Vehicle identification number

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VIN on a Chinese moped

VIN on a 1996 Porsche 911 GT2 (993)

VIN visible in the windscreen

VIN recorded on a Chinese vehicle licence

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).

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

VINs were first used in 1954 in the United States. From 1954 to 1965, there was no accepted standard for these numbers, so different manufacturers and even divisions within a manufacturer used different formats. Many were little more than a serial number. Starting in January 1966 the US government mandated that a 13-character VIN be used. This specification was phased in over several years. US manufacturers used them starting in January 1966—by January 1, 1969, all cars sold in the US were required to have the 13 character VIN. The 1966 US specification only stated that the year of manufacture, engine type, and a six digit unique number (with that being the last six characters) were required—the individual manufacturers could use the remaining five spaces for whatever they liked. This was not much better than what was in use by some US manufacturers before 1966.

In 1981, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration of the United States standardized the format. 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). This was largely based on the ISO 3779 standard, but is more stringent.

After the introduction of the ISO standard, the manufacturers which produced vehicles for the American market very quickly adjusted to this standard. ISO introduced recommendations for applying the VIN standard and its structure, and the VIN 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.

Classification

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

• FMVSS 115, Part 565: Used in United States and Canada
• 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

Components

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

The VIN consists of 17 characters, and only uses capital letters (excluding I, O and Q) and digits (0-9). It 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 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 500 or fewer vehicles/year	World manufacturer identifier		9	Indication of "the general characteristics of the vehicle"						Manufacturer identifier			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

VIN in a GM-T-Platform body next to a passenger seat

World manufacturer identifier

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.

The first character of the WMI is typically the region in which the manufacturer is located. 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: When Adam Opel AG was still with General Motors, Opel/Vauxhall cars designed in that era used to carry a "German" WMI (e.g. W0L, W0V), because Adam Opel AG was based in Rüsselsheim, Germany, no matter if vehicles were produced in Germany, Spain, the United Kingdom, Poland or South Korea. When Opel changed hands and became part of PSA, this changed for newer models, which obtained "French" WMIs.)

Company mergers and acquisitions can lead to seemingly confusing allocations. For instance, Stellantis, the result of the merger of PSA (France) and FCA (Italy), is technically a Dutch corporation headquartered in Amsterdam. VINs of European-made vehicles or their brands, though, still carry WMIs from France and Italy. Additionally, it may not be immediately obvious what particular local subsidiary of the corporation manages type approvals of vehicles and application for WMIs, since this does not necessarily depend on the perceived country association of the respective brand. For example, in at least one case, a model that was newly released years after the merger by an Italian brand (ex-FCA) carries VINs with new French WMIs (the 2024 Lancia Ypsilon – incidentally manufactured in Spain). It is to be expected that assignment policies of this kind, often for unpublished reasons, can be found at other manufacturers as well.

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.

Country or region codes

As of April 2021, ISO specifies the following codes per country :

