y: 8	Z: 9

S is 2, and not 1. There is no left-alignment linearity.

Weights used in calculation[edit]

The following is the weight factor for each position in the VIN. The 9th position is that of the check digit. It has been substituted with a 0, which will cancel it out in the multiplication step.

Weight factor table

Position	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17
Weight	8	7	6	5	4	3	2	10	0	9	8	7	6	5	4	3	2

Worked example[edit]

Consider the hypothetical VIN 1M8GDM9A_KP042788, where the underscore will be the check digit.

VIN	1	M	8	G	D	M	9	A		K	P	0	4	2	7	8	8
Value	1	4	8	7	4	4	9	1	0	2	7	0	4	2	7	8	8
Weight	8	7	6	5	4	3	2	10	0	9	8	7	6	5	4	3	2
Products	8	28	48	35	16	12	18	10	0	18	56	0	24	10	28	24	16

1. The VIN’s value is calculated from the above transliteration table. This number is used in the rest of the calculation.
2. Copy the weights from the weight factor row above.
3. The products row is the result of the multiplication of the columns in the Value and Weight rows.
4. The products (8, 28, 48, 35 … 24, 16) are all added together to yield a sum, 351.
5. Find the remainder after dividing by 11
   351 MOD 11 = 10
   351 ÷ 11 = 3110⁄11
6. The remainder is the check digit. If the remainder is 10, the check digit is X. In this example, the remainder is 10, so the check digit is transliterated as X.

With a check digit of X, the VIN 1M8GDM9A_KP042788 is written 1M8GDM9AXKP042788.

A VIN with straight-ones (seventeen consecutive 1s) has the nice feature that its check digit 1 matches the calculated value 1. This is because a value of one multiplied by 89 (sum of weights) is 89, and 89 divided by 11 is 8 with remainder 1⁄11; thus 1 is the check digit. This is a way to test a VIN-check algorithm.

VIN scanning[edit]

The VIN is marked in multiple locations; normally in the lower corner of the windshield on the driver’s side, under the bonnet next to latch, at the front end of the vehicle frame, and inside the door pillar on the driver’s side.^[13] On newer vehicles VINs may be optically read with barcode scanners or digital cameras, or digitally read via OBD-II.^[14] There are smartphone applications that can pass the VIN to websites to decode the VIN.^[15]

List of common WMI[edit]

The Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) assigns the WMI^[16] (world manufacturer identifier) to countries and manufacturers. The following list shows a selection of world manufacturer codes.

