How to decode BMW VIN-code?
The BMW is a German luxury automobile manufacturer. The company is founded in 1916.
BMW vehicle identification number has 17 characters (digits and capital letters; ISO 3780 standard). You can find additional information below:
No. | Character | Description | |
WMI | 1 | W | BMW |
2 | B | ||
3 | A | ||
VDS | 4 | N | BMW model code |
5 | A | ||
6 | 3 | ||
7 | 7 | ||
8 | 0 | For Europian market always 0. | |
9 | 5 | checksum | |
10 | 0 | For Europian market always 0. | |
11 | F | Production: A, F, K - Munich, Germany B, C, D, G - Dingolfing, Germany E, J, P - Regensburg, Germany H, N - South Africa L, M - USA R - Mexico S - China T - UK (Mini) U - UK (Rolls-Royce) V - Leipzig, Germany W - Magna Steyr, Austria X, Y, Z - Berlin, Germany | |
12 | X | Serial number | |
13 | X | ||
14 | X | ||
15 | X | ||
16 | X | ||
17 | X |
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