A–C = Africa	H–R = Asia	E, S–Z = Europe	1–5, 7 = North America	6 = Oceania	8–9 = South America
AA-AH South Africa AJ-AK Côte d'Ivoire AL-AM Lesotho AN-AP Botswana AR-AS Namibia AT-AU Madagascar AV-AW Mauritius AX-AY Tunisia AZ-A1 Cyprus A2-A3 Zimbabwe A4-A5 Mozambique BA-BB Angola BC Ethiopia BF-BG Kenya BH Rwanda BL Nigeria BR Algeria BT Swaziland BU Uganda B3-B4 Libya CA-CB Egypt CF-CG Morocco CL-CM Zambia	H China J Japan KF-KH Israel KL-KR South Korea KS-KT Jordan K1-K3 South Korea K5 Kyrgyzstan L China MA-ME India MF-MK Indonesia ML-MR Thailand MS Myanmar MU Mongolia MX Kazakhstan MY-M0 India NA-NE Iran NF-NG Pakistan NJ Iraq NL-NR Turkey NS-NT Uzbekistan NV Azerbaijan NX Tajikistan NY Armenia N1-N5 Iran N7-N8 Turkey PA-PC Philippines PF-PG Singapore PL-PR Malaysia PS-PT Bangladesh PV Cambodia P5-P0 India RA-RB United Arab Emirates RF-RK Taiwan RL-RN Vietnam RL-RN Vietnam RP Laos RS-RT Saudi Arabia R1-R7 Hong Kong	E Russia SA-SM United Kingdom SN-ST Germany (former East Germany) SU-SZ Poland S1-S2 Latvia S3 Georgia S4 Iceland TA-TH Switzerland TJ-TP Czech Republic TR-TV Hungary TW-T2 Portugal T3-T5 Serbia T6 Andorra T7-T8 Netherlands UA-UC Spain UH-UM Denmark UN-UR Ireland UU-UX Romania U1-U2 North Macedonia U5-U7 Slovakia U8-U0 Bosnia and Herzegovina VA-VE Austria VF-VR France VS-VW Spain VX-V2 France V3-V5 Croatia V6-V8 Estonia W Germany (former West Germany) XA-XC Bulgaria XD-XE Russia XF-XH Greece XJ-XK Russia XL-XR Netherlands XS-XW Russia (former USSR) XX-XY Luxembourg XZ-X0 Russia YA-YE Belgium YF-YK Finland YN Malta YS-YW Sweden YX-Y2 Norway Y3-Y5 Belarus Y6-Y8 Ukraine ZA-ZU Italy ZX-ZZ Slovenia Z1 San Marino Z3-Z5 Lithuania Z6-Z0 Russia	1 United States 2 Canada 3A-3X Mexico 34 Nicaragua 35 Dominican Republic 36 Honduras 37 Panama 38-39 Puerto Rico 4 United States 5 United States 7 United States	6 Australia 6Y-61 New Zealand	8A-8E Argentina 8F-8G Chile 8L-8N Ecuador 8S-8W Peru 8X-8Z Venezuela 82 Bolivia 84 Costa Rica 9A-9E Brazil 9F-9G Colombia 9S-9V Uruguay 91–90 Brazil

Vehicle descriptor section

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 (C6 Vette), U is for a 6.0-liter V8 engine, and E is for a 7.0-liter V8.

North American check digits

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

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.

Model year encoding

The North American implementation of the VIS uses the 10th digit 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. Outside of North America the 10th digit is usually 0.

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 were 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. 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

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

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

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

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. 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

