Free VIN decoder
A VIN has a structure. The first three characters name the manufacturer, the next five describe the vehicle, the ninth proves the rest were copied correctly, and the tenth gives the model year. Type one in to see it decoded.
Enter the 17-character VIN.
This is a structural decode. Make, model, trim and engine appear on the VIN Passport from the full vehicle decode.
Position by position
Manufacturer codes
A quick reference. The full decode on every VIN Passport shows the vehicle's specs from the VIN.
WAUAudiGermany5UXBMWUnited StatesWBABMWGermanyWBSBMW MGermany1G6CadillacUnited States1G1ChevroletUnited States1GCChevroletUnited States1GNChevroletUnited States1C3ChryslerUnited States2C3ChryslerCanadaZFFFerrariItaly1FAFordUnited States1FMFordUnited States1FTFordUnited States3FAFordMexico19XHondaUnited States1HGHondaUnited States2HGHondaCanadaJHMHondaJapanKM8HyundaiSouth KoreaKMHHyundaiSouth KoreaSAJJaguarUnited Kingdom1C4JeepUnited States5XYKiaUnited StatesKNAKiaSouth KoreaSALLand RoverUnited KingdomZAMMaseratiItalyJM1MazdaJapanJM3MazdaJapanWDDMercedes-BenzGermany1N4NissanUnited StatesJN1NissanJapanWP0PorscheGermany4S3SubaruUnited StatesJF1SubaruJapan5YJTeslaUnited States7SATeslaUnited States2T1ToyotaCanada4T1ToyotaUnited States5TDToyotaUnited StatesJTDToyotaJapan1VWVolkswagenUnited States3VWVolkswagenMexicoWVWVolkswagenGermanyYV1VolvoSweden