WMI	Country	Manufacturer
Africa[edit]
AAA	South Africa	Audi South Africa made by Volkswagen of South Africa
AAK	FAW Vehicle Manufacturers SA (PTY) Ltd.
AAM	MAN Automotive (South Africa) (Pty) Ltd. includes VW Truck & Bus
AAV	Volkswagen of South Africa[17]
ABJ	Mitsubishi Colt & Triton pickups made by Mercedes-Benz South Africa 1994-2011
ABJ	Mitsubishi Fuso made by Daimler Trucks & Buses Southern Africa
ACV	Isuzu Motors South Africa 2018-
AC5	Hyundai Automotive South Africa (cars)
ADD	UD Trucks Southern Africa (Pty) Ltd
ADM	General Motors South Africa includes Isuzu through 2018
ADN	Nissan South Africa (Pty) Ltd
ADR	Renault Sandero made by Nissan South Africa (Pty) Ltd
ADX	Tata Automobile Corporation (SA) Ltd.
AFA	Ford Motor Company of Southern Africa & Samcor
AFB	Mazda BT-50 made by Ford Motor Company of Southern Africa
AHH	Hino South Africa
AHM	Honda Ballade made by Mercedes-Benz South Africa 1982-2000
AHT	Toyota South Africa Motors[17]
BF9	Kenya	KIBO Motorcycles
CL9	Tunisia	Wallyscar
DA1 DA4	Egypt	Arab American Vehicles
DAA	Fiat Auto Egypt Industrial Co
DAB	BMW Egypt SKD
DF9	Morocco	Laraki
GA1	Madagascar	Renault /SOMACOA — Société Malgache de Construction Automobile
Asia[edit]
J81	Japan	Chevrolet/Geo car made by Isuzu
J87	Pontiac/Asüna car made by Isuzu for GM Canada
J8B J8C	Chevrolet commercial trucks made by Isuzu
J8D J8T	GMC commercial trucks made by Isuzu
J8Z	Chevrolet pickup truck made by Isuzu
JA3	Mitsubishi car
JA4	Mitsubishi MPV/SUV
JA7	Mitsubishi truck
JAA	Isuzu truck
JAB	Isuzu car
JAC	Isuzu SUV
JAE	Acura SLX made by Isuzu
JAL	Isuzu commercial trucks & Chevrolet commercial trucks made by Isuzu 2016+ & Hino S-series truck made by Isuzu
JAM	Isuzu commercial trucks
JB3	Dodge car made by Mitsubishi Motors
JB4	Dodge MPV/SUV made by Mitsubishi Motors
JB7	Dodge truck made by Mitsubishi Motors
JC0	Ford brand cars made by Mazda
JC1	Fiat 124 Spider made by Mazda
JC2	Ford Courier made by Mazda
JD1	Daihatsu car
JD2	Daihatsu SUV
JD4	Daihatsu truck
JDA	Daihatsu
JE3	Eagle car made by Mitsubishi Motors
JE4	Mitsubishi
JF1	Subaru — Fuji Heavy Industries car
JF2	Subaru — Fuji Heavy Industries SUV
JF3	Subaru — Fuji Heavy Industries truck
JF4	Saab 9-2X made by Subaru
JG1	Chevrolet/Geo car made by Suzuki
JG7	Pontiac/Asuna car made by Suzuki for GM Canada
JGC	Chevrolet/Geo SUV made by Suzuki
JGT	GMC SUV made by Suzuki for GM Canada
JH2	Honda motorcycle/ATV
JH3	Honda ATV
JH4	Acura car
JHA JHB	Hino
JHD JHF JHH	Hino
JHL	Honda MPV/SUV[17]
JHM	Honda car[17]
JJ3	Chrysler car made by Mitsubishi Motors
JK8	Suzuki QUV620F UTV made by Kawasaki
JKA JKB	Kawasaki
JKS	Suzuki Marauder 1600/Boulevard M95 motorcycle made by Kawasaki
JL5 JL6	Mitsubishi FUSO Truck & Bus Corp
JLF	Mitsubishi FUSO Truck & Bus Corp
JLS	Sterling Trucks 360 made by Mitsubishi FUSO Truck & Bus Corp
JM0	Mazda for Oceania export
JM1	Mazda car
JM2	Mazda truck
JM3	Mazda MPV/SUV
JM6	Mazda[17]
JM7	Mazda
JMA JMB	Mitsubishi[17]
JMF	Mitsubishi
JMY	Mitsubishi
JMZ	Mazda for Europe export
JN	Nissan[17]
JN1	Nissan car & Infiniti car
JN3	Nissan incomplete vehicle
JN6	Nissan truck
JN8	Nissan MPV/SUV & Infiniti SUV
JNA	Nissan Diesel/UD Trucks incomplete vehicle
JNC	Nissan Diesel/UD Trucks
JNE	Nissan Diesel/UD Trucks truck
JNK	Infiniti car
JNR	Infiniti SUV
JNX	Infiniti incomplete vehicle
JP3	Plymouth car made by Mitsubishi Motors
JP4	Plymouth MPV/SUV made by Mitsubishi Motors
JP7	Plymouth truck made by Mitsubishi Motors
JPC	Nissan Diesel/UD Trucks
JR2	Isuzu Oasis made by Honda
JS	Suzuki[17]
JS1	Suzuki motorcycle & Kawasaki KLX400S/KLX400SR motorcycle made by Suzuki
JS2	Suzuki car
JS3	Suzuki SUV
JSA	Kawasaki KFX400 ATV made by Suzuki
JSK	Kawasaki KLX125/KLX125L motorcycle made by Suzuki
JSL	Kawasaki KFX400 ATV made by Suzuki
JT	Toyota[17]
JT2	Toyota car
JT3	Toyota MPV/SUV
JT4	Toyota truck
JT5	Toyota incomplete vehicle
JT6	Lexus SUV
JT8	Lexus car
JTD	Toyota car
JTE	Toyota MPV/SUV
JTF	Toyota van/truck
JTG	Toyota MPV/bus
JTH	Lexus car
JTJ	Lexus SUV
JTK	Toyota car
JTL	Toyota SUV
JTM	Toyota SUV
JTN	Toyota car
JW6	Mitsubishi FUSO division of Mitsubishi Motors (through mid 2003)
JY	Yamaha Motor[17]
JY3	Yamaha Motor 3-wheel ATV
JY4	Yamaha Motor 4-wheel ATV
JYA	Yamaha Motor motorcycles
JYE	Yamaha Motor snowmobile
KF3	Israel	Merkavim
KF6	Automotive Industries, Ltd.
KF9 004	Tomcar
KLA	South Korea	Daewoo/GM Korea[17]
KLT KLU	Tata Daewoo
KL1	GM Daewoo/GM Korea Chevrolet car
KL2	Daewoo/GM Daewoo Pontiac
KL3	GM Daewoo/GM Korea Holden
KL4	GM Korea Buick
KL5	GM Daewoo Suzuki
KL6	GM Daewoo GMC
KL7	Daewoo GM Canada brands: Passport, Asuna (Pre-2000)
KL7	GM Daewoo/GM Korea Chevrolet MPV/SUV (Post-2000)
KL8	GM Daewoo/GM Korea Chevrolet car (Spark)
KMA	Asia Motors
KME	Hyundai commercial truck
KMF	Hyundai van & commercial truck & Bering Truck
KMH	Hyundai car[17]
KMJ	Hyundai bus & minibus
KMT	Genesis Motor car
KMU	Genesis Motor SUV
KMY	Daelim Motor Company, Ltd/DNA Motors Co., Ltd.
KM4	Hyosung Motors/S&T Motors/KR Motors
KM8	Hyundai SUV
KNA KNC KNE	Kia car[17]
KND	Kia SUV/MPV & Hyundai Entourage
KNJ	Ford Festiva & Aspire
KNM	Renault Samsung Motors & Nissan Rogue made by Renault Samsung Motors
KPA	SsangYong pickup
KPB	SsangYong car
KPH	Mitsubishi Precis
KPT	SsangYong SUV/MPV[17]
L1C	China	Hubei Huawei Special-Purpose Automobile
L2C	Chery Jaguar Land Rover
L5Y	Znen Taizhou Zhongneng Motorcycle Co. Ltd.
L6T	Geely
L8A	Jinhua Youngman Automobile Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
L8Y	Zhejiang Jonway Motorcycle Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
L9N	Zhejiang Taotao Vehicles Co., Ltd.
LA6	King Long
LA9 LC0	BYD Auto
LAL	Sundiro Honda Motorcycle Co., Ltd.
LB1	Fujian Benz
LB2	Geely motorcycle
LB3	Geely
LBB	Qianjiang Motorcycle & Benelli
LBE	Beijing Hyundai
LBP	Chonqing Jianshe Yamaha Motor Co. Ltd.
LBV	BMW Brilliance
LC0	BYD Auto Industry Co. Ltd.
LC2	Changzhou Kwang Yang Motor Co., Ltd.
LC6	Changzhou Haojue Suzuki Motorcycle Co. Ltd.
LCE	CF Moto by Chunfeng Holding Group Hangzhou Motorcycles Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
LCR	Gonow
LDC	Dongfeng Peugeot-Citroën
LDK	FAW Bus (Dalian) Co., Ltd.
LDN	Soueast
LDY	Zhongtong Bus
LE4	Beijing Benz & Beijing Benz-Daimler Chrysler Automotive Co., Ltd.
LEF	JMC
LET	Jiangxi Isuzu
LF3	Lifan motorcycle
LFB	FAW Jilin
LFM	FAW Toyota
LFN	FAW Bus (Wuxi) Co., Ltd.
LFP	FAW Car
LFV	FAW-Volkswagen
LGA	Dongfeng Commercial Vehicle Co., Ltd. trucks
LGB	Dongfeng Nissan
LGC	Dongfeng Commercial Vehicle Co., Ltd. buses
LGG	Dongfeng Liuzhou Motor
LGJ	Dongfeng Fengshen (Aeolus)
LGL	Guilin Daewoo
LGW	Great Wall (Haval)
LGX	BYD Auto
LGZ	Guangzhou Denway Bus
LH1	FAW Haima
LHG	Guangzhou Honda
LJ1	JAC
LJ8	Zotye Auto
LJC	Jincheng Corporation
LJD	Dongfeng Yueda Kia
LJN	Zhengzhou Nissan
LJS	Yaxing Coach
LJU	Shanghai Maple Automobile Co. & Kandi
LJV	Sinotruk Chengdu Wangpai Commercial Vehicle Co., Ltd.
LJX	JMC Ford
LKC	Changhe
LKG	Youngman Lotus Automobile Co., Ltd.
LKL	Higer Bus
LKT	Yunnan Lifan Junma Vehicle Co., Ltd. commercial vehicles
LL3	Xiamen Golden Dragon Bus Co. Ltd
LL6	GAC Mitsubishi
LL8	Jiangsu Linhai Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd.
LLC	Loncin Holdings
LLN	Qoros
LLV	Lifan
LM6	SWM (automobiles)
LMG	GAC Trumpchi
LNB	BAIC Motor
LNP	NAC MG UK Limited & Nanjing Fiat Automobile
LNY	Yuejin
LPA	Changan PSA (DS Automobiles)
LPE	BYD Auto
LPS	Polestar
LRB	SAIC General Motors Buick
LRD	Beijing Foton Daimler Automotive Co., Ltd. Auman trucks
LRE	SAIC General Motors Cadillac
LRW	Tesla
LS5	Changan Automobile & Changan Suzuki
LS7	JMC Heavy Duty Vehicle
LSF	SAIC Maxus & Shanghai Sunwin Bus Corporation
LSG	SAIC General Motors Chevrolet
LSH	SAIC Maxus
LSJ	SAIC MG & SAIC Roewe
LSK	SAIC Maxus
LSV	SAIC Volkswagen
LSY	Brilliance & Jinbei GM
LTA	ZX Auto
LTN	Soueast built Chrysler & Dodge vehicles
LTV	FAW Toyota (Tianjin)
LUC	Honda Automobile (China)
LUD	Dongfeng Nissan Diesel Motor Co Ltd
LUX	Dongfeng Yulon Motor Co. Ltd
LVA LVB LVC	Foton Motor
LVF	Changhe Suzuki
LVG	GAC Toyota
LVH	Dongfeng Honda
LVM	Chery Commercial Vehicle
LVR	Changan Mazda
LVS	Changan Ford & Changan Ford Mazda
LVV	Chery
LVX	Landwind
LVY	Volvo Cars Daqing factory
LVZ	DFSK Motor
LWB	Wuyang Honda Motorcycle (Guangzhou) Co., Ltd.
LWL	Qingling Isuzu
LWV	GAC Fiat Chrysler
LXV	Beijing Borgward Automotive Co., Ltd.
LXY	Chongqing Shineray Motorcycle Co., Ltd.
LYB	Weichai (Yangzhou) Yaxing Automobile Co., Ltd.
LYM	Zhuzhou Jianshe Yamaha Motorcycle Co., Ltd.
LYV	Volvo Cars Chengdu factory & Luqiao factory
LZF	SAIC Iveco Hongyan
LZG	Shaanxi Automobile Group Shacman Bus
LZK	Sinotruk (CNHTC) Huanghe bus
LZS	Zongshen
LZU	Guangzhou Isuzu Bus
LZW	SAIC GM Wuling
LZY	Yutong
LZZ	Sinotruk (CNHTC) Howo, Sitrak
MA1	India	Mahindra
MA3	Maruti Suzuki India Limited
MA6	General Motors India Pvt. Ltd.
MA7	Hindustan Motors Ltd & Mitsubishi Motors models made by Hindustan Motors & Isuzu models made by Hindustan Motors
MAH	Fiat India Automobiles Pvt. Ltd
MAJ	Ford India
MAK	Honda Cars India
MAL	Hyundai Motor India
MAN	Eicher Polaris Multix
MAT	Tata Motors
MB1	Ashok Leyland Ltd
MB8	Suzuki Motorcycle India Limited
MBF	Royal Enfield
MBH	Nissan Pixo made by Maruti Suzuki India Limited
MBJ	Toyota Kirloskar Motor Pvt Ltd
MBK	MAN Trucks India Pvt. Ltd
MBL	Hero MotoCorp
MBU	Swaraj Vehicles Limited
MBV	Premier Automobiles Ltd
MBX	Piaggio India Piaggio Ape
MBY	Asia Motor Works Ltd
MC1	Force Motors Limited
MC2	Eicher Motors Limited
MC4	Dilip Chhabria Design Pvt Ltd
MCA	FCA India Automobiles Pvt. Ltd
MCB	General Motors India Pvt. Ltd.
MCD	Mahindra Two Wheelers
MCG	Atul Auto
MCL	International Cars And Motors Ltd
MD2	Bajaj Auto Ltd & KTM and Husqvarna models built by Bajaj
MD6	TVS Motor Company
MD7	LML Ltd including Genuine Scooter Company Stella
MDE	Kinetic Engineering Limited
MDH	Nissan Motor India Pvt Ltd
MDT	Kerala Automobiles Limited
ME1	India Yamaha Motor Pvt. Ltd
ME3	Royal Enfield
ME4	Honda Motorcycle and Scooter India
MEC	Daimler India Commercial Vehicles Pvt. Ltd. BharatBenz
MEE	Renault India Private Limited
MEG	Harley-Davidson India
MER	Benelli
MET	Piaggio India Vespa
MEX	Škoda Auto Volkswagen India Pvt. Ltd. 2015 on
MYH	Ather Energy
MZ7	MG Motor India Pvt. Ltd.
MZB	Kia India Pvt. Ltd.
MZD	Classic Legends Private Limited — Jawa
M3G	Isuzu Motors India
M6F	UM Lohia Two Wheelers Private Limited
MH1	Indonesia	PT Astra Honda Motor
MH3	PT Yamaha Indonesia Motor Mfg.
MH4	PT Kawasaki Motor Indonesia
MHF	PT Toyota Astra Motor
MHK	PT Astra Daihatsu Motor including Toyotas made by Astra Daihatsu
MHL	PT Mercedes Benz Indonesia
MHR	PT Honda Prospect Motor
MHY	PT Suzuki Indomobil Motor
MJB	GM Indonesia
MK2	Mitsubishi Motors Krama Yudha Indonesia
MK3	PT SGMW Motor Indonesia Wuling
ML0	Thailand	Ducati Motor (Thailand) Co., Ltd.
ML3	Mitsubishi Motors (Thailand)
ML5	Kawasaki Motors Enterprise Co. Ltd. (Thailand)
MLC	Thai Suzuki Motor Co., Ltd.
MLE	Thai Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd.
MLH	Honda motorcycle
MLY	Harley-Davidson
MM0 MM6 MM7	Mazda (Ford-Mazda AAT plant)
MM8	Mazda (Ford-Mazda AAT plant)[18]
MMA MMB	Mitsubishi Motors (Thailand)[17]
MMC MMD	Mitsubishi Motors (Thailand)
MMF	BMW[19]
MMH	Tata[20]
MMK	Toyota (Toyota Auto Works plant)[21]
MMM	Chevrolet[22]
MML	MG
MMR	Subaru[23]
MMS	Suzuki[24]
MMT	Mitsubishi Motors (Thailand)[25]
MMU	Holden
MNA	Ford (Ford-Mazda AAT plant) for Australia/New Zealand export
MNB	Ford (Ford-Mazda AAT plant)[26] for other right-hand drive markets
MNC	Ford (Ford-Mazda AAT plant) for left-hand drive markets
MNK	Hino Motors Manufacturing Thailand Co Ltd
MNT	Nissan Motor Thailand
MPA	IMCT Isuzu Motors Company Thailand
MPB	Ford (FTM plant)[27]
MP1	IMCT Isuzu Motors Company Thailand
MP2	Mazda BT-50 pickup built by Isuzu Motors (Thailand) Co., Ltd.
MP5	Foton[28]
MRH	Honda car
MR0	Toyota (Ban Pho and Samrong plant)[29]
MR1	Toyota (Samrong plant) (Fortuner)
MR2	Toyota (Gateway plant)[30]
MS0	Myanmar	SSS MOTORS Myanmar/Kia
MS3	Suzuki Myanmar Motor Co.,Ltd.
MX3	Kazakhstan	Hyundai Trans Auto
N3C	Iran	Kavir motor Company (Yektaz)
N58	Kavir motor Comany (EURASIA)
NAA	Iran khodro Company
NAD	Saipa Diesel
NAG	Bahman Industrial Group
NAP	Pars Khodro
NFB	Pakistan	Honda Atlas Cars Pakistan Ltd
NG3	Lucky Motor Corporation
NLA	Turkey	Honda cars
NLC	Askam Kamyon Imalat Ve Ticaret A.S.
NLH	Hyundai Assan Otomotiv car/SUV
NLJ	Hyundai Assan Otomotiv van
NLN	Karsan Automotive Industry & Trade
NLR	Otokar
NLT	TEMSA
NMA	MAN Türkiye A.Ş.[17]
NMB	Mercedes-Benz Türk A.S.
NMC	BMC Otomotiv Sanayi ve Ticaret A.Ş.
NMH	Honda motorcycle
NMT	Toyota Motor Manufacturing Turkey
NM0	Ford Otosan
NM1	Oyak-Renault Oto Fab AS
NM4	Tofas (Turk Otomobil Fabrikasi AS)
NNA	Anadolu Isuzu
PAB	Philippines	Isuzu Philippines Corporation
PAD	Honda Cars Philippines
PE1	Ford Motor Company Philippines
PE3	Mazda Philippines made by Ford Motor Company Philippines
PL1	Malaysia	Proton
PL8	Hyundai/Inokom
PLP	Subaru
PLZ	Isuzu Malaysia
PMH	Honda car
PML	Hicom
PM1	BMW
PM2	Perodua
PM9	Bufori
PMK	Honda Boon Siew motorcycle
PMN	Modenas
PMV	Hong Leong Yamaha Motor Sdn. Bhd.
PNA	Naza/Kia/Peugeot
PNA	Peugeot
PNV	Volvo Cars
PN1 PN2	Toyota
PN8	Nissan
PP1	Mazda
PP3	Hyundai
PPP	Suzuki
PPV	Volkswagen
PR8	Ford
PRA	Sinotruk
PRH	Chery
LFA	Taiwan	Ford Lio Ho Motor Co Ltd old designation
LM1 LM4	Tai Ling Motor Co Ltd old designation
LPR	Yamaha Motor Taiwan Co. Ltd. old designation
RF3	Aeon Motor
RF5	Yulon Motor Co Ltd
RFB	Kymco
RFC	Taiwan Golden Bee
RFD	Tai Ling Motor Co Ltd new designation
RFG	SYM Motors
RFV	PGO Scooters including Genuine Scooter Company models made by PGO
RGS	Kawasaki made by Kymco
RHA	Ford Lio Ho Motor Co Ltd new designation
RK7	Kawasaki ATV made by Tai Ling Motor Co Ltd (rebadged Suzuki ATV) new designation
RKJ	Prince Motors Taiwan
RKL	Kuozui Motors (Toyota)
RKM	China Motor Corporation
RKR	Yamaha Motor Taiwan Co. Ltd. new designation
RKT	Honda Taiwan
RL0	Vietnam	Ford Vietnam
RL4	Toyota Motor Vietnam
RLA	Vina Star Motors Corp. — Mitsubishi
RLC	Yamaha Motor Vietnam Co. Ltd.
RLE	Isuzu Vietnam Co.
RLH	Honda Vietnam Co. Ltd.
RLL	VinFast SUV
RLM	Mercedes-Benz Vietnam
RLV	Vietnam Precision Industrial CO., Ltd. Can-Am DS 70 & DS 90
RP8	Piaggio Vietnam Co. Ltd.
R4N	Hong Kong	Elyx Smart Technology Holdings (Hong Kong) Ltd.
Europe[edit]
SA9	United Kingdom < 500 units	Morgan Motor Company
SA9	OX Global
SA9 005	Panther
SA9 019	TVR
SA9 039	Westfield Sportscars
SA9 048	McLaren F1
SA9 050	Marcos Engineering
SA9 130	MG Sport and Racing
SA9 202	Morgan 3-Wheeler
SAA	United Kingdom	Austin
SAB	Optare
SAD	Daimler until April 1987
SAD	Jaguar SUV
SAF	ERF
SAH	Honda made by Austin Rover Group
SAJ	Jaguar car
SAL	Land Rover[17]
SAM	Morris
SAR	Rover & MG Rover Group[17]
SAT	Triumph car[17]
SAX	Austin Rover Group including Sterling Cars
SAY	Norton Motorcycles
SAZ	Freight Rover
SBB	Leyland Vehicles
SBC	Iveco Ford Truck
SBJ	Leyland Bus
SBL	Leyland Motors & Leyland DAF
SBM	McLaren Automotive[17]
SBS	Scammell
SBV	Kenworth & Peterbilt trucks made by Leyland Trucks
SB1	Toyota Manufacturing UK[17]
SCA	Rolls-Royce Motor Cars & Rolls-Royce Motors car
SCB	Bentley car
SCC	Lotus Cars[17]
SCE	DeLorean
SCF	Aston Martin Lagonda[17]
SCG	Triumph Engineering original Triumph Motorcycle company
SCK	Ifor Williams Trailers
SCR	London Electric Vehicle Company & London Taxi Company & London Taxis International
SCV	Volvo Truck & Bus
SC6	INEOS Automotive[17]
SDB	Talbot Motor Company
SDF	Dodge Trucks — UK 1981-1984
SDG	Renault Trucks Industries 1985-1992
SDK	Caterham Cars
SDL	TVR
SDP	MG Motor NAC MG UK & MG Motor UK
SED	IBC Vehicles (Isuzu Bedford Company)
SEG	Dennis Eagle
SEY	LDV Group
SFA	Ford of Britain
SFD	Dennis
SFE	Alexander Dennis
SFN	Foden
SFZ	Tesla Roadster made by Lotus
SHH	Honda UK Manufacturing car[17]
SHS	Honda UK Manufacturing SUV[17]
SJA	Bentley SUV
SJK	Nissan Motor Manufacturing UK[17] Infiniti
SJN	Nissan Motor Manufacturing UK[17] Nissan
SKA	Vauxhall Motors
SKF	Bedford Vehicles
SLA	Rolls-Royce Motor Cars SUV
SLP	JC Bamford Excavators
SLV	Volvo Bus
SMT	Triumph Motorcycles Ltd current Triumph Motorcycle company
SNE	East Germany	Wartburg
SNT	Trabant
SNZ	MZ Motorrad- und Zweiradwerk
SUA	Poland	Sanocka Fabryka Autobusow Sfa / Autosan
SUD	Wielton
SUF	Fabryka Samochodów Małolitrażowych
SUJ	Jelcz
SUL	FSC Lublin Automotive Factory
SUN	FSD [pl]
SUP	Fabryka Samochodow Osobowych
SUU	Solaris Bus & Coach
SZA	Scania Production Slupsk
TAM	Switzerland	Mowag
TAP	Polaris Europe (based in Switzerland)
TCC	Micro Compact Car[17] (until 5/99)
TEB	Bucher Municipal including Johnston Sweepers of the UK (owned by Bucher Municipal of Switzerland)
TK9 SL5	Czech Republic	SOR Libchavy
TLJ	Jawa Moto
TMA	Hyundai Motor Manufacturing Czech car[17]
TMB	Škoda Auto AS[17]
TMC	Hyundai Motor Manufacturing Czech SUV
TMK	Karosa
TMP	Škoda Ostrov
TMT	Tatra car
TNA	Avia/Daewoo Avia
TNT TNU	Tatra trucks
TRA	Hungary	Ikarus Bus
TRU	Audi[17]
TSM	Suzuki[17]
TW1	Portugal	Toyota Caetano Portugal
TW3	Renault Portuguesa SARL
TW7	Mini Moke made by British Leyland & Austin Rover
TW8	General Motors De Portugal Lda
TWG	Salvador Caetano
TX5	Mini Moke made by Cagiva
TYA	Mitsubishi Fuso Truck and Bus Corp.
TYB	Mitsubishi Fuso Truck and Bus Corp.
U5Y	Slovakia	Kia Motors Slovakia car[17]
U6Y	Kia Motors Slovakia SUV
ULA	Denmark	ASA-LIFT: Vegetable Technology Specialist (Agricultural Machinery)
UU1	Romania	Dacia[17]
UU2	Oltcit
UU3	ARO
UU5	Rocar
UU6	Daewoo Romania
UU7	Euro Bus Diamond
UU9	Astra Bus
UZT	UTB (Uzina de Tractoare Brașov)
VA0	Austria	ÖAF[17]
VAG	Steyr-Daimler-Puch Puch G & Steyr-Puch Pinzgauer
VAN	Steyr-Daimler-Puch Steyr Trucks
VBK	KTM[17]
VBK	Husqvarna Motorcycles & Gas Gas under KTM ownership
VCF	Fisker Inc. (Fisker Ocean) made by Magna Steyr
VF1	France	Renault[17] & Eagle Medallion made by Renault
VF2	Renault Trucks[17]
VF3	Peugeot[17]
VF4	Talbot[17]
VF5	Iveco Unic[17]
VF6	Renault Trucks[17]
VF7	Citroën[17]
VF8	Matra/Talbot/Simca[17]
VF9 607	Mathieu Fayat Group
VF9 673	Venturi Automobiles
VF9 795	Bugatti Automobiles S.A.S.[17]
VFA	Alpine
VG5	MBK & Yamaha Motor
VG6	Renault Trucks & Mack Trucks medium duty trucks made by Renault Trucks
VG7, VG8	Renault Trucks
VGA	Peugeot Motocycles
VJ1	Heuliez Bus
VK8	Venturi Automobiles
VL4	Bluecar
VLU	Scania Production Angers
VMK	Renault Sport Spider
VN1	Renault SOVAB
VNE	Iveco Bus
VNK	Toyota Motor Manufacturing France
VNV	Nissan
VR1	DS Automobiles
VR3	Peugeot
VR7	Citroën
VPS	MLT Automotive
VXE	Opel Automobile Gmbh/Vauxhall van
VXK	Opel Automobile Gmbh/Vauxhall car/SUV
VS1	Spain	Pegaso
VS5	Renault España
VS6	Ford Espana
VS7	Citroën
VS8	Peugeot
VSC	Mercedes-Benz Espana SA (Vitoria)
VSE	Santana Motor
VSK	Nissan Motor Iberica SA, Nissan passenger car/MPV/van/SUV/pickup & Ford Maverick 1993-1999
VSS	SEAT[17]
VSX	Opel Automobile Espana,SA
VTD	Montesa Honda Honda Montesa motorcycle models
VTH	Derbi
VTL	Yamaha Motor España SA & Yamaha Sociedad Española de Motocicletas
VTM	Montesa Honda Honda motorcycle models
VTR	Gas Gas
VTT	Suzuki Motor España Motorcycle
VV9	Tauro Sport Auto
VWA	Nissan Vehiculos Industriales SA, Nissan Commercial Vehicles
VX1	Yugoslavia/Serbia	Zastava Automobiles
V31	Croatia	Tvornica Autobusa Zagreb (TAZ)
V39 AB8	Rimac Automobili
WAC	Germany	Audi/Porsche RS 2 Avant
WAG	Neoplan[17]
WAU	Audi car[17]
WAP	Alpina[17]
WUA	Audi SUV
WBA	BMW car[17]
WBS	BMW M car[17]
WBX	BMW SUV[17]
WBY	BMW i car
WB1	BMW Motorrad Motorcycle
WB3	BMW Motorrad Motorcycles made in India
WB4	BMW Motorrad Motorscooters made in China
WB5	BMW i SUV
WCD	Freightliner Sprinter «bus» (van with more than 3 rows of seats) 2008-2019
WD0	Dodge Sprinter truck (cargo van with 1 row of seats) 2005-2009
WD1	Freightliner Sprinter 2002 & Sprinter (Dodge or Freightliner) 2003-2005 incomplete vehicle
WD2	Freightliner Sprinter 2002 & Sprinter (Dodge or Freightliner) 2003-2005 truck (cargo van with 1 row of seats)
WD3	Mercedes-Benz truck (cargo van with 1 row of seats) (North America)
WD4	Mercedes-Benz MPV (van with 2 or 3 rows of seats) (North America)
WD5	Freightliner Sprinter 2002 & Sprinter (Dodge or Freightliner) 2003-2005 MPV (van with 2 or 3 rows of seats)
WD6	Freightliner Unimog truck
WD7	Freightliner Unimog incomplete vehicle
WD8	Dodge Sprinter MPV (van with 2 or 3 rows of seats) 2005-2009
WDA	Mercedes-Benz incomplete vehicle (North America)
WDB	Mercedes-Benz & Maybach[17]
WDC	Mercedes-Benz SUV[17]
WDD	Mercedes-Benz car
WDF	Mercedes-Benz van (French & Spanish built models — Citan & Vito & X-Class)
WDP	Freightliner Sprinter incomplete vehicle 2005-2019
WDR	Freightliner Sprinter MPV (van with 2 or 3 rows of seats) 2005-2019
WDW	Dodge Sprinter «bus» (van with more than 3 rows of seats) 2008-2009
WDX	Dodge Sprinter incomplete vehicle 2005-2009
WDY	Freightliner Sprinter truck (cargo van with 1 row of seats) 2005-2019
WDZ	Mercedes-Benz «bus» (van with more than 3 rows of seats) (North America)
WEB	EvoBus Mercedes-Benz buses[17]
WEL	e.GO Mobile AG
WF0	Ford of Europe[17]
WF1	Merkur
WJM	Iveco/Iveco Magirus
WJR	Irmscher[17]
WKK	Setra & Karl Kässbohrer Fahrzeugwerke[17]
WMA	MAN[17]
WME	Smart[17] (from 5/99)
WMW	Mini car[17]
WMX	Mercedes-AMG used for Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG & Mercedes-AMG GT (not used in North America)
WMZ	Mini SUV
WNA	Next.e.GO Mobile SE
WP0	Porsche car[17]
WP1	Porsche SUV[17]
WS5	StreetScooter
WUA	Audi Sport GmbH & Quattro GmbH car[17]
WU1	Audi Sport GmbH SUV
WVG	Volkswagen SUV[17]
WVM	Arbeitsgemeinschaft VW-MAN
WVP	Viseon Bus
WVW	Volkswagen car[17]
WV1	Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles[17]
WV2	Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles[17]
WZ1	Toyota Supra Fifth generation
W04	Buick Regal & Buick Cascada
W06	Cadillac Catera
W08	Saturn Astra
W09 B09	Bitter Cars
W09 B16	Brabus
W09 D05	Drögmöller
W09 HA8	HWA AG
W09 R06	Ruf Automobile[17]
W0L	Adam Opel AG/Vauxhall[17] & Holden
W0S	Opel Special Vehicles[17]
W0V	Opel Automobile Gmbh/Vauxhall & Holden
W1A	Smart
W1H	Freightliner Econic
W1K	Mercedes-Benz car
W1N	Mercedes-Benz SUV
W1T	Mercedes-Benz truck
W1V	Mercedes-Benz van
W1W	Mercedes-Benz MPV (van with 2 or 3 rows of seats) (North America)
W1X	Mercedes-Benz incomplete vehicle (North America)
W1Y	Mercedes-Benz truck (cargo van with 1 row of seats) (North America)
W1Z	Mercedes-Benz «bus» (van with more than 3 rows of seats) (North America)
W2W	Freightliner Sprinter MPV (van with 2 or 3 rows of seats)
W2X	Freightliner Sprinter incomplete vehicle