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

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

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

List of common WMI

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

WMI	Country	Manufacturer
Africa
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
ABJ		Mitsubishi Colt & Triton pickups made by Mercedes-Benz South Africa 1994–2011
ABJ		Mitsubishi Fuso made by Daimler Trucks & Buses Southern Africa
ABM		BMW 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
BAB		BMW cars 1986-2019
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
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
JHM		Honda car
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
JM7		Mazda
JMA JMB		Mitsubishi
JMF		Mitsubishi
JMY		Mitsubishi
JMZ		Mazda for Europe export
JN		Nissan
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
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
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
JY3	Yamaha Motor 3-wheel ATV
JY4	Yamaha Motor 4-wheel ATV
JYA	Yamaha Motor motorcycles
JYE	Yamaha Motor snowmobile
KAL	Sri Lanka	Lanka Ashok Leyland
KAA		RS Automotive
KA1		KEWR Technologies
KF3	Israel	Merkavim
KF6		Automotive Industries, Ltd.
KF9 004		Tomcar
KLA	South Korea	Daewoo/GM Korea
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
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
KND		Kia SUV/MPV & Hyundai Entourage
KNG		Kia Granbird
KNJ		Ford Festiva & Aspire
KNM		Renault Samsung Motors & Nissan Rogue made by Renault Samsung Motors
KPA		KG Mobility pickup
KPB		KG Mobility car
KM9		Edison Motors/KG Mobility Commercial Buses
KPH		Mitsubishi Precis
KPT		KG Mobility SUV/MPV
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/Hyundai Sonata Taxi (DT23 for South Korean Market)
LBP		Chongqing 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 & 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 Limited
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
ME9		BUYMYEV TECHNOLOGY PVT LTD
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
MHH		BMW cars 2003-2019 India
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)
MMA MMB		Mitsubishi Motors (Thailand)
MMC MMD		Mitsubishi Motors (Thailand)
MMF		BMW
MMH		Tata
MMK		Toyota (Toyota Auto Works plant)
MMM		Chevrolet
MML		MG
MMR		Subaru
MMS		Suzuki
MMT		Mitsubishi Motors (Thailand)
MMU		Holden
MNA		Ford (Ford-Mazda AAT plant) for Australia/New Zealand export
MNB		Ford (Ford-Mazda AAT plant) 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)
MP1		IMCT Isuzu Motors Company Thailand
MP2		Mazda BT-50 pickup built by Isuzu Motors (Thailand) Co., Ltd.
MP5		Foton
MRH		Honda car
MR0		Toyota (Ban Pho and Samrong plant)
MR1		Toyota (Samrong plant) (Fortuner)
MR2		Toyota (Gateway plant)
MRX		BYD AUTO (THAILAND) CO.,LTD.
MS0	Myanmar	SSS MOTORS Myanmar/Kia
MS3		Suzuki Myanmar Motor Co., Ltd.
MXV	Kazakhstan	IMZ-Ural Ural Motorcycles
MX3		Hyundai Trans Auto
N3C	Iran	Kavir motor Company (Yektaz)
N58		Kavir motor Company (EURASIA)
NAA		Iran khodro Company
NAD		Saipa Diesel
NAG		Bahman Industrial Group
NAP		Pars Khodro
NAS		Saipa Co.
NC0	South Africa	BMW South Africa
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
NL1		Togg
NMA		MAN Türkiye A.Ş.
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
PAF		BMW 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
PRB		Jaecoo (Chery Jaecoo)
PRH		Chery
PRN		GAC Trumpchi made by Warisan Tan Chong Automotif Malaysia
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.
RLF		BMW BMW cars 2003-2014 Vietnam
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
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
SA9 506		KaiserRushforth
SA9 AC		AC Car Group Ltd.
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
SAL		Land Rover
SAM		Morris
SAR		Rover & MG Rover Group
SAT		Triumph car
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 Group
SBS		Scammell
SBV		Kenworth & Peterbilt trucks made by Leyland Trucks
SB1		Toyota Manufacturing UK
SCA		Rolls-Royce Motor Cars & Rolls-Royce Motors car
SCB		Bentley Motors Limited
SCC		Lotus Cars Limited
SCE		DeLorean
SCF		Aston Martin Lagonda Limited
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
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
SD7		Aston Martin SUVs
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
SGD		Swift Group Ltd.
SHH		Honda UK Manufacturing car
SHS		Honda UK Manufacturing SUV
SJA		Bentley SUV
SJK		Nissan Motor Manufacturing UK Infiniti
SJN		Nissan Motor Manufacturing UK 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
SUE		BOSMAL
SUF		Fabryka Samochodów Małolitrażowych
SUJ		Jelcz
SUL		FSC Lublin Automotive Factory
SUM		Metal-Fach Sp. z o.o.
SUN		FSD
SUP		Fabryka Samochodow Osobowych
SUR		Factory of Agricultural Vehicles ‘Polmo’ in Poznań
SUS		Fabryka Samochodów Ciężarowych „Star”
SUU		Solaris Bus & Coach
SUZ		Zasław
SVS		BODEX
SW9		Solbus
SX9		SOMMER
SZ9		EPOKA
SZA		Scania Production Slupsk
