How to read your vehicle identification number (VIN)

DJ · Post by DJ » Fri Jul 18, 2003 8:40 pm

Digit 1-6 is meaningless... Z is a blank space for further usage

Digit 7-9 means chasis code : 9N / 6N2 etc...

Digit 10 is the manufacturing year

Digit 11 is the factory

Digit 12 to 17 is the running no of car made in that year[/img]

KarlM · Post by **KarlM** » Fri Jul 18, 2003 11:30 pm

wow, impressive.

thanks for that dj

Scorpio1 · Post by **Scorpio1** » Sat Jul 19, 2003 12:19 am

Nice one! Just need the car now!!

Col · Post by **Col** » Wed Jul 23, 2003 12:21 am

My 10th digit is X which is 99 but was registered in 98

Have a 99 engine in it now so whether they knew I was going to do that or not.....

DJ · Post by DJ » Wed Jul 23, 2003 2:25 am

the manufacturing year of VW is from Sept to Aug, if your car is made on 2002 Sept, is it treated as a 2003 model.....

Sadgeek · Post by **Sadgeek** » Wed Jul 23, 2003 9:57 am

Nice work DJ.

This works for all VW, not just Polos. Kinda nice to know who the mother of my Passat is

Speedlaw · Post by **Speedlaw** » Wed Jul 23, 2003 10:43 am

Always wanted to have a list like this, excellent!

Thanks DJ.

dub envy · Post by **dub envy** » Wed Jul 23, 2003 1:44 pm

HELL YEAH!!!! My Golf is 100% pure Wolfsburg born and bred!!!

Shame the polo is from dodgy old spain....

Col · Post by **Col** » Thu Jul 24, 2003 12:35 am

the manufacturing year of VW is from Sept to Aug

That'd explain it then made in October, cheers

The FASTEST · Post by **The FASTEST** » Wed Jul 30, 2003 9:43 pm

thanks DJ

wul3er · Post by **wul3er** » Tue Aug 05, 2003 6:19 pm

Could someone tell me if theres one of these for the golf mk5, its for my m8.

polo2k · Post by **polo2k** » Wed Aug 06, 2003 3:31 am

this chart does golfs too

dubbprince · Post by **dubbprince** » Mon Jan 31, 2005 9:27 pm

does anyone know why my VIN shows my mk4 1997 p plate 16v built in WOLFSBURG,GERMANY?

I've gone over it 4times now...and its definately V=1997 W=Wolfsburg

then running order of 106940.

carmadaaron · Post by **carmadaaron** » Mon Jan 31, 2005 9:58 pm

dubbprince wrote:does anyone know why my VIN shows my mk4 1997 p plate 16v built in WOLFSBURG,GERMANY?

I've gone over it 4times now...and its definately V=1997 W=Wolfsburg

then running order of 106940.

whats wrong with that may i ask?

my old mk4 (1996) 1.4 CL was built in WOLFSBURG,GERMANY too.

dubbprince · Post by **dubbprince** » Mon Feb 14, 2005 5:52 pm

nothing wrong at all...absolutely exstatic that it was built there...but thought all mk4's were built on a spanish production line alongside the seat's.

Now i can actually have wolfsburg harness pads, door pins and a tax disc holder for a good reason