W2Y	Freightliner Sprinter truck (cargo van with 1 row of seats)
W2Z	Freightliner Sprinter «bus» (van with more than 3 rows of seats)
XBB	Bulgaria	Great Wall Motors/Litex Motors AD
XL9 003	Netherlands	Autobusfabriek Bova BV
XL9 320	VDL Bova
XL9 363	Spyker Cars
XLB	Volvo Car B.V./NedCar B.V. (Volvo Cars)
XLE	Scania Nederland B.V.
XLR	DAF Trucks[17] & Leyland DAF
XLV	DAF Bus
XMC	NedCar B.V. Mitsubishi Motors
XMG	VDL Bus International
XNC	NedCar B.V. Mitsubishi Motors (Colt CZC convertible)
XNL	VDL Bus & Coach
XP7	Tesla Europe (based in the Netherlands)
XTA	Russia	AvtoVAZ[17]
XTB	AZLK[17]
XTC	KAMAZ
XTF	GolAZ
XTH	GAZ
XTT	UAZ
XTY	LiAZ
XU1	UAZ Special Purpose Vehicles
XUF	General Motors Russia
XUU	Chevrolet made by Avtotor
XW7	Toyota Motor Manufacturing Russia
XW8	Volkswagen Group Rus
XWE	Hyundai Motor Company & Kia made by Avtotor
X1E	KAvZ
X1M	PAZ
X4X	BMW made by Avtotor
X7L	Renault Russia
X8J	IMZ-Ural Ural Motorcycles
X96	GAZ
X9F	Ford Motor Company ZAO
X9L	GM-AvtoVAZ
X9P	Volvo Vostok ZAO Volvo Trucks
X9X	Great Wall Motors IMS Avtotrade-12 LLC
Z6F	Ford Sollers
Z8N	Nissan Manufacturing Rus
Z8T	PCMA Rus
Z94	Hyundai Motor Manufacturing Rus
Z9M	Mercedes-Benz Trucks Vostok
XWB	Uzbekistán	UzDaewoo GM Uzbekistan Ravon
Y6D	Ukraine	ZAZ
Y6J	Bogdan group
Y6U	Škoda Auto made by Eurocar
Y7B	Bogdan group
Y7C	Great Wall Motors KrASZ
YAR	Belgium	Toyota Motor Europe (based in Belgium) used for Toyota ProAce & Toyota ProAce City
YB3	Volvo Trucks
YB6	Jonckheere
YC1	Honda
YE2	Van Hool[17]
YH2	Finland	Lynx (snowmobile)
YH4	Fisker Automotive (Fisker Karma) built by Valmet Automotive
YK1	Saab[17] built by Valmet Automotive
YK7	Sisu Auto
YS2	Sweden	Scania, Södertälje[17] truck
YS3	Saab[17]
YS4	Scania, Katrineholm[17] bus
YSC	Cadillac BLS built by Saab
YT9 007	Koenigsegg Automotive AB[31]
YTN	Saab NEVS
YU7	Husaberg Swedish built models
YV1	Volvo Cars car[17]
YV2	Volvo Trucks[17]
YV3	Volvo Buses[17]
YV4	Volvo Cars SUV
YV5	Volvo Trucks incomplete vehicle
YYC	Norway	Think Nordic
ZA9 A12	Italy	Lamborghini through mid 2003
ZA9 D38	Cizeta Automobili SRL
ZA9 D39	Bugatti Automobili S.p.A
ZA9 F76	Pagani Automobili S.p.A.
ZA9 M09	Italdesign Automobili Speciali
ZA9 M27	Dallara Stradale
ZAA	Autobianchi
ZAC	Jeep and Dodge Hornet
ZAM	Maserati car[17]
ZAP	Piaggio and Vespa and Gilera[32]
ZAR	Alfa Romeo car[17] & Nissan Cherry Europe
ZAS	Alfa Romeo Alfasud & Sprint through 1989
ZAS	Alfa Romeo SUV 2018-
ZBB	Gruppo Bertone
ZBN	Benelli
ZBW	Rayton-Fissore Magnum
ZC2	Chrysler TC by Maserati
ZCF	Iveco[17]
ZCG	Cagiva & MV Agusta
ZCG	Husqvarna Motorcycles Under MV Agusta ownership
ZD0	Yamaha Motor Italia SpA & Belgarda SpA
ZD3	Betamotor S.p.A.
ZD4	Aprilia
ZDC	Honda Italia Industriale S.p.A.
ZDM	Ducati Motor Holding
ZDT	De Tomaso Modena SpA
ZES	Bimota
ZF4	Qvale
ZFA	Fiat car[17] Also Fiat Fullback
ZFB	Fiat MPV/SUV
ZFC	Ram 1200
ZFF	Ferrari[17]
ZFM	Fantic Motor
ZFR	Pininfarina
ZGA	Iveco Bus[17]
ZGU	Moto Guzzi
ZHU	Husqvarna Motorcycles Under Cagiva ownership
ZHW	Lamborghini car[17] from mid 2003
ZJM	Malaguti
ZJN	Innocenti
ZJT	Italjet
ZKH	Husqvarna Motorcycles Srl Under BMW ownership
ZK5	Hyundai Automobili Italia Importazioni
ZLA	Lancia[17]
ZLM	Moto Morini srl
ZLV	Laverda
ZN0	SWM Motorcycles S.r.l.
ZN3	Iveco Defence
ZN6	Maserati SUV
ZNN	Energica Motor Company
ZPB	Lamborghini SUV
ZZ1	Slovenia	Tomos motorcycle
North America[edit]
1A4 1A8	United States	Chrysler brand MPV/SUV 2006-2009 only
1AC	American Motors Corporation MPV
1AF	American LaFrance truck
1AM	American Motors Corporation car & Renault Alliance 1983 only
1B3	Dodge[17] car 1981-2011
1B4	Dodge MPV/SUV 1981-2002
1B6	Dodge incomplete vehicle 1981-2002
1B7	Dodge truck 1981-2002
1B9 133	Buell Motorcycle Company through mid 1995
1B9 975	Motus Motorcycles
1BA	Blue Bird Corporation bus
1BB	Blue Bird Wanderlodge MPV
1BD	Blue Bird Corporation incomplete vehicle
1C3	Chrysler brand[17] car 1981-2011
1C3	Chrysler Group (all brands) car (including Lancia) 2012-
1C4	Chrysler brand MPV 1990-2005
1C4	Chrysler Group (all brands) MPV 2012-
1C6	Chrysler Group (all brands) truck 2012-
1C8	Chrysler brand MPV 2001-2005
1C9 291	CX Automotive
1CM	Checker Motors Corporation
1CU	Cushman Haulster (Cushman division of Outboard Marine Corporation)
1CY	Crane Carrier Company
1D3	Dodge truck 2002-2009
1D4	Dodge MPV/SUV 2003-2011 only
1D7	Dodge truck 2002-2011
1D8	Dodge MPV/SUV 2003-2009 only
1F	Ford[17]
1F1	Ford SUV — limousine (through 2009)
1F6	Ford stripped chassis made by Detroit Chassis LLC
1F9 ST2	Seagrave
1FA	Ford car
1FB	Ford «bus» (van with more than 3 rows of seats)
1FC	Ford stripped chassis made by Ford
1FD	Ford incomplete vehicle
1FM	Ford MPV/SUV
1FT	Ford truck
1FU 1FV	Freightliner Trucks
1G	General Motors[17]
1G0	GMC «bus» (van with more than 3 rows of seats) 1981-1986
1G0	GMC Rapid Transit Series (RTS) bus 1981-1986
1G0	Opel car 2007-2017
1G1	Chevrolet car
1G2	Pontiac car
1G3	Oldsmobile car
1G4	Buick car[33]
1G5	GMC MPV/SUV 1981-1986
1G6	Cadillac car
1G7	Pontiac car only sold by GM Canada
1G8	Chevrolet MPV/SUV 1981-1986
1G8	Saturn car 1991-2010
1G9 495	Google & Waymo
1GA	Chevrolet «bus» (van with more than 3 rows of seats)
1GB	Chevrolet incomplete vehicles[33]
1GC	Chevrolet truck
1GD	GMC incomplete vehicles[33]
1GE	Cadillac incomplete vehicle
1GF	Flxible bus
1GG	Isuzu pickup trucks made by GM
1GH	Oldsmobile MPV/SUV 1990-2004
1GH	Holden Acadia 2019-2020
1GJ	GMC «bus» (van with more than 3 rows of seats) 1987-
1GK	GMC MPV/SUV 1987-
1GM	Pontiac MPV
1GN	Chevrolet MPV/SUV 1987-
1GT	GMC truck
1GY	Cadillac SUV
1HA	Chevrolet incomplete vehicles made by Navistar International
1HD	Harley-Davidson
1HF	Honda motorcycle/ATV/UTV
1HG	Honda[17] car made by Honda of America Mfg. in Ohio
1HS	International Trucks & Caterpillar Trucks truck
1HT	International Trucks & Caterpillar Trucks & Chevrolet Silverado 4500HD, 5500HD, 6500HD incomplete vehicle
1HV	IC Bus incomplete bus
1J4	Jeep[17] SUV 1989-2011 (using Chrysler-style VIN structure)
1J7	Jeep truck 1989-1992 (using Chrysler-style VIN structure)
1J8	Jeep SUV 2002-2011 (using Chrysler-style VIN structure)
1JC	Jeep SUV 1981-1988 (using AMC-style VIN structure)
1JT	Jeep truck 1981-1988 (using AMC-style VIN structure)
1JU	Marmon Motor Company
1L	Lincoln[17]
1L1	Lincoln car — limousine
1L9 234	Laforza
1LJ	Lincoln incomplete vehicle
1LN	Lincoln car
1M0	John Deere Gator
1M1 1M2	Mack Trucks
1M8	Motor Coach Industries
1M9 682	Mosler Automotive
1M9 816	Proterra Through mid-2019
1MB	Mercedes-Benz Truck Co.
1ME	Mercury car[17]
1MR	Continental Mark VI & VII 1981-1985 & Continental sedan[17] 1982-1985
1N4	Nissan car
1N6	Nissan truck
1N9 013	Neoplan USA
1N9 393	Nikola Corporation
1NK	Kenworth incomplete vehicle
1NP	Peterbilt incomplete vehicle
1NX	Toyota car made by NUMMI
1P3	Plymouth car
1P4	Plymouth MPV/SUV
1P9 213	Panoz
1S9 098	Scania AB Scania CN112 bus made in Orange, CT
1S9 842	Saleen S7
1S9 944	SSC North America
1T7 1T8	Thomas Built Buses
1T9 899	Tomcar USA
1TU	Transportation Manufacturing Corporation
1UT	Jeep DJ made by AM General
1V1	Volkswagen truck
1V2	Volkswagen SUV
1V9 048	Vector Aeromotive
1VH	Orion Bus Industries
1VW	Volkswagen car[17]
1WU	White truck
1WV 1WW	Winnebago Industries
1WX 1WY	White incomplete vehicle
1XK	Kenworth truck
1XM	Renault Alliance/GTA/Encore 1984-1987
1XP	Peterbilt truck
1Y1	Chevrolet/Geo car made by NUMMI
1YJ	Rokon International, Inc.
1YV	Mazda[17]
1Z3 1Z7	Mitsubishi Raider
1Z9 332	Oshkosh Specialty Vehicles LLC
1ZV	Ford made by AutoAlliance International
1ZW	Mercury made by AutoAlliance International
10R	E-Z-GO
10T	Oshkosh Corporation
12A	Avanti
137	AM General Hummer & Hummer H1
15G	Gillig bus
16X	Vixen 21 motorhome
17N	John Deere incomplete vehicle (RV chassis)
19U	Acura[17] car made by Honda of America Mfg. in Ohio
19V	Acura car made by Honda Manufacturing of Indiana
19X	Honda car made by Honda Manufacturing of Indiana
2A3	Canada	Imperial
2A4 2A8	Chrysler brand MPV/SUV 2006-2011 only
2AY 2AZ	Hino
2B1	Orion Bus Industries
2B3	Dodge[17] car 1981-2011
2B4	Dodge MPV 1981-2002
2B5	Dodge «bus» (van with more than 3 rows of seats) 1981-2002
2B6	Dodge incomplete vehicle 1981-2002
2B7	Dodge truck 1981-2002
2BC	Jeep Wrangler (YJ) 1987-1988 (using AMC-style VIN structure)
2BP	Ski-Doo
2BV	Can-Am & Bombardier ATV
2BW	Can-Am Commander E LSV
2BX	Can-Am Spyder
2BZ	Can-Am Freedom Trailer for Can-Am Spyder
2C1	Geo/Chevrolet car made by CAMI Automotive
2C3	Chrysler brand[17] car 1981-2011
2C3	Chrysler Group (all brands) car (including Lancia) 2012-
2C4	Chrysler brand MPV/SUV 2000-2005
2C4	Chrysler Group (all brands) MPV (including Lancia & VW) 2012-
2C7	Pontiac car made by CAMI Automotive only sold by GM Canada
2C8	Chrysler brand MPV/SUV 2001-2005
2C9 145	Campagna Motors
2CC	American Motors Corporation MPV
2CG	Asüna/Pontiac SUV made by CAMI Automotive only sold by GM Canada
2CK	GMC Tracker SUV made by CAMI Automotive only sold by GM Canada 1990-1991 only
2CK	Pontiac Torrent SUV made by CAMI Automotive 2006-2009 only
2CM	American Motors Corporation car
2CN	Geo/Chevrolet SUV made by CAMI Automotive 1990-2011 only
2CT	GMC Terrain SUV made by CAMI Automotive 2010-2011 only
2D4	Dodge MPV 2003-2011 only
2D6	Dodge incomplete vehicle 2003
2D7	Dodge truck 2003
2D8	Dodge MPV 2003-2011 only
2DG	Ontario Drive & Gear
2E3	Eagle car 1989-1997 (using Chrysler-style VIN structure)
2E4	Lancia MPV
2F	Ford[17]
2FA	Ford car
2FM	Ford MPV/SUV
2FT	Ford truck
2FU 2FV	Freightliner Trucks
2FW	Sterling Trucks truck
2FY	New Flyer
2FZ	Sterling Trucks incomplete vehicle
2Gx	General Motors[17]
2G0	GMC «bus» (van with more than 3 rows of seats) 1981-1986
2G1	Chevrolet
2G2	Pontiac
2G3	Oldsmobile car
2G4	Buick
2G5	GMC MPV 1981-1986
2G6	Cadillac
2G7	Pontiac car only sold by GM Canada
2G8	Chevrolet MPV 1981-1986
2G9	Gnome Homes
2GA	Chevrolet «bus» (van with more than 3 rows of seats)
2GB	Chevrolet incomplete vehicles
2GC	Chevrolet truck
2GD	GMC incomplete vehicles
2GE	Cadillac incomplete vehicle
2GH	GMC GM New Look bus & GM Classic series bus
2GJ	GMC «bus» (van with more than 3 rows of seats) 1987-
2GK	GMC MPV/SUV 1987-
2GN	Chevrolet MPV/SUV 1987-
2GT	GMC truck
2HG	Honda car made by Honda of Canada Manufacturing
2HH	Acura car made by Honda of Canada Manufacturing
2HJ	Honda truck made by Honda of Canada Manufacturing
2HK	Honda MPV/SUV made by Honda of Canada Manufacturing
2HM	Hyundai
2HN	Acura SUV made by Honda of Canada Manufacturing
2HS	International Trucks truck
2HT	International Trucks incomplete vehicle
2J4	Jeep Wrangler (YJ) 1989-1992 (using Chrysler-style VIN structure)
2L1	Lincoln incomplete vehicle — limo
2L9	Les Contenants Durabac
2LJ	Lincoln incomplete vehicle — hearse
2LM	Lincoln SUV
2LN	Lincoln car[17]
2M1 2M2	Mack Trucks
2ME	Mercury car[17]
2MG	Motor Coach Industries (Produced from Sept. 1, 2008 on)
2MR	Mercury MPV
2NK	Kenworth incomplete vehicle
2NP	Peterbilt incomplete vehicle
2NV	Nova Bus
2P3	Plymouth car
2P4	Plymouth MPV 1981-2000
2P5	Plymouth «bus» (van with more than 3 rows of seats) 1981-1983
2P9 001	Prevost 1981-1995
2PC	Prevost 1996-
2S2	Suzuki car made by CAMI Automotive
2S3	Suzuki SUV made by CAMI Automotive
2T1	Toyota car
2T2	Lexus SUV
2T3	Toyota SUV
2V4 2V8	Volkswagen Routan
2WK	Western Star Trucks truck
2WL 2WM	Western Star Trucks incomplete vehicle
2XK	Kenworth truck
2XM	Eagle Premier 1988 only (using AMC-style VIN structure)
2XP	Peterbilt truck
3A4 3A8	Mexico	Chrysler brand MPV 2006-2010 only
3AK 3AL	Freightliner Trucks
3B3	Dodge car 1981-2011
3B4	Dodge SUV 1986-1993
3B6	Dodge incomplete vehicle 1981-2002
3B7	Dodge truck 1981-2002
3BJ	Western Star 3700 truck made by DINA S.A.
3BK	Kenworth incomplete vehicle
3BM	Motor Coach Industries bus made by DINA S.A.
3BP	Peterbilt incomplete vehicle
3C3	Chrysler brand car 1981-2011
3C3	Chrysler Group (all brands) car (including Fiat) 2012-
3C4	Chrysler brand MPV 2001-2005
3C4	Chrysler Group (all brands) MPV (including Fiat) 2012-
3C6	Chrysler Group (all brands) truck 2012-
3C7	Chrysler Group (all brands) incomplete vehicle 2012-
3C8	Chrysler brand MPV 2001-2005
3CE	Volvo Buses de Mexico
3CZ	Honda SUV
3D2	Dodge incomplete vehicle 2007-2009
3D3	Dodge truck 2006-2009
3D4	Dodge SUV 2009-2011
3D6	Dodge incomplete vehicle 2003-2011
3D7	Dodge truck 2002-2011
3E4	Fiat SUV
3F	Ford
3F6	Sterling Bullet
3FA	Ford car
3FC	Ford stripped chassis made by Ford & IMMSA
3FM	Ford MPV/SUV
3FN 3FR	Ford F-650/F-750 made by Blue Diamond Truck Co.
3FT	Ford truck
3G	General Motors[17]
3G0	Saab 9-4X 2011
3G0	Holden Equinox 2018-2020
3G1	Chevrolet car
3G2	Pontiac car
3G4	Buick car
3G5	Buick SUV
3G7	Pontiac SUV
3GC	Chevrolet truck
3GK	GMC SUV
3GM	Holden Suburban
3GN	Chevrolet SUV
3GS	Saturn SUV
3GT	GMC truck
3GY	Cadillac SUV
3H1	Honda motorcycle/UTV
3H3	Hyundai de Mexico, S.A. de C.V. for Hyundai Translead (truck trailers)
3HA	International Trucks incomplete vehicle
3HC	International Trucks truck
3HG	Honda car[17]
3HS	International Trucks & Caterpillar Trucks truck
3HT	International Trucks & Caterpillar Trucks incomplete vehicle
3JB	Can-Am ATV/UTV & Can-Am Ryker
3KP	Kia/Hyundai car[17]
3LN	Lincoln car
3MD	Mazda car
3ME	Mercury car
3MV	Mazda SUV
3MW	BMW
3MY	Toyota car made by Mazda de Mexico Vehicle Operation
3MZ	Mazda car
3N1	Nissan[17] car
3N6	Nissan truck & Chevrolet City Express
3N8	Nissan MPV
3NE	Polaris Inc. ATV
3NS	Polaris Inc. UTV
3P3	Plymouth car
3PC	Infiniti SUV made by COMPAS
3TM	Toyota truck made by TMMBC
3TY	Toyota truck made by TMMGT
3VV	Volkswagen SUV
3VW	Volkswagen car[17]
3WK	Kenworth truck
3WP	Peterbilt truck
4A3	United States	Mitsubishi Motors car
4A4	Mitsubishi Motors SUV
4B3	Dodge car made by Diamond-Star Motors factory
4B9 038	BYD Coach & Bus LLC
4C3	Chrysler car made by Diamond-Star Motors factory
4C9 561	Czinger
4CD	Oshkosh Chassis Division incomplete vehicle (RV chassis)
4DR	IC Bus
4E3	Eagle car made by Diamond-Star Motors factory
4F2	Mazda[17] SUV made by Ford
4F4	Mazda truck made by Ford
4G1	Chevrolet Cavalier convertible made by Genasys L.C. — a GM/ASC joint venture
4G2	Pontiac Sunfire convertible made by Genasys L.C. — a GM/ASC joint venture
4G3	Toyota Cavalier made by GM
4G5	General Motors EV1
4GD	WhiteGMC Brigadier 1988-1989 made by GM
4GD	Opel Sintra
4GL	Buick incomplete vehicle
4GT	Isuzu incomplete vehicle built by GM
4JG	Mercedes-Benz SUV[17]
4KB	Chevrolet W-Series incomplete vehicle (gas engine only)
4KD	GMC W-Series incomplete vehicle (gas engine only)
4KL	Isuzu commercial truck built by GM
4M2	Mercury MPV/SUV
4ML	Oshkosh Trailer Division
4MZ	Buell Motorcycle Company
4N2	Nissan Quest made by Ford
4NU	Isuzu Ascender made by GM
4P1	Pierce Manufacturing
4P3	Plymouth car made by Diamond-Star Motors factory 1990-1994
4P3	Mitsubishi Motors SUV made by Mitsubishi Motor Manufacturing of America 2013-2015 for export only
4RK	Nova Bus & Prevost made by Nova Bus (US) Inc.
4S1	Isuzu truck made by Subaru Isuzu Automotive
4S2	Isuzu SUV made by Subaru Isuzu Automotive
4S3	Subaru car[17]
4S4	Subaru SUV/MPV[17]
4S6	Honda SUV made by Subaru Isuzu Automotive
4S7	Spartan Motors incomplete vehicle
4S9 197	Smith Electric Vehicles US Corp.
4S9 419	Spartan Motors truck
4S9 454	Scuderia Cameron Glickenhaus car
4S9 542	Scuderia Cameron Glickenhaus SCG Boot (M.P.V.)
4S9 559	Spartan Fire, LLC truck (formerly Spartan ER)
4S9 560	Spartan Fire, LLC incomplete vehicle (formerly Spartan ER)
4T1	Toyota[17] car made by Toyota Motor Manufacturing Kentucky
4T3	Toyota MPV/SUV made by Toyota Motor Manufacturing Kentucky
4T4	Toyota car made by Subaru of Indiana Automotive
4TA	Toyota truck made by NUMMI
4UF	Arctic Cat
4US	BMW car[17]
4UZ	Freightliner Custom Chassis Corporation & gas-powered Mitsubishi Fuso trucks assembled by Freightliner Custom Chassis & Thomas Built Buses FS-65 & Saf-T-Liner C2
4V1	WhiteGMC truck
4V2	WhiteGMC incomplete vehicle
4V4	Volvo Trucks North America truck
4V5	Volvo Trucks North America incomplete vehicle
4VA 4VG	Volvo Trucks North America truck
4VE 4VH 4VM	Volvo Trucks North America incomplete vehicle
4VZ	Spartan Motors/The Shyft Group incomplete vehicle — bare chassis only
4XA	Polaris Inc.
4Z3	American LaFrance truck
43C	Consulier
46G	Gillig incomplete vehicle
478	Honda ATV
480	Sterling Trucks truck
49H	Sterling Trucks incomplete vehicle
5AS	GEM
5B4	Workhorse Custom Chassis, LLC incomplete vehicle (RV chassis)
5BZ	Nissan «bus» (van with more than 3 rows of seats)
5CD	Indian Motorcycle Company of America Gilroy, CA
5CX	Shelby Series 1
5DF	Thomas Dennis Company LLC
5EH	Excelsior-Henderson Motorcycle
5FN	Honda[17] MPV/SUV made by Honda Manufacturing of Alabama
5FP	Honda truck made by Honda Manufacturing of Alabama
5FR	Acura[17] SUV made by Honda Manufacturing of Alabama
5FY	New Flyer
5G8	Holden Volt
5GA	Buick MPV/SUV
5GD	Daewoo G2X
5GN	Hummer H3T
5GR	Hummer H2
5GT	Hummer H3
5GZ	Saturn MPV/SUV
5HD	Harley-Davidson for export markets
5J6	Honda[17] SUV made by Honda of America Mfg. in Ohio
5J8	Acura SUV made by Honda of America Mfg. in Ohio
5KB	Honda[17] car made by Honda Manufacturing of Alabama
5KJ 5KK	Western Star Trucks truck
5L1	Lincoln SUV (2004-2009)
5LD	Ford & Lincoln incomplete vehicle — limousine (2010-2014)
5LM	Lincoln SUV
5LT	Lincoln truck
5MZ	Buell Motorcycle Company for export markets
5N1	Nissan & Infiniti SUV
5N3	Infiniti SUV
5NM	Hyundai SUV
5NP	Hyundai car
5NT	Hyundai truck
5PV	Hino incomplete vehicle
5S3	Saab 9-7X
5SA	Suzuki ATV
5SX	American LaFrance incomplete vehicle (Condor)
5TB	Toyota[17] truck made by TMMI
5TD	Toyota MPV/SUV made by TMMI
5TE	Toyota truck made by NUMMI
5TF	Toyota truck made by TMMTX
5UM	BMW M car[17]
5UX	BMW SUV
5VC	Autocar incomplete vehicle
5VP	Victory Motorcycles
5WE	IC Bus incomplete vehicle
5XX	Kia car
5XY	Kia/Hyundai SUV
5Y2	Pontiac Vibe made by NUMMI
5Y4	Yamaha Motor Company ATV, UTV
5YA	Indian Motorcycle Company Kings Mountain, NC
5YF	Toyota car made by TMMMS
5YJ	Tesla[17]
5YM	BMW M SUV
5Z6	Suzuki truck made by Nissan
50E	Lucid Motors
50G	Karma Automotive
516	Autocar truck
51R	Brammo Motorcycles
523	VPG
52C	GEM subsidiary of Polaris Inc.
538	Zero Motorcycles
53G	Coda Automotive
53T	Think North America in Elkhart, IN
546	EBR
54C	Winnebago Industries trailer
54D	Isuzu & Chevrolet commercial trucks built by Spartan Motors/The Shyft Group
55S	Mercedes-Benz car[17]
56K	Indian Motorcycle International, LLC Polaris subsidiary
57W	Mobility Ventures
57X	Polaris Slingshot
58A	Lexus car made by TMMK
Oceania[edit]
6F1	Australia	Ford[17]
6F2	Iveco Trucks Australia Ltd.
6F4	Nissan Motor Australia
6F5	Kenworth Australia
6FM	Mack Trucks Australia
6FP	Ford
6G	General Motors
6G1	Holden & Chevrolet
6G2	Pontiac
6G3	Chevrolet
6H	Holden
6MM	Mitsubishi[17]
6MP	Mercury Capri
6T1	Toyota
6T9	Trailer
6U9	Low Volume (Grey) Import Vehicles which don’t have 17 Digit VIN. Uses NON ISO VIN with «Filler 0’s between WMI & Non Iso VIN — I.e Japanese VIN PV35-400635 would become 6U90000PV35400637 see note below
7A1	New Zealand	Mitsubishi
7A3	Honda
7A4	Toyota
7A5	Ford
7A7	Nissan New Zealand
7A8	NZ Transport Agency (pre-2009)
7AT	NZ Transport Agency (post-2009)
North America[edit]
7FA	United States	Honda SUV made by Honda Manufacturing of Indiana
7FC	Rivian truck
7GZ	GMC incomplete vehicles made by Navistar International
7H4	Hino truck
7JR	Volvo Cars car
7JZ	Proterra From mid-2019 on
7KG	Vanderhall Motor Works
7MM	Mazda SUV made by MTMUS (Mazda-Toyota Joint Venture)
7MU	Toyota SUV made by MTMUS (Mazda-Toyota Joint Venture)
7NA	Navistar Defense
7NY	Lordstown Motors
7PD	Rivian SUV
7RZ	Electric Last Mile Solutions
7SA	Tesla SUV 2022+
7SV	Toyota SUV made by TMMTX
7SX	Global Electric Motorcars
7Z0	Zoox
South America[edit]
8AC	Argentina	Mercedes Benz vans (for South America)
8AD	Peugeot
8AE	Peugeot van
8AF	Ford Motor Argentina[17]
8AG	General Motors de Argentina Chevrolet
8AJ	Toyota Argentina
8AN	Nissan
8AP	Fiat
8AT	Iveco
8AW	Volkswagen Argentina
8A1	Renault Argentina
8A3	Scania Argentina
8BB	Agrale Argentina S.A
8BC	Citroën
8BN	Mercedes-Benz incomplete vehicle (North America)
8BR	Mercedes-Benz «bus» (van with more than 3 rows of seats) (North America)
8BT	Mercedes-Benz MPV (van with 2 or 3 rows of seats) (North America)
8BU	Mercedes-Benz truck (cargo van with 1 row of seats) (North America)
8CH	Honda motorcycle
8C3	Honda car/SUV
8G1	Chile	Automotores Franco Chilena S.A Renault
8GD	Automotores Franco Chilena S.A Peugeot
8GG	General Motors Chile Ltda.
8L4	Ecuador	Great Wall Motors made by Ciudad del Auto Ciauto Cia. Ltda.
8LB	General Motors OBB
8LF	Maresa (Mazda)
8LG	Aymesa (Hyundai Motor & Kia)
8XD	Venezuela	Ford Motor Venezuela
8XJ	Mack de Venezuela C.A.
8XV	Iveco Venezuela C.A.
8Z1	General Motors Venezolana C.A.
829	Bolivia	Quantum Motors
9AM	Brazil	Massari (?)
9BD	Fiat Automóveis
9BF	Ford Brasil
9BG	General Motors do Brasil Chevrolet
9BH	Hyundai Motor Brasil
9BM	Mercedes-Benz car & SUV & commercial truck
9BN	Mafersa
9BR	Toyota
9BS	Scania Brazil
9BV	Volvo Trucks
9BW	Volkswagen do Brasil[17]
9BY	Agrale S.A.
9C2	Honda Motorcycles[17]
9C6	Yamaha Motor[17]
9CD	Suzuki (motorcycles) assembled by J. Toledo Motos do Brasil
9DW	Kenworth & Peterbilt trucks made by Volkswagen do Brasil
932	Harley-Davidson
935	Citroën
936	Peugeot
937	Dodge
93C	General Motors do Brasil Chevrolet SUV (Mexico)
93H	Honda car/SUV
93K	Volvo Trucks
93P	Volare
93S	Navistar International
93U	Audi 1999-2006
93V	Navistar International
93W	Fiat Ducato made by Iveco 2000-2016
93X	Souza Ramos — Mitsubishi Motors / Suzuki Jimny
93Y	Renault do Brasil
93Z	Iveco
94D	Nissan
94G	Indabra
94M	HVR-Busscar
94N	RWM Brazil
94T	Troller Veículos Especiais
953	VW Truck & Bus / MAN Truck & Bus
95P	CAOA / Hyundai & CAOA Chery
95V	Dafra Motos (motorscooters from SYM) & Ducati, KTM, & MV Agusta assembled by Dafra
95V	BMW motorcycles assembled by Dafra Motos 2009-2016
95Z	Buell Motorcycle Company assembled by Harley-Davidson Brazil
96P	Kawasaki
97N	Triumph Motorcycles Ltd
988	Jeep and Fiat (made at the Goiana plant)
98M	BMW car/SUV
98R	Chery
99A	Audi 2016-
99J	Jaguar Land Rover
99K	Haojue & Kymco assembled by JTZ Indústria e Comércio de Motos
99L	BYD
99Z	BMW Motorrad Motorcycle assembled by BMW 2017-
9FB	Colombia	Sofasa (Renault)
9FC	Compañía Colombiana Automotriz S.A. (Mazda)
9GC	GM Colmotores S.A. (Chevrolet)
9UJ	Uruguay	Chery assembled by Chery Socma S.A.
9UK	Lifan
9UW	Kia made by Nordex S.A.
9V7	Citroen made by Nordex S.A.
9V8	Peugeot made by Nordex S.A.