SZB		Pronar
SZH		BWW
SZR	BORO
TAM	Switzerland	Mowag
TAP		Polaris Europe (based in Switzerland)
TAW		Nutzfahrzeuggesellschaft Arbon & Wetzikon (NAW) former Swiss manufacturer of commercial vehicles (until 2003)
TCC		Micro Compact Car (until 5/99)
TEB		Bucher Municipal including Johnston Sweepers of the UK (owned by Bucher Municipal of Switzerland)
TH9		Carrosserie HESS AG Swiss manufacturer of buses and trolleybuses
TK9 SL5	Czech Republic	SOR Libchavy
TLJ		Jawa Moto
TMA		Hyundai Motor Manufacturing Czech car
TMB		Škoda Auto AS
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
TSM		Suzuki
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
U6Y		Kia Motors Slovakia SUV
UKH	Denmark	HARDI International A/S (Agricultural Machinery)
ULA		ASA-LIFT: Vegetable Technology Specialist (Agricultural Machinery)
UU1	Romania	Dacia
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
VAG		Steyr-Daimler-Puch Puch G & Steyr-Puch Pinzgauer
VAN		Steyr-Daimler-Puch Steyr Trucks
VAK		Kässbohrer Transport Technik
VBK		KTM
VBK		Husqvarna Motorcycles & Gas Gas under KTM ownership
VCF		Fisker Inc. (Fisker Ocean) made by Magna Steyr
VF1	France	Renault & Eagle Medallion made by Renault
VF2		Renault Trucks
VF3		Peugeot
VF4		Talbot
VF5		Iveco Unic
VF6		Renault Trucks
VF7		Citroën
VF8		Matra/Talbot/Simca
VF9 607		Mathieu Fayat Group
VF9 673		Venturi Automobiles
VF9 795		Bugatti Automobiles S.A.S.
VFA		Alpine
VG5		MBK & Yamaha Motor
VG6		Renault Trucks & Mack Trucks medium duty trucks made by Renault Trucks
VG7, VG8		Renault Trucks
VG9		EVRARD (Agricultural Machinery)
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
VYC		Lancia (models on PSA CMP platform)
VS1	Spain	Pegaso
VS5		Renault España
VF1		Renault Samsung QM3
VS6		Ford Espana
VS7		Citroën
VS8		Peugeot
VS9		Comarth
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
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
WAU		Audi car
WAP		Alpina
WUA		Audi SUV
WBA		BMW car
WBS		BMW M car
WBX		BMW SUV
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
WB6		BMW M 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
WDC		Mercedes-Benz SUV
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
WEL		e.GO Mobile AG
WF0		Ford of Europe
WF1		Merkur
WJM		Iveco/Iveco Magirus
WJR		Irmscher
WKK		Setra & Karl Kässbohrer Fahrzeugwerke
WKE		Krone Trailer
WMA		MAN
WME		Smart (from 5/99)
WMW		Mini car
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, see also: Porsche VIN specification
WP1		Porsche SUV
WS5		StreetScooter
WSM		Schmitz Cargobull
WUA		Audi Sport GmbH & Quattro GmbH car
WU1		Audi Sport GmbH SUV
WVG		Volkswagen SUV
WVM		Arbeitsgemeinschaft VW-MAN
WVP		Viseon Bus
WVW		Volkswagen car
WV1		Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles
WV2		Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles
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
W0L	Adam Opel AG/Vauxhall & Holden
W0S	Opel Special Vehicles
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
XL9 A27		Groenewold Carrosseriefabriek B.V.
XLB		Volvo Car B.V./NedCar B.V. (Volvo Cars)
XLE		Scania Nederland B.V.
XLR		DAF Trucks & 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
XNT		Pacton Trailer
XP7		Tesla Europe (based in the Netherlands)
XTA	Russia	AvtoVAZ
XTB		AZLK
XTC		KAMAZ
XTE		ZAZ
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
Y4K	Belarus	BelGee
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
YH2	Finland	Lynx (snowmobile)
YH4		Fisker Automotive (Fisker Karma) built by Valmet Automotive
YK1		Saab built by Valmet Automotive
YK7		Sisu Auto
YS2	Sweden	Scania, Södertälje truck
YS3		Saab
YS4		Scania, Katrineholm bus
YSC		Cadillac BLS built by Saab
YSM		Polestar
YT9		Gin 1 Cars
YT9 007		Koenigsegg Automotive AB
YTN		Saab NEVS
YU7		Husaberg Swedish built models
YV1		Volvo Cars car
YV2		Volvo Trucks
YV3		Volvo Buses
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
ZA9 M91		Automobili Pininfarina
ZAA		Autobianchi
ZAC		Jeep and Dodge Hornet
ZAH		Rolfo
ZAM		Maserati car
ZAP		Piaggio and Vespa and Gilera
ZAR		Alfa Romeo car & Nissan Cherry Europe
ZAS		Alfa Romeo Alfasud & Sprint through 1989
ZAS		Alfa Romeo SUV 2018-
ZBA		BMW For South africa
ZBB		Gruppo Bertone
ZBI		BMW For Indonesia
ZBM		BMW For Philippines
ZBN		Benelli
ZBP		BMW For Malaysia
ZBT		BMW For Thailand
ZBW		Rayton-Fissore Magnum
ZC2		Chrysler TC by Maserati
ZC6		Effedi Veicoli Commerciali
ZCF		Iveco
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
ZDY		Cacciamali
ZE8		Bremach
ZES		Bimota
ZF4		Qvale
ZFA		Fiat car Also Fiat Fullback
ZFB		Fiat MPV/SUV
ZFC		Ram 1200
ZFF		Ferrari
ZFM		Fantic Motor
ZFR		Pininfarina
ZGA		Iveco Bus
ZGU		Moto Guzzi
ZHU		Husqvarna Motorcycles Under Cagiva ownership
ZHW		Lamborghini car from mid 2003
ZJM		Malaguti
ZJN		Innocenti
ZJT		Italjet
ZKH		Husqvarna Motorcycles Srl Under BMW ownership
ZK5		Hyundai Automobili Italia Importazioni
ZLA		Lancia
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
ZPY		DR Automobiles
ZZ1	Slovenia	Tomos motorcycle
North America
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 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
1BL		Balko, Inc. from Ladysmith, WI
1C3		Chrysler brand 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
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 (chassis cab)
1FM		Ford MPV/SUV
1FT		Ford truck
1FU 1FV		Freightliner Trucks
1G		General Motors
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
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
1GC		Chevrolet truck
1GD		GMC incomplete vehicles
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
1H9 A	Crane Carrier Company
1HA	Chevrolet incomplete vehicles made by Navistar International
1HD	Harley-Davidson
1HF	Honda motorcycle/ATV/UTV
1HG	Honda 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 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
1L1	Lincoln car – limousine
1L9 234	Laforza
1LJ	Lincoln incomplete vehicle
1LN	Lincoln car
1LV	John Deere equipment designed in Augusta, Georgia
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
1MR	Continental Mark VI & VII 1981–1985 & Continental sedan 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
1PY	John Deere equipment designed or manufactured in Pune, India
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
1VR	Vermeer Corporation
1VW	Volkswagen car
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
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 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 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 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
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
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; BrightDrop Zevo delivery van
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
2M1 2M2	Mack Trucks
2ME	Mercury car
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
3AV		BMW Mexico 1999-2009
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
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
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
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 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
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 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
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
4S4		Subaru SUV/MPV
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 544		Scuderia Cameron Glickenhaus car
4S9 559		Spartan Fire, LLC truck (formerly Spartan ER)
4S9 560		Spartan Fire, LLC incomplete vehicle (formerly Spartan ER)
4T1		Toyota 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
4T9 208		Xos, Inc.
4TA		Toyota truck made by NUMMI
4UF		Arctic Cat
4US		BMW car
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.
4YM		Carry-On Trailer, 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 MPV/SUV made by Honda Manufacturing of Alabama
5FP	Honda truck made by Honda Manufacturing of Alabama
5FR	Acura 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 SUV made by Honda of America Mfg. in Ohio
5J8	Acura SUV made by Honda of America Mfg. in Ohio
5KB	Honda 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 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
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
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
56K	Indian Motorcycle International, LLC Polaris subsidiary
57W	Mobility Ventures
57X	Polaris Slingshot
58A	Lexus car made by TMMK
Oceania
6F1	Australia	Ford
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
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 PV35-400637 would become 6U90000PV35400637
6ZZ		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 PV35-400637 would become 6ZZ0000PV35400637
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
7FA	United States	Honda SUV made by Honda Manufacturing of Indiana
7FC		Rivian truck
7GZ		GMC incomplete vehicles made by Navistar International
7G2		Tesla Cybertruck & Tesla Semi
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
7R4		Icon Electric Vehicles
7SA		Tesla SUV 2022+
7SU		Blue Arc electric trucks made by The Shyft Group
7SV		Toyota SUV made by TMMTX
7SX		Global Electric Motorcars
7Z0		Zoox
South America
8AC	Argentina	Mercedes-Benz vans (for South America)
8AD		Peugeot
8AE		Peugeot van
8AF		Ford Motor Argentina
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
8F9	Chile	Reborn Electric Motors SPA
8G1		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
9BY		Agrale S.A.
9C2		Honda Motorcycles
9C6		Yamaha Motor
9CD		Suzuki (motorcycles) assembled by J. Toledo Motos do Brasil
9DW		Kenworth & Peterbilt trucks made by Volkswagen do Brasil
9EZ		Homebuilt vehicles
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)
9GA		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.

See also

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

External links

• ISO 3779:2009
• FMVSS 115, Part 565
• VIN Decoder by NHTSA
• [1] by Chinese Car History