Note: Vehicles to be registered in Australia without a 17 character VIN^[34]

See also[edit]

• Builder’s plate
• Danish bicycle VIN-system
• Engine number
• Name plate
• Serial number
• VIN etching
• RPO Code
• VIN cloning

References[edit]

External links[edit]

• ISO 3779:2009
• FMVSS 115, Part 565

«VIN» redirects here. For other uses, see Vin.

A vehicle identification number (VIN) (also called a chassis number or frame number) is a unique code, including a serial number, used by the automotive industry to identify individual motor vehicles, towed vehicles, motorcycles, scooters and mopeds, as defined by the International Organization for Standardization in ISO 3779 (content and structure) and ISO 4030 (location and attachment).^[1]

There are vehicle history services in several countries that help potential car owners use VINs to find vehicles that are defective or have been written off.

History of the bodywork number[edit]

VINs were first used in 1954 in the United States.^[2] From 1954 to 1981, there was no accepted standard for these numbers, so different manufacturers used different formats.

In 1981, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration of the United States standardized the format.^[2] It required all on-road vehicles sold to contain a 17-character VIN, which does not include the letters O (o), I (i), and Q (q) (to avoid confusion with numerals 0, 1, and 9).

After the introduction of the ISO norm, the manufacturers which produced vehicles for the American market very quickly adjusted to this standard. The ISO introduced recommendations for applying the VIN standard and its structure, and the bodywork number was also used in Europe. However, the sets of information contained in it were introduced gradually. For example, Volkswagen started to encode bigger chunks of information during 1995-1997, and the control digit during 2009-2015 for selected models from the group. The VIN control digit is also used, although not in all brand-models. In the European vehicles, it can be found e.g. in Audi A1.^[3]

Classification[edit]

There are at least four competing standards used to calculate the VIN.

• FMVSS 115, Part 565: Used in United States and Canada^[4]
• ISO 3779: Used in Europe and many other parts of the world
• SAE J853: Very similar to the ISO standard
• ADR 61/2 used in Australia, referring to ISO 3779 and 3780^[5]

Components[edit]

Modern VINs are based on two related standards, originally issued by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) in 1979 and 1980: ISO 3779^[6] and ISO 3780,^[7] respectively. Compatible but different implementations of these ISO standards have been adopted by the European Union and the United States.^[8]

The VIN comprises the following sections:

Standard	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17
ISO 3779	World manufacturer identifier	Vehicle descriptor section	Vehicle identifier section
European Union[9] more than 500 vehicles/year	World manufacturer identifier	Indication of «the general characteristics of the vehicle»	Indication that provides «clear identification of a particular vehicle»
European Union[9] 500 or fewer vehicles/year	World manufacturer identifier	9	Indication of «the general characteristics of the vehicle»	Indication that provides «clear identification of a particular vehicle»
North America more than 2,000 vehicles/year	World manufacturer identifier	Vehicle attributes	Check digit	Model year	Plant code	Sequential number
North America 2,000 or fewer vehicles/year	World manufacturer identifier	9	Vehicle attributes	Check digit	Model year	Plant code	Manufacturer identifier	Sequential number

World manufacturer identifier[edit]

The first three characters uniquely identify the manufacturer of the vehicle using the world manufacturer identifier or WMI code. A manufacturer who builds fewer than 1,000 vehicles per year uses a 9 as the third digit, and the 12th, 13th and 14th position of the VIN for a second part of the identification. Some manufacturers use the third character as a code for a vehicle category (e.g., bus or truck), a division within a manufacturer, or both. For example, within 1G (assigned to General Motors in the United States), 1G1 represents Chevrolet passenger cars; 1G2, Pontiac passenger cars; and 1GC, Chevrolet trucks.

The Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) in the US assigns WMIs to countries and manufacturers.^[10]

The first character of the WMI is typically the region in which the manufacturer is located although there are exceptions e.g. the WMI 7SA was assigned to Tesla Inc. in the United States in 2021.^[11] In practice, each is assigned to a country of manufacture, although in Europe the country where the continental headquarters is located can assign the WMI to all vehicles produced in that region (Example: Opel/Vauxhall cars whether produced in Germany, Spain, the United Kingdom or Poland carry a WMI of W0L because Adam Opel AG is based in Rüsselsheim, Germany).

In the notation below, assume that letters precede numbers and that zero is the last number. For example, 8X–82 denotes the range 8X, 8Y, 8Z, 81, 82, excluding 80.^[10]

Country or region codes[edit]

A–H = Africa	J–R = Asia	S–Z = Europe	1–5, 7F-70 = North America	6–7E = Oceania	8–9 = South America
AA-AH South Africa AJ-AN Côte d’Ivoire AP-A0 unassigned AR-AL Algeria BA-BE Angola BF-BK Kenya BL-BR Tanzania BU Uganda BS-B0 unassigned CA-CE Benin CF-CK Madagascar CL-CR Tunisia CS-C0 unassigned DA-DE Egypt DF-DK Morocco DL-DR Zambia DS-D0 unassigned EA-EE Ethiopia EF-EK Mozambique EL-E0 unassigned FA-FE Ghana FF-FK Nigeria FL-F0 unassigned GA-G0 unassigned HA-H0 unassigned	J Japan KA-KE Sri Lanka KF-KK Israel KL-KR Korea (South) KS-KT Jordan L China (Mainland) MA-ME, MY-M0 India MF-MK Indonesia ML-MR Thailand MS Myanmar MU Mongolia MX Kazakhstan NA-NE Iran NF-NK Pakistan NL-NR Turkey NS-NT Uzbekistan NU-N0 unassigned PA-PE Philippines PF-PK Singapore PL-PR Malaysia PS-PT Bangladesh PU-P0 unassigned RA-RE United Arab Emirates RF-RK Taiwan RL-RP Vietnam RS-RT Saudi Arabia R1-R7 Hongkong	SA-SM United Kingdom SN-ST Germany (formerly East Germany) SU-SZ Poland S1-S2 Latvia S3 Georgia S4 Iceland S5-S0 unassigned TA-TH Switzerland TJ-TP Czech Republic TR-TV Hungary TW-T2 Portugal T3-T0 unassigned UA-UG unassigned UH-UM Denmark UN-UT Ireland UU-UZ Romania U1-U4 North Macedonia U5-U7 Slovakia U8-U0 Bosnia and Herzegovina VA-VE Austria VF-VR France VS-VW Spain VX-V2 Serbia V3-V5 Croatia V6-V0 Estonia W Germany (formerly West Germany) XA-XE Bulgaria XF-XK Greece XL-XR Netherlands XS-XW Russia (former USSR) XX-XY Luxembourg XZ-X0 Russia YA-YE Belgium YF-YK Finland YL-YR Malta YS-YW Sweden YX-Y2 Norway Y3-Y5 Belarus Y6-Y0 Ukraine ZA-ZU Italy ZV-ZW unassigned ZX-ZZ Slovenia Z3-Z5 Lithuania Z6-Z0 Russia	1, 4, 5 or 7F-70 United States 2 Canada 3A-3X Mexico 3Y-37 Costa Rica 38-39 Cayman Islands 30 unassigned	6 Australia 7A-7E New Zealand	8A-8E Argentina 8F-8K Chile 8L-8R Ecuador 8S-8W Peru 8X-82 Venezuela 82-82 Bolivia 83-80 unassigned 9A-9E Brazil 9F-9K Colombia 9L-9R Paraguay 9S-9W Uruguay 9X-92 Trinidad & Tobago 93–99 Brazil 90 unassigned

Vehicle descriptor section[edit]

The fourth to ninth positions in the VIN are the vehicle descriptor section or VDS. This is used, according to local regulations, to identify the vehicle type, and may include information on the automobile platform used, the model, and the body style. Each manufacturer has a unique system for using this field. Most manufacturers since the 1980s have used the eighth digit to identify the engine type whenever there is more than one engine choice for the vehicle. Example: for the 2007 Chevrolet Corvette, U is for a 6.0-liter V8 engine, and E is for a 7.0-liter V8.

North American check digits[edit]

One element that is inconsistent is the use of position nine as a check digit, compulsory for vehicles in North America and China, but not Europe.

Vehicle identifier section[edit]

The 10th to 17th positions are used as the vehicle identifier section or VIS. This is used by the manufacturer to identify the individual vehicle in question. This may include information on options installed or engine and transmission choices, but often is a simple sequential number. In North America, the last five digits must be numeric.

Model year encoding[edit]

One consistent element of the VIS is the 10th digit, which is required worldwide to encode the model year of the vehicle. Besides the three letters that are not allowed in the VIN itself (I, O and Q), the letters U and Z and the digit 0 are not used for the model year code. The year code is the model year for the vehicle.

The year 1980 was encoded by some manufacturers, especially General Motors and Chrysler, as «A» (since the 17-digit VIN was not mandatory until 1981, and the «A» or zero was in the manufacturer’s pre-1981 placement in the VIN), yet Ford and AMC still used a zero for 1980. Subsequent years increment through the allowed letters, so that «Y» represents the year 2000. 2001 to 2009 are encoded as the digits 1 to 9, and subsequent years are encoded as «A», «B», «C», etc.

Code	Year		Code	Year		Code	Year		Code	Year		Code	Year		Code	Year
A	1980		L	1990		Y	2000		A	2010		L	2020		Y	2030
B	1981		M	1991		1	2001		B	2011		M	2021		1	2031
C	1982		N	1992		2	2002		C	2012		N	2022		2	2032
D	1983		P	1993		3	2003		D	2013		P	2023		3	2033
E	1984		R	1994		4	2004		E	2014		R	2024		4	2034
F	1985		S	1995		5	2005		F	2015		S	2025		5	2035
G	1986		T	1996		6	2006		G	2016		T	2026		6	2036
H	1987		V	1997		7	2007		H	2017		V	2027		7	2037
J	1988		W	1998		8	2008		J	2018		W	2028		8	2038
K	1989		X	1999		9	2009		K	2019		X	2029		9	2039

On April 30, 2008, the US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration adopted a final rule amending 49 CFR Part 565, «so that the current 17 character vehicle identification number (VIN) system, which has been in place for almost 30 years, can continue in use for at least another 30 years», in the process making several changes to the VIN requirements applicable to all motor vehicles manufactured for sale in the United States. There are three notable changes to the VIN structure that affect VIN deciphering systems:

• The make may only be identified after looking at positions one through three and another position, as determined by the manufacturer in the second section or fourth to eighth segment of the VIN.
• In order to identify the exact year in passenger cars and multipurpose passenger vehicles with a GVWR of 10,000 or less, one must read position 7 as well as position 10. For passenger cars, and for multipurpose passenger vehicles and trucks with a gross vehicle weight rating of 10,000 lb (4,500 kg) or less, if position seven is numeric, the model year in position 10 of the VIN refers to a year in the range 1980–2009.^{[12][citation needed]} If position seven is alphabetic, the model year in position 10 of VIN refers to a year in the range 2010–2039.
• The model year for vehicles with a GVWR greater than 10,000 lb (4,500 kg), as well as buses, motorcycles, trailers and low-speed vehicles, may no longer be identified within a 30-year range. VIN characters 1–8 and 10 that were assigned from 1980 to 2009 can be repeated beginning with the 2010 model year.

Plant code[edit]

Compulsory in North America and China is the use of the 11th character to identify the assembly plant at which the vehicle was built. Each manufacturer has its own set of plant codes.

Production number[edit]

In the United States and China, the 12th to 17th digits are the vehicle’s serial or production number. This is unique to each vehicle, and every manufacturer uses its own sequence.

Check-digit calculation[edit]

A check-digit validation is used for all road vehicles sold in the United States and Canada.

When trying to validate a VIN with a check digit, first either (a) remove the check digit for the purpose of calculation or (b) use a weight of zero (see below) to cancel it out. The original value of the check digit is then compared with the calculated value. If the calculated value is 0–9, the check digit must match the calculated value. If the calculated value is 10, the check digit must be X. If the two values do not match (and there was no error in the calculation), then there is a mistake in the VIN. However, a match does not prove the VIN is correct, because there is still a 1/11 chance that any two distinct VINs have a matching check digit: for example, the valid VINs 5GZCZ43D13S812715 (correct with leading five) and SGZCZ43D13S812715 (incorrect with leading character «S»). The VINs in the Porsche image, WP0ZZZ99ZTS392124, and the GM-T body image, KLATF08Y1VB363636, do not pass the North American check-digit verification.

Transliterating the numbers[edit]

Transliteration consists of removing all of the letters, and replacing them with their appropriate numerical counterparts. These numerical alternatives (based on IBM’s EBCDIC) are in the following chart. I, O, and Q are not allowed in a valid VIN; for this chart, they have been filled in with N/A (not applicable). Numerical digits use their own values.

Transliteration key: values for VIN decoding

A: 1	B: 2	C: 3	D: 4	E: 5	F: 6	G: 7	H: 8	—
J: 1	K: 2	L: 3	M: 4	N: 5	—	P: 7	—	R: 9
—	S: 2	T: 3	U: 4	V: 5	W: 6	X: 7	Y: 8	Z: 9

S is 2, and not 1. There is no left-alignment linearity.

Weights used in calculation[edit]

The following is the weight factor for each position in the VIN. The 9th position is that of the check digit. It has been substituted with a 0, which will cancel it out in the multiplication step.

Weight factor table

Position	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17
Weight	8	7	6	5	4	3	2	10	0	9	8	7	6	5	4	3	2

Worked example[edit]

Consider the hypothetical VIN 1M8GDM9A_KP042788, where the underscore will be the check digit.

VIN	1	M	8	G	D	M	9	A		K	P	0	4	2	7	8	8
Value	1	4	8	7	4	4	9	1	0	2	7	0	4	2	7	8	8
Weight	8	7	6	5	4	3	2	10	0	9	8	7	6	5	4	3	2
Products	8	28	48	35	16	12	18	10	0	18	56	0	24	10	28	24	16

1. The VIN’s value is calculated from the above transliteration table. This number is used in the rest of the calculation.
2. Copy the weights from the weight factor row above.
3. The products row is the result of the multiplication of the columns in the Value and Weight rows.
4. The products (8, 28, 48, 35 … 24, 16) are all added together to yield a sum, 351.
5. Find the remainder after dividing by 11
   351 MOD 11 = 10
   351 ÷ 11 = 3110⁄11
6. The remainder is the check digit. If the remainder is 10, the check digit is X. In this example, the remainder is 10, so the check digit is transliterated as X.

With a check digit of X, the VIN 1M8GDM9A_KP042788 is written 1M8GDM9AXKP042788.

A VIN with straight-ones (seventeen consecutive 1s) has the nice feature that its check digit 1 matches the calculated value 1. This is because a value of one multiplied by 89 (sum of weights) is 89, and 89 divided by 11 is 8 with remainder 1⁄11; thus 1 is the check digit. This is a way to test a VIN-check algorithm.

VIN scanning[edit]

The VIN is marked in multiple locations; normally in the lower corner of the windshield on the driver’s side, under the bonnet next to latch, at the front end of the vehicle frame, and inside the door pillar on the driver’s side.^[13] On newer vehicles VINs may be optically read with barcode scanners or digital cameras, or digitally read via OBD-II.^[14] There are smartphone applications that can pass the VIN to websites to decode the VIN.^[15]

List of common WMI[edit]

The Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) assigns the WMI^[16] (world manufacturer identifier) to countries and manufacturers. The following list shows a selection of world manufacturer codes.

WMI	Country	Manufacturer
Africa[edit]
AAA	South Africa	Audi South Africa made by Volkswagen of South Africa
AAK	FAW Vehicle Manufacturers SA (PTY) Ltd.
AAM	MAN Automotive (South Africa) (Pty) Ltd. includes VW Truck & Bus
AAV	Volkswagen of South Africa[17]
ABJ	Mitsubishi Colt & Triton pickups made by Mercedes-Benz South Africa 1994-2011
ABJ	Mitsubishi Fuso made by Daimler Trucks & Buses Southern Africa
ACV	Isuzu Motors South Africa 2018-
AC5	Hyundai Automotive South Africa (cars)
ADD	UD Trucks Southern Africa (Pty) Ltd
ADM	General Motors South Africa includes Isuzu through 2018
ADN	Nissan South Africa (Pty) Ltd
ADR	Renault Sandero made by Nissan South Africa (Pty) Ltd
ADX	Tata Automobile Corporation (SA) Ltd.
AFA	Ford Motor Company of Southern Africa & Samcor
AFB	Mazda BT-50 made by Ford Motor Company of Southern Africa
AHH	Hino South Africa
AHM	Honda Ballade made by Mercedes-Benz South Africa 1982-2000
AHT	Toyota South Africa Motors[17]
BF9	Kenya	KIBO Motorcycles
CL9	Tunisia	Wallyscar
DA1 DA4	Egypt	Arab American Vehicles
DAA	Fiat Auto Egypt Industrial Co
DAB	BMW Egypt SKD
DF9	Morocco	Laraki
GA1	Madagascar	Renault /SOMACOA — Société Malgache de Construction Automobile
Asia[edit]
J81	Japan	Chevrolet/Geo car made by Isuzu
J87	Pontiac/Asüna car made by Isuzu for GM Canada
J8B J8C	Chevrolet commercial trucks made by Isuzu
J8D J8T	GMC commercial trucks made by Isuzu
J8Z	Chevrolet pickup truck made by Isuzu
JA3	Mitsubishi car
JA4	Mitsubishi MPV/SUV
JA7	Mitsubishi truck
JAA	Isuzu truck
JAB	Isuzu car
JAC	Isuzu SUV
JAE	Acura SLX made by Isuzu
JAL	Isuzu commercial trucks & Chevrolet commercial trucks made by Isuzu 2016+ & Hino S-series truck made by Isuzu
JAM	Isuzu commercial trucks
JB3	Dodge car made by Mitsubishi Motors
JB4	Dodge MPV/SUV made by Mitsubishi Motors
JB7	Dodge truck made by Mitsubishi Motors
JC0	Ford brand cars made by Mazda
JC1	Fiat 124 Spider made by Mazda
JC2	Ford Courier made by Mazda
JD1	Daihatsu car
JD2	Daihatsu SUV
JD4	Daihatsu truck
JDA	Daihatsu
JE3	Eagle car made by Mitsubishi Motors
JE4	Mitsubishi
JF1	Subaru — Fuji Heavy Industries car
JF2	Subaru — Fuji Heavy Industries SUV
JF3	Subaru — Fuji Heavy Industries truck
JF4	Saab 9-2X made by Subaru
JG1	Chevrolet/Geo car made by Suzuki
JG7	Pontiac/Asuna car made by Suzuki for GM Canada
JGC	Chevrolet/Geo SUV made by Suzuki
JGT	GMC SUV made by Suzuki for GM Canada
JH2	Honda motorcycle/ATV
JH3	Honda ATV
JH4	Acura car
JHA JHB	Hino
JHD JHF JHH	Hino
JHL	Honda MPV/SUV[17]
JHM	Honda car[17]
JJ3	Chrysler car made by Mitsubishi Motors
JK8	Suzuki QUV620F UTV made by Kawasaki
JKA JKB	Kawasaki
JKS	Suzuki Marauder 1600/Boulevard M95 motorcycle made by Kawasaki
JL5 JL6	Mitsubishi FUSO Truck & Bus Corp
JLF	Mitsubishi FUSO Truck & Bus Corp
JLS	Sterling Trucks 360 made by Mitsubishi FUSO Truck & Bus Corp
JM0	Mazda for Oceania export
JM1	Mazda car
JM2	Mazda truck
JM3	Mazda MPV/SUV
JM6	Mazda[17]
JM7	Mazda
JMA JMB	Mitsubishi[17]
JMF	Mitsubishi
JMY	Mitsubishi
JMZ	Mazda for Europe export
JN	Nissan[17]
JN1	Nissan car & Infiniti car
JN3	Nissan incomplete vehicle
JN6	Nissan truck
JN8	Nissan MPV/SUV & Infiniti SUV
JNA	Nissan Diesel/UD Trucks incomplete vehicle
JNC	Nissan Diesel/UD Trucks
JNE	Nissan Diesel/UD Trucks truck
JNK	Infiniti car
JNR	Infiniti SUV
JNX	Infiniti incomplete vehicle
JP3	Plymouth car made by Mitsubishi Motors
JP4	Plymouth MPV/SUV made by Mitsubishi Motors
JP7	Plymouth truck made by Mitsubishi Motors
JPC	Nissan Diesel/UD Trucks
JR2	Isuzu Oasis made by Honda
JS	Suzuki[17]
JS1	Suzuki motorcycle & Kawasaki KLX400S/KLX400SR motorcycle made by Suzuki
JS2	Suzuki car
JS3	Suzuki SUV
JSA	Kawasaki KFX400 ATV made by Suzuki
JSK	Kawasaki KLX125/KLX125L motorcycle made by Suzuki
JSL	Kawasaki KFX400 ATV made by Suzuki
JT	Toyota[17]
JT2	Toyota car
JT3	Toyota MPV/SUV
JT4	Toyota truck
JT5	Toyota incomplete vehicle
JT6	Lexus SUV
JT8	Lexus car
JTD	Toyota car
JTE	Toyota MPV/SUV
JTF	Toyota van/truck
JTG	Toyota MPV/bus
JTH	Lexus car
JTJ	Lexus SUV
JTK	Toyota car
JTL	Toyota SUV
JTM	Toyota SUV
JTN	Toyota car
JW6	Mitsubishi FUSO division of Mitsubishi Motors (through mid 2003)
JY	Yamaha Motor[17]
JY3	Yamaha Motor 3-wheel ATV
JY4	Yamaha Motor 4-wheel ATV
JYA	Yamaha Motor motorcycles
JYE	Yamaha Motor snowmobile
KF3	Israel	Merkavim
KF6	Automotive Industries, Ltd.
KF9 004	Tomcar
KLA	South Korea	Daewoo/GM Korea[17]
KLT KLU	Tata Daewoo
KL1	GM Daewoo/GM Korea Chevrolet car
KL2	Daewoo/GM Daewoo Pontiac
KL3	GM Daewoo/GM Korea Holden
KL4	GM Korea Buick
KL5	GM Daewoo Suzuki
KL6	GM Daewoo GMC
KL7	Daewoo GM Canada brands: Passport, Asuna (Pre-2000)
KL7	GM Daewoo/GM Korea Chevrolet MPV/SUV (Post-2000)
KL8	GM Daewoo/GM Korea Chevrolet car (Spark)
KMA	Asia Motors
KME	Hyundai commercial truck
KMF	Hyundai van & commercial truck & Bering Truck
KMH	Hyundai car[17]
KMJ	Hyundai bus & minibus
KMT	Genesis Motor car
KMU	Genesis Motor SUV
KMY	Daelim Motor Company, Ltd/DNA Motors Co., Ltd.
KM4	Hyosung Motors/S&T Motors/KR Motors
KM8	Hyundai SUV
KNA KNC KNE	Kia car[17]
KND	Kia SUV/MPV & Hyundai Entourage
KNJ	Ford Festiva & Aspire
KNM	Renault Samsung Motors & Nissan Rogue made by Renault Samsung Motors
KPA	SsangYong pickup
KPB	SsangYong car
KPH	Mitsubishi Precis
KPT	SsangYong SUV/MPV[17]
L1C	China	Hubei Huawei Special-Purpose Automobile
L2C	Chery Jaguar Land Rover
L5Y	Znen Taizhou Zhongneng Motorcycle Co. Ltd.
L6T	Geely
L8A	Jinhua Youngman Automobile Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
L8Y	Zhejiang Jonway Motorcycle Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
L9N	Zhejiang Taotao Vehicles Co., Ltd.
LA6	King Long
LA9 LC0	BYD Auto
LAL	Sundiro Honda Motorcycle Co., Ltd.
LB1	Fujian Benz
LB2	Geely motorcycle
LB3	Geely
LBB	Qianjiang Motorcycle & Benelli
LBE	Beijing Hyundai
LBP	Chonqing Jianshe Yamaha Motor Co. Ltd.
LBV	BMW Brilliance
LC0	BYD Auto Industry Co. Ltd.
LC2	Changzhou Kwang Yang Motor Co., Ltd.
LC6	Changzhou Haojue Suzuki Motorcycle Co. Ltd.
LCE	CF Moto by Chunfeng Holding Group Hangzhou Motorcycles Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
LCR	Gonow
LDC	Dongfeng Peugeot-Citroën
LDK	FAW Bus (Dalian) Co., Ltd.
LDN	Soueast
LDY	Zhongtong Bus
LE4	Beijing Benz & Beijing Benz-Daimler Chrysler Automotive Co., Ltd.
LEF	JMC
LET	Jiangxi Isuzu
LF3	Lifan motorcycle
LFB	FAW Jilin
LFM	FAW Toyota
LFN	FAW Bus (Wuxi) Co., Ltd.
LFP	FAW Car
LFV	FAW-Volkswagen
LGA	Dongfeng Commercial Vehicle Co., Ltd. trucks
LGB	Dongfeng Nissan
LGC	Dongfeng Commercial Vehicle Co., Ltd. buses
LGG	Dongfeng Liuzhou Motor
LGJ	Dongfeng Fengshen (Aeolus)
LGL	Guilin Daewoo
LGW	Great Wall (Haval)
LGX	BYD Auto
LGZ	Guangzhou Denway Bus
LH1	FAW Haima
LHG	Guangzhou Honda
LJ1	JAC
LJ8	Zotye Auto
LJC	Jincheng Corporation
LJD	Dongfeng Yueda Kia
LJN	Zhengzhou Nissan
LJS	Yaxing Coach
LJU	Shanghai Maple Automobile Co. & Kandi
LJV	Sinotruk Chengdu Wangpai Commercial Vehicle Co., Ltd.
LJX	JMC Ford
LKC	Changhe
LKG	Youngman Lotus Automobile Co., Ltd.
LKL	Higer Bus
LKT	Yunnan Lifan Junma Vehicle Co., Ltd. commercial vehicles
LL3	Xiamen Golden Dragon Bus Co. Ltd
LL6	GAC Mitsubishi
LL8	Jiangsu Linhai Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd.
LLC	Loncin Holdings
LLN	Qoros
LLV	Lifan
LM6	SWM (automobiles)
LMG	GAC Trumpchi
LNB	BAIC Motor
LNP	NAC MG UK Limited & Nanjing Fiat Automobile
LNY	Yuejin
LPA	Changan PSA (DS Automobiles)
LPE	BYD Auto
LPS	Polestar
LRB	SAIC General Motors Buick
LRD	Beijing Foton Daimler Automotive Co., Ltd. Auman trucks
LRE	SAIC General Motors Cadillac
LRW	Tesla
LS5	Changan Automobile & Changan Suzuki
LS7	JMC Heavy Duty Vehicle
LSF	SAIC Maxus & Shanghai Sunwin Bus Corporation
LSG	SAIC General Motors Chevrolet
LSH	SAIC Maxus
LSJ	SAIC MG & SAIC Roewe
LSK	SAIC Maxus
LSV	SAIC Volkswagen
LSY	Brilliance & Jinbei GM
LTA	ZX Auto
LTN	Soueast built Chrysler & Dodge vehicles
LTV	FAW Toyota (Tianjin)
LUC	Honda Automobile (China)
LUD	Dongfeng Nissan Diesel Motor Co Ltd
LUX	Dongfeng Yulon Motor Co. Ltd
LVA LVB LVC	Foton Motor
LVF	Changhe Suzuki
LVG	GAC Toyota
LVH	Dongfeng Honda
LVM	Chery Commercial Vehicle
LVR	Changan Mazda
LVS	Changan Ford & Changan Ford Mazda
LVV	Chery
LVX	Landwind
LVY	Volvo Cars Daqing factory
LVZ	DFSK Motor
LWB	Wuyang Honda Motorcycle (Guangzhou) Co., Ltd.
LWL	Qingling Isuzu
LWV	GAC Fiat Chrysler
LXV	Beijing Borgward Automotive Co., Ltd.
LXY	Chongqing Shineray Motorcycle Co., Ltd.
LYB	Weichai (Yangzhou) Yaxing Automobile Co., Ltd.
LYM	Zhuzhou Jianshe Yamaha Motorcycle Co., Ltd.
LYV	Volvo Cars Chengdu factory & Luqiao factory
LZF	SAIC Iveco Hongyan
LZG	Shaanxi Automobile Group Shacman Bus
LZK	Sinotruk (CNHTC) Huanghe bus
LZS	Zongshen
LZU	Guangzhou Isuzu Bus
LZW	SAIC GM Wuling
LZY	Yutong
LZZ	Sinotruk (CNHTC) Howo, Sitrak
MA1	India	Mahindra
MA3	Maruti Suzuki India Limited
MA6	General Motors India Pvt. Ltd.
MA7	Hindustan Motors Ltd & Mitsubishi Motors models made by Hindustan Motors & Isuzu models made by Hindustan Motors
MAH	Fiat India Automobiles Pvt. Ltd
MAJ	Ford India
MAK	Honda Cars India
MAL	Hyundai Motor India
MAN	Eicher Polaris Multix
MAT	Tata Motors
MB1	Ashok Leyland Ltd
MB8	Suzuki Motorcycle India Limited
MBF	Royal Enfield
MBH	Nissan Pixo made by Maruti Suzuki India Limited
MBJ	Toyota Kirloskar Motor Pvt Ltd
MBK	MAN Trucks India Pvt. Ltd
MBL	Hero MotoCorp
MBU	Swaraj Vehicles Limited
MBV	Premier Automobiles Ltd
MBX	Piaggio India Piaggio Ape
MBY	Asia Motor Works Ltd
MC1	Force Motors Limited
MC2	Eicher Motors Limited
MC4	Dilip Chhabria Design Pvt Ltd
MCA	FCA India Automobiles Pvt. Ltd
MCB	General Motors India Pvt. Ltd.
MCD	Mahindra Two Wheelers
MCG	Atul Auto
MCL	International Cars And Motors Ltd
MD2	Bajaj Auto Ltd & KTM and Husqvarna models built by Bajaj
MD6	TVS Motor Company
MD7	LML Ltd including Genuine Scooter Company Stella
MDE	Kinetic Engineering Limited
MDH	Nissan Motor India Pvt Ltd
MDT	Kerala Automobiles Limited
ME1	India Yamaha Motor Pvt. Ltd
ME3	Royal Enfield
ME4	Honda Motorcycle and Scooter India
MEC	Daimler India Commercial Vehicles Pvt. Ltd. BharatBenz
MEE	Renault India Private Limited
MEG	Harley-Davidson India
MER	Benelli
MET	Piaggio India Vespa
MEX	Škoda Auto Volkswagen India Pvt. Ltd. 2015 on
MYH	Ather Energy
MZ7	MG Motor India Pvt. Ltd.
MZB	Kia India Pvt. Ltd.
MZD	Classic Legends Private Limited — Jawa
M3G	Isuzu Motors India
M6F	UM Lohia Two Wheelers Private Limited
MH1	Indonesia	PT Astra Honda Motor
MH3	PT Yamaha Indonesia Motor Mfg.
MH4	PT Kawasaki Motor Indonesia
MHF	PT Toyota Astra Motor
MHK	PT Astra Daihatsu Motor including Toyotas made by Astra Daihatsu
MHL	PT Mercedes Benz Indonesia
MHR	PT Honda Prospect Motor
MHY	PT Suzuki Indomobil Motor
MJB	GM Indonesia
MK2	Mitsubishi Motors Krama Yudha Indonesia
MK3	PT SGMW Motor Indonesia Wuling
ML0	Thailand	Ducati Motor (Thailand) Co., Ltd.
ML3	Mitsubishi Motors (Thailand)
ML5	Kawasaki Motors Enterprise Co. Ltd. (Thailand)
MLC	Thai Suzuki Motor Co., Ltd.
MLE	Thai Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd.
MLH	Honda motorcycle
MLY	Harley-Davidson
MM0 MM6 MM7	Mazda (Ford-Mazda AAT plant)
MM8	Mazda (Ford-Mazda AAT plant)[18]
MMA MMB	Mitsubishi Motors (Thailand)[17]
MMC MMD	Mitsubishi Motors (Thailand)
MMF	BMW[19]
MMH	Tata[20]
MMK	Toyota (Toyota Auto Works plant)[21]
MMM	Chevrolet[22]
MML	MG
MMR	Subaru[23]
MMS	Suzuki[24]
MMT	Mitsubishi Motors (Thailand)[25]
MMU	Holden
MNA	Ford (Ford-Mazda AAT plant) for Australia/New Zealand export
MNB	Ford (Ford-Mazda AAT plant)[26] for other right-hand drive markets
MNC	Ford (Ford-Mazda AAT plant) for left-hand drive markets
MNK	Hino Motors Manufacturing Thailand Co Ltd
MNT	Nissan Motor Thailand
MPA	IMCT Isuzu Motors Company Thailand
MPB	Ford (FTM plant)[27]
MP1	IMCT Isuzu Motors Company Thailand
MP2	Mazda BT-50 pickup built by Isuzu Motors (Thailand) Co., Ltd.
MP5	Foton[28]
MRH	Honda car
MR0	Toyota (Ban Pho and Samrong plant)[29]
MR1	Toyota (Samrong plant) (Fortuner)
MR2	Toyota (Gateway plant)[30]
MS0	Myanmar	SSS MOTORS Myanmar/Kia
MS3	Suzuki Myanmar Motor Co.,Ltd.
MX3	Kazakhstan	Hyundai Trans Auto
N3C	Iran	Kavir motor Company (Yektaz)
N58	Kavir motor Comany (EURASIA)
NAA	Iran khodro Company
NAD	Saipa Diesel
NAG	Bahman Industrial Group
NAP	Pars Khodro
NFB	Pakistan	Honda Atlas Cars Pakistan Ltd
NG3	Lucky Motor Corporation
NLA	Turkey	Honda cars
NLC	Askam Kamyon Imalat Ve Ticaret A.S.
NLH	Hyundai Assan Otomotiv car/SUV
NLJ	Hyundai Assan Otomotiv van
NLN	Karsan Automotive Industry & Trade
NLR	Otokar
NLT	TEMSA
NMA	MAN Türkiye A.Ş.[17]
NMB	Mercedes-Benz Türk A.S.
NMC	BMC Otomotiv Sanayi ve Ticaret A.Ş.
NMH	Honda motorcycle
NMT	Toyota Motor Manufacturing Turkey
NM0	Ford Otosan
NM1	Oyak-Renault Oto Fab AS
NM4	Tofas (Turk Otomobil Fabrikasi AS)
NNA	Anadolu Isuzu
PAB	Philippines	Isuzu Philippines Corporation
PAD	Honda Cars Philippines
PE1	Ford Motor Company Philippines
PE3	Mazda Philippines made by Ford Motor Company Philippines
PL1	Malaysia	Proton
PL8	Hyundai/Inokom
PLP	Subaru
PLZ	Isuzu Malaysia
PMH	Honda car
PML	Hicom
PM1	BMW
PM2	Perodua
PM9	Bufori
PMK	Honda Boon Siew motorcycle
PMN	Modenas
PMV	Hong Leong Yamaha Motor Sdn. Bhd.
PNA	Naza/Kia/Peugeot
PNA	Peugeot
PNV	Volvo Cars
PN1 PN2	Toyota
PN8	Nissan
PP1	Mazda
PP3	Hyundai
PPP	Suzuki
PPV	Volkswagen
PR8	Ford
PRA	Sinotruk
PRH	Chery
LFA	Taiwan	Ford Lio Ho Motor Co Ltd old designation
LM1 LM4	Tai Ling Motor Co Ltd old designation
LPR	Yamaha Motor Taiwan Co. Ltd. old designation
RF3	Aeon Motor
RF5	Yulon Motor Co Ltd
RFB	Kymco
RFC	Taiwan Golden Bee
RFD	Tai Ling Motor Co Ltd new designation
RFG	SYM Motors
RFV	PGO Scooters including Genuine Scooter Company models made by PGO
RGS	Kawasaki made by Kymco
RHA	Ford Lio Ho Motor Co Ltd new designation
RK7	Kawasaki ATV made by Tai Ling Motor Co Ltd (rebadged Suzuki ATV) new designation
RKJ	Prince Motors Taiwan
RKL	Kuozui Motors (Toyota)
RKM	China Motor Corporation
RKR	Yamaha Motor Taiwan Co. Ltd. new designation
RKT	Honda Taiwan
RL0	Vietnam	Ford Vietnam
RL4	Toyota Motor Vietnam
RLA	Vina Star Motors Corp. — Mitsubishi
RLC	Yamaha Motor Vietnam Co. Ltd.
RLE	Isuzu Vietnam Co.
RLH	Honda Vietnam Co. Ltd.
RLL	VinFast SUV
RLM	Mercedes-Benz Vietnam
RLV	Vietnam Precision Industrial CO., Ltd. Can-Am DS 70 & DS 90
RP8	Piaggio Vietnam Co. Ltd.
R4N	Hong Kong	Elyx Smart Technology Holdings (Hong Kong) Ltd.
Europe[edit]
SA9	United Kingdom < 500 units	Morgan Motor Company
SA9	OX Global
SA9 005	Panther
SA9 019	TVR
SA9 039	Westfield Sportscars
SA9 048	McLaren F1
SA9 050	Marcos Engineering
SA9 130	MG Sport and Racing
SA9 202	Morgan 3-Wheeler
SAA	United Kingdom	Austin
SAB	Optare
SAD	Daimler until April 1987
SAD	Jaguar SUV
SAF	ERF
SAH	Honda made by Austin Rover Group
SAJ	Jaguar car
SAL	Land Rover[17]
SAM	Morris
SAR	Rover & MG Rover Group[17]
SAT	Triumph car[17]
SAX	Austin Rover Group including Sterling Cars
SAY	Norton Motorcycles
SAZ	Freight Rover
SBB	Leyland Vehicles
SBC	Iveco Ford Truck
SBJ	Leyland Bus
SBL	Leyland Motors & Leyland DAF
SBM	McLaren Automotive[17]
SBS	Scammell
SBV	Kenworth & Peterbilt trucks made by Leyland Trucks
SB1	Toyota Manufacturing UK[17]
SCA	Rolls-Royce Motor Cars & Rolls-Royce Motors car
SCB	Bentley car
SCC	Lotus Cars[17]
SCE	DeLorean
SCF	Aston Martin Lagonda[17]
SCG	Triumph Engineering original Triumph Motorcycle company
SCK	Ifor Williams Trailers
SCR	London Electric Vehicle Company & London Taxi Company & London Taxis International
SCV	Volvo Truck & Bus
SC6	INEOS Automotive[17]
SDB	Talbot Motor Company
SDF	Dodge Trucks — UK 1981-1984
SDG	Renault Trucks Industries 1985-1992
SDK	Caterham Cars
SDL	TVR
SDP	MG Motor NAC MG UK & MG Motor UK
SED	IBC Vehicles (Isuzu Bedford Company)
SEG	Dennis Eagle
SEY	LDV Group
SFA	Ford of Britain
SFD	Dennis
SFE	Alexander Dennis
SFN	Foden
SFZ	Tesla Roadster made by Lotus
SHH	Honda UK Manufacturing car[17]
SHS	Honda UK Manufacturing SUV[17]
SJA	Bentley SUV
SJK	Nissan Motor Manufacturing UK[17] Infiniti
SJN	Nissan Motor Manufacturing UK[17] Nissan
SKA	Vauxhall Motors
SKF	Bedford Vehicles
SLA	Rolls-Royce Motor Cars SUV
SLP	JC Bamford Excavators
SLV	Volvo Bus
SMT	Triumph Motorcycles Ltd current Triumph Motorcycle company
SNE	East Germany	Wartburg
SNT	Trabant
SNZ	MZ Motorrad- und Zweiradwerk
SUA	Poland	Sanocka Fabryka Autobusow Sfa / Autosan
SUD	Wielton
SUF	Fabryka Samochodów Małolitrażowych
SUJ	Jelcz
SUL	FSC Lublin Automotive Factory
SUN	FSD [pl]
SUP	Fabryka Samochodow Osobowych
SUU	Solaris Bus & Coach
SZA	Scania Production Slupsk
TAM	Switzerland	Mowag
TAP	Polaris Europe (based in Switzerland)
TCC	Micro Compact Car[17] (until 5/99)
TEB	Bucher Municipal including Johnston Sweepers of the UK (owned by Bucher Municipal of Switzerland)
TK9 SL5	Czech Republic	SOR Libchavy
TLJ	Jawa Moto
TMA	Hyundai Motor Manufacturing Czech car[17]
TMB	Škoda Auto AS[17]
TMC	Hyundai Motor Manufacturing Czech SUV
TMK	Karosa
TMP	Škoda Ostrov
TMT	Tatra car
TNA	Avia/Daewoo Avia
TNT TNU	Tatra trucks
TRA	Hungary	Ikarus Bus
TRU	Audi[17]
TSM	Suzuki[17]
TW1	Portugal	Toyota Caetano Portugal
TW3	Renault Portuguesa SARL
TW7	Mini Moke made by British Leyland & Austin Rover
TW8	General Motors De Portugal Lda
TWG	Salvador Caetano
TX5	Mini Moke made by Cagiva
TYA	Mitsubishi Fuso Truck and Bus Corp.
TYB	Mitsubishi Fuso Truck and Bus Corp.
U5Y	Slovakia	Kia Motors Slovakia car[17]
U6Y	Kia Motors Slovakia SUV
ULA	Denmark	ASA-LIFT: Vegetable Technology Specialist (Agricultural Machinery)
UU1	Romania	Dacia[17]
UU2	Oltcit
UU3	ARO
UU5	Rocar
UU6	Daewoo Romania
UU7	Euro Bus Diamond
UU9	Astra Bus
UZT	UTB (Uzina de Tractoare Brașov)
VA0	Austria	ÖAF[17]
VAG	Steyr-Daimler-Puch Puch G & Steyr-Puch Pinzgauer
VAN	Steyr-Daimler-Puch Steyr Trucks
VBK	KTM[17]
VBK	Husqvarna Motorcycles & Gas Gas under KTM ownership
VCF	Fisker Inc. (Fisker Ocean) made by Magna Steyr
VF1	France	Renault[17] & Eagle Medallion made by Renault
VF2	Renault Trucks[17]
VF3	Peugeot[17]
VF4	Talbot[17]
VF5	Iveco Unic[17]
VF6	Renault Trucks[17]
VF7	Citroën[17]
VF8	Matra/Talbot/Simca[17]
VF9 607	Mathieu Fayat Group
VF9 673	Venturi Automobiles
VF9 795	Bugatti Automobiles S.A.S.[17]
VFA	Alpine
VG5	MBK & Yamaha Motor
VG6	Renault Trucks & Mack Trucks medium duty trucks made by Renault Trucks
VG7, VG8	Renault Trucks
VGA	Peugeot Motocycles
VJ1	Heuliez Bus
VK8	Venturi Automobiles
VL4	Bluecar
VLU	Scania Production Angers
VMK	Renault Sport Spider
VN1	Renault SOVAB
VNE	Iveco Bus
VNK	Toyota Motor Manufacturing France
VNV	Nissan
VR1	DS Automobiles
VR3	Peugeot
VR7	Citroën
VPS	MLT Automotive
VXE	Opel Automobile Gmbh/Vauxhall van
VXK	Opel Automobile Gmbh/Vauxhall car/SUV
VS1	Spain	Pegaso
VS5	Renault España
VS6	Ford Espana
VS7	Citroën
VS8	Peugeot
VSC	Mercedes-Benz Espana SA (Vitoria)
VSE	Santana Motor
VSK	Nissan Motor Iberica SA, Nissan passenger car/MPV/van/SUV/pickup & Ford Maverick 1993-1999
VSS	SEAT[17]
VSX	Opel Automobile Espana,SA
VTD	Montesa Honda Honda Montesa motorcycle models
VTH	Derbi
VTL	Yamaha Motor España SA & Yamaha Sociedad Española de Motocicletas
VTM	Montesa Honda Honda motorcycle models
VTR	Gas Gas
VTT	Suzuki Motor España Motorcycle
VV9	Tauro Sport Auto
VWA	Nissan Vehiculos Industriales SA, Nissan Commercial Vehicles
VX1	Yugoslavia/Serbia	Zastava Automobiles
V31	Croatia	Tvornica Autobusa Zagreb (TAZ)
V39 AB8	Rimac Automobili
WAC	Germany	Audi/Porsche RS 2 Avant
WAG	Neoplan[17]
WAU	Audi car[17]
WAP	Alpina[17]
WUA	Audi SUV
WBA	BMW car[17]
WBS	BMW M car[17]
WBX	BMW SUV[17]
WBY	BMW i car
WB1	BMW Motorrad Motorcycle
WB3	BMW Motorrad Motorcycles made in India
WB4	BMW Motorrad Motorscooters made in China
WB5	BMW i SUV
WCD	Freightliner Sprinter «bus» (van with more than 3 rows of seats) 2008-2019
WD0	Dodge Sprinter truck (cargo van with 1 row of seats) 2005-2009
WD1	Freightliner Sprinter 2002 & Sprinter (Dodge or Freightliner) 2003-2005 incomplete vehicle
WD2	Freightliner Sprinter 2002 & Sprinter (Dodge or Freightliner) 2003-2005 truck (cargo van with 1 row of seats)
WD3	Mercedes-Benz truck (cargo van with 1 row of seats) (North America)
WD4	Mercedes-Benz MPV (van with 2 or 3 rows of seats) (North America)
WD5	Freightliner Sprinter 2002 & Sprinter (Dodge or Freightliner) 2003-2005 MPV (van with 2 or 3 rows of seats)
WD6	Freightliner Unimog truck
WD7	Freightliner Unimog incomplete vehicle
WD8	Dodge Sprinter MPV (van with 2 or 3 rows of seats) 2005-2009
WDA	Mercedes-Benz incomplete vehicle (North America)
WDB	Mercedes-Benz & Maybach[17]
WDC	Mercedes-Benz SUV[17]
WDD	Mercedes-Benz car
WDF	Mercedes-Benz van (French & Spanish built models — Citan & Vito & X-Class)
WDP	Freightliner Sprinter incomplete vehicle 2005-2019
WDR	Freightliner Sprinter MPV (van with 2 or 3 rows of seats) 2005-2019
WDW	Dodge Sprinter «bus» (van with more than 3 rows of seats) 2008-2009
WDX	Dodge Sprinter incomplete vehicle 2005-2009
WDY	Freightliner Sprinter truck (cargo van with 1 row of seats) 2005-2019
WDZ	Mercedes-Benz «bus» (van with more than 3 rows of seats) (North America)
WEB	EvoBus Mercedes-Benz buses[17]
WEL	e.GO Mobile AG
WF0	Ford of Europe[17]
WF1	Merkur
WJM	Iveco/Iveco Magirus
WJR	Irmscher[17]
WKK	Setra & Karl Kässbohrer Fahrzeugwerke[17]
WMA	MAN[17]
WME	Smart[17] (from 5/99)
WMW	Mini car[17]
WMX	Mercedes-AMG used for Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG & Mercedes-AMG GT (not used in North America)
WMZ	Mini SUV
WNA	Next.e.GO Mobile SE
WP0	Porsche car[17]
WP1	Porsche SUV[17]
WS5	StreetScooter
WUA	Audi Sport GmbH & Quattro GmbH car[17]
WU1	Audi Sport GmbH SUV
WVG	Volkswagen SUV[17]
WVM	Arbeitsgemeinschaft VW-MAN
WVP	Viseon Bus
WVW	Volkswagen car[17]
WV1	Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles[17]
WV2	Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles[17]
WZ1	Toyota Supra Fifth generation
W04	Buick Regal & Buick Cascada
W06	Cadillac Catera
W08	Saturn Astra
W09 B09	Bitter Cars
W09 B16	Brabus
W09 D05	Drögmöller
W09 HA8	HWA AG
W09 R06	Ruf Automobile[17]
W0L	Adam Opel AG/Vauxhall[17] & Holden
W0S	Opel Special Vehicles[17]
W0V	Opel Automobile Gmbh/Vauxhall & Holden
W1A	Smart
W1H	Freightliner Econic
W1K	Mercedes-Benz car
W1N	Mercedes-Benz SUV
W1T	Mercedes-Benz truck
W1V	Mercedes-Benz van
W1W	Mercedes-Benz MPV (van with 2 or 3 rows of seats) (North America)
W1X	Mercedes-Benz incomplete vehicle (North America)
W1Y	Mercedes-Benz truck (cargo van with 1 row of seats) (North America)
W1Z	Mercedes-Benz «bus» (van with more than 3 rows of seats) (North America)
W2W	Freightliner Sprinter MPV (van with 2 or 3 rows of seats)
W2X	Freightliner Sprinter incomplete vehicle
W2Y	Freightliner Sprinter truck (cargo van with 1 row of seats)
W2Z	Freightliner Sprinter «bus» (van with more than 3 rows of seats)
XBB	Bulgaria	Great Wall Motors/Litex Motors AD
XL9 003	Netherlands	Autobusfabriek Bova BV
XL9 320	VDL Bova
XL9 363	Spyker Cars
XLB	Volvo Car B.V./NedCar B.V. (Volvo Cars)
XLE	Scania Nederland B.V.
XLR	DAF Trucks[17] & Leyland DAF
XLV	DAF Bus
XMC	NedCar B.V. Mitsubishi Motors
XMG	VDL Bus International
XNC	NedCar B.V. Mitsubishi Motors (Colt CZC convertible)
XNL	VDL Bus & Coach
XP7	Tesla Europe (based in the Netherlands)
XTA	Russia	AvtoVAZ[17]
XTB	AZLK[17]
XTC	KAMAZ
XTF	GolAZ
XTH	GAZ
XTT	UAZ
XTY	LiAZ
XU1	UAZ Special Purpose Vehicles
XUF	General Motors Russia
XUU	Chevrolet made by Avtotor
XW7	Toyota Motor Manufacturing Russia
XW8	Volkswagen Group Rus
XWE	Hyundai Motor Company & Kia made by Avtotor
X1E	KAvZ
X1M	PAZ
X4X	BMW made by Avtotor
X7L	Renault Russia
X8J	IMZ-Ural Ural Motorcycles
X96	GAZ
X9F	Ford Motor Company ZAO
X9L	GM-AvtoVAZ
X9P	Volvo Vostok ZAO Volvo Trucks
X9X	Great Wall Motors IMS Avtotrade-12 LLC
Z6F	Ford Sollers
Z8N	Nissan Manufacturing Rus
Z8T	PCMA Rus
Z94	Hyundai Motor Manufacturing Rus
Z9M	Mercedes-Benz Trucks Vostok
XWB	Uzbekistán	UzDaewoo GM Uzbekistan Ravon
Y6D	Ukraine	ZAZ
Y6J	Bogdan group
Y6U	Škoda Auto made by Eurocar
Y7B	Bogdan group
Y7C	Great Wall Motors KrASZ
YAR	Belgium	Toyota Motor Europe (based in Belgium) used for Toyota ProAce & Toyota ProAce City
YB3	Volvo Trucks
YB6	Jonckheere
YC1	Honda
YE2	Van Hool[17]
YH2	Finland	Lynx (snowmobile)
YH4	Fisker Automotive (Fisker Karma) built by Valmet Automotive
YK1	Saab[17] built by Valmet Automotive
YK7	Sisu Auto
YS2	Sweden	Scania, Södertälje[17] truck
YS3	Saab[17]
YS4	Scania, Katrineholm[17] bus
YSC	Cadillac BLS built by Saab
YT9 007	Koenigsegg Automotive AB[31]
YTN	Saab NEVS
YU7	Husaberg Swedish built models
YV1	Volvo Cars car[17]
YV2	Volvo Trucks[17]
YV3	Volvo Buses[17]
YV4	Volvo Cars SUV
YV5	Volvo Trucks incomplete vehicle
YYC	Norway	Think Nordic
ZA9 A12	Italy	Lamborghini through mid 2003
ZA9 D38	Cizeta Automobili SRL
ZA9 D39	Bugatti Automobili S.p.A
ZA9 F76	Pagani Automobili S.p.A.
ZA9 M09	Italdesign Automobili Speciali
ZA9 M27	Dallara Stradale
ZAA	Autobianchi
ZAC	Jeep and Dodge Hornet
ZAM	Maserati car[17]
ZAP	Piaggio and Vespa and Gilera[32]
ZAR	Alfa Romeo car[17] & Nissan Cherry Europe
ZAS	Alfa Romeo Alfasud & Sprint through 1989
ZAS	Alfa Romeo SUV 2018-
ZBB	Gruppo Bertone
ZBN	Benelli
ZBW	Rayton-Fissore Magnum
ZC2	Chrysler TC by Maserati
ZCF	Iveco[17]
ZCG	Cagiva & MV Agusta
ZCG	Husqvarna Motorcycles Under MV Agusta ownership
ZD0	Yamaha Motor Italia SpA & Belgarda SpA
ZD3	Betamotor S.p.A.
ZD4	Aprilia
ZDC	Honda Italia Industriale S.p.A.
ZDM	Ducati Motor Holding
ZDT	De Tomaso Modena SpA
ZES	Bimota
ZF4	Qvale
ZFA	Fiat car[17] Also Fiat Fullback
ZFB	Fiat MPV/SUV
ZFC	Ram 1200
ZFF	Ferrari[17]
ZFM	Fantic Motor
ZFR	Pininfarina
ZGA	Iveco Bus[17]
ZGU	Moto Guzzi
ZHU	Husqvarna Motorcycles Under Cagiva ownership
ZHW	Lamborghini car[17] from mid 2003
ZJM	Malaguti
ZJN	Innocenti
ZJT	Italjet
ZKH	Husqvarna Motorcycles Srl Under BMW ownership
ZK5	Hyundai Automobili Italia Importazioni
ZLA	Lancia[17]
ZLM	Moto Morini srl
ZLV	Laverda
ZN0	SWM Motorcycles S.r.l.
ZN3	Iveco Defence
ZN6	Maserati SUV
ZNN	Energica Motor Company
ZPB	Lamborghini SUV
ZZ1	Slovenia	Tomos motorcycle
North America[edit]
1A4 1A8	United States	Chrysler brand MPV/SUV 2006-2009 only
1AC	American Motors Corporation MPV
1AF	American LaFrance truck
1AM	American Motors Corporation car & Renault Alliance 1983 only
1B3	Dodge[17] car 1981-2011
1B4	Dodge MPV/SUV 1981-2002
1B6	Dodge incomplete vehicle 1981-2002
1B7	Dodge truck 1981-2002
1B9 133	Buell Motorcycle Company through mid 1995
1B9 975	Motus Motorcycles
1BA	Blue Bird Corporation bus
1BB	Blue Bird Wanderlodge MPV
1BD	Blue Bird Corporation incomplete vehicle
1C3	Chrysler brand[17] car 1981-2011
1C3	Chrysler Group (all brands) car (including Lancia) 2012-
1C4	Chrysler brand MPV 1990-2005
1C4	Chrysler Group (all brands) MPV 2012-
1C6	Chrysler Group (all brands) truck 2012-
1C8	Chrysler brand MPV 2001-2005
1C9 291	CX Automotive
1CM	Checker Motors Corporation
1CU	Cushman Haulster (Cushman division of Outboard Marine Corporation)
1CY	Crane Carrier Company
1D3	Dodge truck 2002-2009
1D4	Dodge MPV/SUV 2003-2011 only
1D7	Dodge truck 2002-2011
1D8	Dodge MPV/SUV 2003-2009 only
1F	Ford[17]
1F1	Ford SUV — limousine (through 2009)
1F6	Ford stripped chassis made by Detroit Chassis LLC
1F9 ST2	Seagrave
1FA	Ford car
1FB	Ford «bus» (van with more than 3 rows of seats)
1FC	Ford stripped chassis made by Ford
1FD	Ford incomplete vehicle
1FM	Ford MPV/SUV
1FT	Ford truck
1FU 1FV	Freightliner Trucks
1G	General Motors[17]
1G0	GMC «bus» (van with more than 3 rows of seats) 1981-1986
1G0	GMC Rapid Transit Series (RTS) bus 1981-1986
1G0	Opel car 2007-2017
1G1	Chevrolet car
1G2	Pontiac car
1G3	Oldsmobile car
1G4	Buick car[33]
1G5	GMC MPV/SUV 1981-1986
1G6	Cadillac car
1G7	Pontiac car only sold by GM Canada
1G8	Chevrolet MPV/SUV 1981-1986
1G8	Saturn car 1991-2010
1G9 495	Google & Waymo
1GA	Chevrolet «bus» (van with more than 3 rows of seats)
1GB	Chevrolet incomplete vehicles[33]
1GC	Chevrolet truck
1GD	GMC incomplete vehicles[33]
1GE	Cadillac incomplete vehicle
1GF	Flxible bus
1GG	Isuzu pickup trucks made by GM
1GH	Oldsmobile MPV/SUV 1990-2004
1GH	Holden Acadia 2019-2020
1GJ	GMC «bus» (van with more than 3 rows of seats) 1987-
1GK	GMC MPV/SUV 1987-
1GM	Pontiac MPV
1GN	Chevrolet MPV/SUV 1987-
1GT	GMC truck
1GY	Cadillac SUV
1HA	Chevrolet incomplete vehicles made by Navistar International
1HD	Harley-Davidson
1HF	Honda motorcycle/ATV/UTV
1HG	Honda[17] car made by Honda of America Mfg. in Ohio
1HS	International Trucks & Caterpillar Trucks truck
1HT	International Trucks & Caterpillar Trucks & Chevrolet Silverado 4500HD, 5500HD, 6500HD incomplete vehicle
1HV	IC Bus incomplete bus
1J4	Jeep[17] SUV 1989-2011 (using Chrysler-style VIN structure)
1J7	Jeep truck 1989-1992 (using Chrysler-style VIN structure)
1J8	Jeep SUV 2002-2011 (using Chrysler-style VIN structure)
1JC	Jeep SUV 1981-1988 (using AMC-style VIN structure)
1JT	Jeep truck 1981-1988 (using AMC-style VIN structure)
1JU	Marmon Motor Company
1L	Lincoln[17]
1L1	Lincoln car — limousine
1L9 234	Laforza
1LJ	Lincoln incomplete vehicle
1LN	Lincoln car
1M0	John Deere Gator
1M1 1M2	Mack Trucks
1M8	Motor Coach Industries
1M9 682	Mosler Automotive
1M9 816	Proterra Through mid-2019
1MB	Mercedes-Benz Truck Co.
1ME	Mercury car[17]
1MR	Continental Mark VI & VII 1981-1985 & Continental sedan[17] 1982-1985
1N4	Nissan car
1N6	Nissan truck
1N9 013	Neoplan USA
1N9 393	Nikola Corporation
1NK	Kenworth incomplete vehicle
1NP	Peterbilt incomplete vehicle
1NX	Toyota car made by NUMMI
1P3	Plymouth car
1P4	Plymouth MPV/SUV
1P9 213	Panoz
1S9 098	Scania AB Scania CN112 bus made in Orange, CT
1S9 842	Saleen S7
1S9 944	SSC North America
1T7 1T8	Thomas Built Buses
1T9 899	Tomcar USA
1TU	Transportation Manufacturing Corporation
1UT	Jeep DJ made by AM General
1V1	Volkswagen truck
1V2	Volkswagen SUV
1V9 048	Vector Aeromotive
1VH	Orion Bus Industries
1VW	Volkswagen car[17]
1WU	White truck
1WV 1WW	Winnebago Industries
1WX 1WY	White incomplete vehicle
1XK	Kenworth truck
1XM	Renault Alliance/GTA/Encore 1984-1987
1XP	Peterbilt truck
1Y1	Chevrolet/Geo car made by NUMMI
1YJ	Rokon International, Inc.
1YV	Mazda[17]
1Z3 1Z7	Mitsubishi Raider
1Z9 332	Oshkosh Specialty Vehicles LLC
1ZV	Ford made by AutoAlliance International
1ZW	Mercury made by AutoAlliance International
10R	E-Z-GO
10T	Oshkosh Corporation
12A	Avanti
137	AM General Hummer & Hummer H1
15G	Gillig bus
16X	Vixen 21 motorhome
17N	John Deere incomplete vehicle (RV chassis)
19U	Acura[17] car made by Honda of America Mfg. in Ohio
19V	Acura car made by Honda Manufacturing of Indiana
19X	Honda car made by Honda Manufacturing of Indiana
2A3	Canada	Imperial
2A4 2A8	Chrysler brand MPV/SUV 2006-2011 only
2AY 2AZ	Hino
2B1	Orion Bus Industries
2B3	Dodge[17] car 1981-2011
2B4	Dodge MPV 1981-2002
2B5	Dodge «bus» (van with more than 3 rows of seats) 1981-2002
2B6	Dodge incomplete vehicle 1981-2002
2B7	Dodge truck 1981-2002
2BC	Jeep Wrangler (YJ) 1987-1988 (using AMC-style VIN structure)
2BP	Ski-Doo
2BV	Can-Am & Bombardier ATV
2BW	Can-Am Commander E LSV
2BX	Can-Am Spyder
2BZ	Can-Am Freedom Trailer for Can-Am Spyder
2C1	Geo/Chevrolet car made by CAMI Automotive
2C3	Chrysler brand[17] car 1981-2011
2C3	Chrysler Group (all brands) car (including Lancia) 2012-
2C4	Chrysler brand MPV/SUV 2000-2005
2C4	Chrysler Group (all brands) MPV (including Lancia & VW) 2012-
2C7	Pontiac car made by CAMI Automotive only sold by GM Canada
2C8	Chrysler brand MPV/SUV 2001-2005
2C9 145	Campagna Motors
2CC	American Motors Corporation MPV
2CG	Asüna/Pontiac SUV made by CAMI Automotive only sold by GM Canada
2CK	GMC Tracker SUV made by CAMI Automotive only sold by GM Canada 1990-1991 only
2CK	Pontiac Torrent SUV made by CAMI Automotive 2006-2009 only
2CM	American Motors Corporation car
2CN	Geo/Chevrolet SUV made by CAMI Automotive 1990-2011 only
2CT	GMC Terrain SUV made by CAMI Automotive 2010-2011 only
2D4	Dodge MPV 2003-2011 only
2D6	Dodge incomplete vehicle 2003
2D7	Dodge truck 2003
2D8	Dodge MPV 2003-2011 only
2DG	Ontario Drive & Gear
2E3	Eagle car 1989-1997 (using Chrysler-style VIN structure)
2E4	Lancia MPV
2F	Ford[17]
2FA	Ford car
2FM	Ford MPV/SUV
2FT	Ford truck
2FU 2FV	Freightliner Trucks
2FW	Sterling Trucks truck
2FY	New Flyer
2FZ	Sterling Trucks incomplete vehicle
2Gx	General Motors[17]
2G0	GMC «bus» (van with more than 3 rows of seats) 1981-1986
2G1	Chevrolet
2G2	Pontiac
2G3	Oldsmobile car
2G4	Buick
2G5	GMC MPV 1981-1986
2G6	Cadillac
2G7	Pontiac car only sold by GM Canada
2G8	Chevrolet MPV 1981-1986
2G9	Gnome Homes
2GA	Chevrolet «bus» (van with more than 3 rows of seats)
2GB	Chevrolet incomplete vehicles
2GC	Chevrolet truck
2GD	GMC incomplete vehicles
2GE	Cadillac incomplete vehicle
2GH	GMC GM New Look bus & GM Classic series bus
2GJ	GMC «bus» (van with more than 3 rows of seats) 1987-
2GK	GMC MPV/SUV 1987-
2GN	Chevrolet MPV/SUV 1987-
2GT	GMC truck
2HG	Honda car made by Honda of Canada Manufacturing
2HH	Acura car made by Honda of Canada Manufacturing
2HJ	Honda truck made by Honda of Canada Manufacturing
2HK	Honda MPV/SUV made by Honda of Canada Manufacturing
2HM	Hyundai
2HN	Acura SUV made by Honda of Canada Manufacturing
2HS	International Trucks truck
2HT	International Trucks incomplete vehicle
2J4	Jeep Wrangler (YJ) 1989-1992 (using Chrysler-style VIN structure)
2L1	Lincoln incomplete vehicle — limo
2L9	Les Contenants Durabac
2LJ	Lincoln incomplete vehicle — hearse
2LM	Lincoln SUV
2LN	Lincoln car[17]
2M1 2M2	Mack Trucks
2ME	Mercury car[17]
2MG	Motor Coach Industries (Produced from Sept. 1, 2008 on)
2MR	Mercury MPV
2NK	Kenworth incomplete vehicle
2NP	Peterbilt incomplete vehicle
2NV	Nova Bus
2P3	Plymouth car
2P4	Plymouth MPV 1981-2000
2P5	Plymouth «bus» (van with more than 3 rows of seats) 1981-1983
2P9 001	Prevost 1981-1995
2PC	Prevost 1996-
2S2	Suzuki car made by CAMI Automotive
2S3	Suzuki SUV made by CAMI Automotive
2T1	Toyota car
2T2	Lexus SUV
2T3	Toyota SUV
2V4 2V8	Volkswagen Routan
2WK	Western Star Trucks truck
2WL 2WM	Western Star Trucks incomplete vehicle
2XK	Kenworth truck
2XM	Eagle Premier 1988 only (using AMC-style VIN structure)
2XP	Peterbilt truck
3A4 3A8	Mexico	Chrysler brand MPV 2006-2010 only
3AK 3AL	Freightliner Trucks
3B3	Dodge car 1981-2011
3B4	Dodge SUV 1986-1993
3B6	Dodge incomplete vehicle 1981-2002
3B7	Dodge truck 1981-2002
3BJ	Western Star 3700 truck made by DINA S.A.
3BK	Kenworth incomplete vehicle
3BM	Motor Coach Industries bus made by DINA S.A.
3BP	Peterbilt incomplete vehicle
3C3	Chrysler brand car 1981-2011
3C3	Chrysler Group (all brands) car (including Fiat) 2012-
3C4	Chrysler brand MPV 2001-2005
3C4	Chrysler Group (all brands) MPV (including Fiat) 2012-
3C6	Chrysler Group (all brands) truck 2012-
3C7	Chrysler Group (all brands) incomplete vehicle 2012-
3C8	Chrysler brand MPV 2001-2005
3CE	Volvo Buses de Mexico
3CZ	Honda SUV
3D2	Dodge incomplete vehicle 2007-2009
3D3	Dodge truck 2006-2009
3D4	Dodge SUV 2009-2011
3D6	Dodge incomplete vehicle 2003-2011
3D7	Dodge truck 2002-2011
3E4	Fiat SUV
3F	Ford
3F6	Sterling Bullet
3FA	Ford car
3FC	Ford stripped chassis made by Ford & IMMSA
3FM	Ford MPV/SUV
3FN 3FR	Ford F-650/F-750 made by Blue Diamond Truck Co.
3FT	Ford truck
3G	General Motors[17]
3G0	Saab 9-4X 2011
3G0	Holden Equinox 2018-2020
3G1	Chevrolet car
3G2	Pontiac car
3G4	Buick car
3G5	Buick SUV
3G7	Pontiac SUV
3GC	Chevrolet truck
3GK	GMC SUV
3GM	Holden Suburban
3GN	Chevrolet SUV
3GS	Saturn SUV
3GT	GMC truck
3GY	Cadillac SUV
3H1	Honda motorcycle/UTV
3H3	Hyundai de Mexico, S.A. de C.V. for Hyundai Translead (truck trailers)
3HA	International Trucks incomplete vehicle
3HC	International Trucks truck
3HG	Honda car[17]
3HS	International Trucks & Caterpillar Trucks truck
3HT	International Trucks & Caterpillar Trucks incomplete vehicle
3JB	Can-Am ATV/UTV & Can-Am Ryker
3KP	Kia/Hyundai car[17]
3LN	Lincoln car
3MD	Mazda car
3ME	Mercury car
3MV	Mazda SUV
3MW	BMW
3MY	Toyota car made by Mazda de Mexico Vehicle Operation
3MZ	Mazda car
3N1	Nissan[17] car
3N6	Nissan truck & Chevrolet City Express
3N8	Nissan MPV
3NE	Polaris Inc. ATV
3NS	Polaris Inc. UTV
3P3	Plymouth car
3PC	Infiniti SUV made by COMPAS
3TM	Toyota truck made by TMMBC
3TY	Toyota truck made by TMMGT
3VV	Volkswagen SUV
3VW	Volkswagen car[17]
3WK	Kenworth truck
3WP	Peterbilt truck
4A3	United States	Mitsubishi Motors car
4A4	Mitsubishi Motors SUV
4B3	Dodge car made by Diamond-Star Motors factory
4B9 038	BYD Coach & Bus LLC
4C3	Chrysler car made by Diamond-Star Motors factory
4C9 561	Czinger
4CD	Oshkosh Chassis Division incomplete vehicle (RV chassis)
4DR	IC Bus
4E3	Eagle car made by Diamond-Star Motors factory
4F2	Mazda[17] SUV made by Ford
4F4	Mazda truck made by Ford
4G1	Chevrolet Cavalier convertible made by Genasys L.C. — a GM/ASC joint venture
4G2	Pontiac Sunfire convertible made by Genasys L.C. — a GM/ASC joint venture
4G3	Toyota Cavalier made by GM
4G5	General Motors EV1
4GD	WhiteGMC Brigadier 1988-1989 made by GM
4GD	Opel Sintra
4GL	Buick incomplete vehicle
4GT	Isuzu incomplete vehicle built by GM
4JG	Mercedes-Benz SUV[17]
4KB	Chevrolet W-Series incomplete vehicle (gas engine only)
4KD	GMC W-Series incomplete vehicle (gas engine only)
4KL	Isuzu commercial truck built by GM
4M2	Mercury MPV/SUV
4ML	Oshkosh Trailer Division
4MZ	Buell Motorcycle Company
4N2	Nissan Quest made by Ford
4NU	Isuzu Ascender made by GM
4P1	Pierce Manufacturing
4P3	Plymouth car made by Diamond-Star Motors factory 1990-1994
4P3	Mitsubishi Motors SUV made by Mitsubishi Motor Manufacturing of America 2013-2015 for export only
4RK	Nova Bus & Prevost made by Nova Bus (US) Inc.
4S1	Isuzu truck made by Subaru Isuzu Automotive
4S2	Isuzu SUV made by Subaru Isuzu Automotive
4S3	Subaru car[17]
4S4	Subaru SUV/MPV[17]
4S6	Honda SUV made by Subaru Isuzu Automotive
4S7	Spartan Motors incomplete vehicle
4S9 197	Smith Electric Vehicles US Corp.
4S9 419	Spartan Motors truck
4S9 454	Scuderia Cameron Glickenhaus car
4S9 542	Scuderia Cameron Glickenhaus SCG Boot (M.P.V.)
4S9 559	Spartan Fire, LLC truck (formerly Spartan ER)
4S9 560	Spartan Fire, LLC incomplete vehicle (formerly Spartan ER)
4T1	Toyota[17] car made by Toyota Motor Manufacturing Kentucky
4T3	Toyota MPV/SUV made by Toyota Motor Manufacturing Kentucky
4T4	Toyota car made by Subaru of Indiana Automotive
4TA	Toyota truck made by NUMMI
4UF	Arctic Cat
4US	BMW car[17]
4UZ	Freightliner Custom Chassis Corporation & gas-powered Mitsubishi Fuso trucks assembled by Freightliner Custom Chassis & Thomas Built Buses FS-65 & Saf-T-Liner C2
4V1	WhiteGMC truck
4V2	WhiteGMC incomplete vehicle
4V4	Volvo Trucks North America truck
4V5	Volvo Trucks North America incomplete vehicle
4VA 4VG	Volvo Trucks North America truck
4VE 4VH 4VM	Volvo Trucks North America incomplete vehicle
4VZ	Spartan Motors/The Shyft Group incomplete vehicle — bare chassis only
4XA	Polaris Inc.
4Z3	American LaFrance truck
43C	Consulier
46G	Gillig incomplete vehicle
478	Honda ATV
480	Sterling Trucks truck
49H	Sterling Trucks incomplete vehicle
5AS	GEM
5B4	Workhorse Custom Chassis, LLC incomplete vehicle (RV chassis)
5BZ	Nissan «bus» (van with more than 3 rows of seats)
5CD	Indian Motorcycle Company of America Gilroy, CA
5CX	Shelby Series 1
5DF	Thomas Dennis Company LLC
5EH	Excelsior-Henderson Motorcycle
5FN	Honda[17] MPV/SUV made by Honda Manufacturing of Alabama
5FP	Honda truck made by Honda Manufacturing of Alabama
5FR	Acura[17] SUV made by Honda Manufacturing of Alabama
5FY	New Flyer
5G8	Holden Volt
5GA	Buick MPV/SUV
5GD	Daewoo G2X
5GN	Hummer H3T
5GR	Hummer H2
5GT	Hummer H3
5GZ	Saturn MPV/SUV
5HD	Harley-Davidson for export markets
5J6	Honda[17] SUV made by Honda of America Mfg. in Ohio
5J8	Acura SUV made by Honda of America Mfg. in Ohio
5KB	Honda[17] car made by Honda Manufacturing of Alabama
5KJ 5KK	Western Star Trucks truck
5L1	Lincoln SUV (2004-2009)
5LD	Ford & Lincoln incomplete vehicle — limousine (2010-2014)
5LM	Lincoln SUV
5LT	Lincoln truck
5MZ	Buell Motorcycle Company for export markets
5N1	Nissan & Infiniti SUV
5N3	Infiniti SUV
5NM	Hyundai SUV
5NP	Hyundai car
5NT	Hyundai truck
5PV	Hino incomplete vehicle
5S3	Saab 9-7X
5SA	Suzuki ATV
5SX	American LaFrance incomplete vehicle (Condor)
5TB	Toyota[17] truck made by TMMI
5TD	Toyota MPV/SUV made by TMMI
5TE	Toyota truck made by NUMMI
5TF	Toyota truck made by TMMTX
5UM	BMW M car[17]
5UX	BMW SUV
5VC	Autocar incomplete vehicle
5VP	Victory Motorcycles
5WE	IC Bus incomplete vehicle
5XX	Kia car
5XY	Kia/Hyundai SUV
5Y2	Pontiac Vibe made by NUMMI
5Y4	Yamaha Motor Company ATV, UTV
5YA	Indian Motorcycle Company Kings Mountain, NC
5YF	Toyota car made by TMMMS
5YJ	Tesla[17]
5YM	BMW M SUV
5Z6	Suzuki truck made by Nissan
50E	Lucid Motors
50G	Karma Automotive
516	Autocar truck
51R	Brammo Motorcycles
523	VPG
52C	GEM subsidiary of Polaris Inc.
538	Zero Motorcycles
53G	Coda Automotive
53T	Think North America in Elkhart, IN
546	EBR
54C	Winnebago Industries trailer
54D	Isuzu & Chevrolet commercial trucks built by Spartan Motors/The Shyft Group
55S	Mercedes-Benz car[17]
56K	Indian Motorcycle International, LLC Polaris subsidiary
57W	Mobility Ventures
57X	Polaris Slingshot
58A	Lexus car made by TMMK
Oceania[edit]
6F1	Australia	Ford[17]
6F2	Iveco Trucks Australia Ltd.
6F4	Nissan Motor Australia
6F5	Kenworth Australia
6FM	Mack Trucks Australia
6FP	Ford
6G	General Motors
6G1	Holden & Chevrolet
6G2	Pontiac
6G3	Chevrolet
6H	Holden
6MM	Mitsubishi[17]
6MP	Mercury Capri
6T1	Toyota
6T9	Trailer
6U9	Low Volume (Grey) Import Vehicles which don’t have 17 Digit VIN. Uses NON ISO VIN with «Filler 0’s between WMI & Non Iso VIN — I.e Japanese VIN PV35-400635 would become 6U90000PV35400637 see note below
7A1	New Zealand	Mitsubishi
7A3	Honda
7A4	Toyota
7A5	Ford
7A7	Nissan New Zealand
7A8	NZ Transport Agency (pre-2009)
7AT	NZ Transport Agency (post-2009)
North America[edit]
7FA	United States	Honda SUV made by Honda Manufacturing of Indiana
7FC	Rivian truck
7GZ	GMC incomplete vehicles made by Navistar International
7H4	Hino truck
7JR	Volvo Cars car
7JZ	Proterra From mid-2019 on
7KG	Vanderhall Motor Works
7MM	Mazda SUV made by MTMUS (Mazda-Toyota Joint Venture)
7MU	Toyota SUV made by MTMUS (Mazda-Toyota Joint Venture)
7NA	Navistar Defense
7NY	Lordstown Motors
7PD	Rivian SUV
7RZ	Electric Last Mile Solutions
7SA	Tesla SUV 2022+
7SV	Toyota SUV made by TMMTX
7SX	Global Electric Motorcars
7Z0	Zoox
South America[edit]
8AC	Argentina	Mercedes Benz vans (for South America)
8AD	Peugeot
8AE	Peugeot van
8AF	Ford Motor Argentina[17]
8AG	General Motors de Argentina Chevrolet
8AJ	Toyota Argentina
8AN	Nissan
8AP	Fiat
8AT	Iveco
8AW	Volkswagen Argentina
8A1	Renault Argentina
8A3	Scania Argentina
8BB	Agrale Argentina S.A
8BC	Citroën
8BN	Mercedes-Benz incomplete vehicle (North America)
8BR	Mercedes-Benz «bus» (van with more than 3 rows of seats) (North America)
8BT	Mercedes-Benz MPV (van with 2 or 3 rows of seats) (North America)
8BU	Mercedes-Benz truck (cargo van with 1 row of seats) (North America)
8CH	Honda motorcycle
8C3	Honda car/SUV
8G1	Chile	Automotores Franco Chilena S.A Renault
8GD	Automotores Franco Chilena S.A Peugeot
8GG	General Motors Chile Ltda.
8L4	Ecuador	Great Wall Motors made by Ciudad del Auto Ciauto Cia. Ltda.
8LB	General Motors OBB
8LF	Maresa (Mazda)
8LG	Aymesa (Hyundai Motor & Kia)
8XD	Venezuela	Ford Motor Venezuela
8XJ	Mack de Venezuela C.A.
8XV	Iveco Venezuela C.A.
8Z1	General Motors Venezolana C.A.
829	Bolivia	Quantum Motors
9AM	Brazil	Massari (?)
9BD	Fiat Automóveis
9BF	Ford Brasil
9BG	General Motors do Brasil Chevrolet
9BH	Hyundai Motor Brasil
9BM	Mercedes-Benz car & SUV & commercial truck
9BN	Mafersa
9BR	Toyota
9BS	Scania Brazil
9BV	Volvo Trucks
9BW	Volkswagen do Brasil[17]
9BY	Agrale S.A.
9C2	Honda Motorcycles[17]
9C6	Yamaha Motor[17]
9CD	Suzuki (motorcycles) assembled by J. Toledo Motos do Brasil
9DW	Kenworth & Peterbilt trucks made by Volkswagen do Brasil
932	Harley-Davidson
935	Citroën
936	Peugeot
937	Dodge
93C	General Motors do Brasil Chevrolet SUV (Mexico)
93H	Honda car/SUV
93K	Volvo Trucks
93P	Volare
93S	Navistar International
93U	Audi 1999-2006
93V	Navistar International
93W	Fiat Ducato made by Iveco 2000-2016
93X	Souza Ramos — Mitsubishi Motors / Suzuki Jimny
93Y	Renault do Brasil
93Z	Iveco
94D	Nissan
94G	Indabra
94M	HVR-Busscar
94N	RWM Brazil
94T	Troller Veículos Especiais
953	VW Truck & Bus / MAN Truck & Bus
95P	CAOA / Hyundai & CAOA Chery
95V	Dafra Motos (motorscooters from SYM) & Ducati, KTM, & MV Agusta assembled by Dafra
95V	BMW motorcycles assembled by Dafra Motos 2009-2016
95Z	Buell Motorcycle Company assembled by Harley-Davidson Brazil
96P	Kawasaki
97N	Triumph Motorcycles Ltd
988	Jeep and Fiat (made at the Goiana plant)
98M	BMW car/SUV
98R	Chery
99A	Audi 2016-
99J	Jaguar Land Rover
99K	Haojue & Kymco assembled by JTZ Indústria e Comércio de Motos
99L	BYD
99Z	BMW Motorrad Motorcycle assembled by BMW 2017-
9FB	Colombia	Sofasa (Renault)
9FC	Compañía Colombiana Automotriz S.A. (Mazda)
9GC	GM Colmotores S.A. (Chevrolet)
9UJ	Uruguay	Chery assembled by Chery Socma S.A.
9UK	Lifan
9UW	Kia made by Nordex S.A.
9V7	Citroen made by Nordex S.A.
9V8	Peugeot made by Nordex S.A.

Note: Vehicles to be registered in Australia without a 17 character VIN^[34]

See also[edit]

• Builder’s plate
• Danish bicycle VIN-system
• Engine number
• Name plate
• Serial number
• VIN etching
• RPO Code
• VIN cloning

References[edit]

External links[edit]

• ISO 3779:2009
• FMVSS 115, Part 565