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{{Short description|System for identifying vehicles}}
{{Redirect|VIN|other uses|Vin (disambiguation){{!}}Vin}}
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[[File:Framenummer voorbeeld.jpg|thumb|VIN on a Chinese moped]]
[[File:1996 Porsche 911 993 GT2 - Flickr - The Car Spy (3).jpg|thumb|VIN on a 1996 [[Porsche 911 GT2 (993)]]]]
[[File:VIN - IMG 0467.JPG|thumb|VIN visible in the windscreen]]
[[File:Vehicle License of the People's Republic of China (Information Page).jpg|thumb|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 vehicle]]s, [[Trailer (vehicle)|towed vehicles]], [[motorcycle]]s, [[Scooter (motorcycle)|scooters]] and [[moped]]s, as defined by the [[International Organization for Standardization]] in ISO 3779 (content and structure) and ISO 4030 (location and attachment).<ref name="ISO3779">{{cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Vehicle Control by VIN Code|url=https://vinspy.eu/vin-number-check/|access-date=2021-10-12|website=|publisher=[[ISO 3779]]}}</ref>

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

== History ==
VINs were first used in 1954 in the United States.<ref name="nhtsa1">{{cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs)|url=https://one.nhtsa.gov/Vehicle-Safety/Vehicle%E2%80%93Related-Theft/Vehicle-Identification-Numbers-(VINs)|access-date=2021-02-10|website=|publisher=National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) |location=US |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161218160713/https://one.nhtsa.gov/Vehicle-Safety/Vehicle%E2%80%93Related-Theft/Vehicle-Identification-Numbers-(VINs) |archive-date=2016-12-18 |url-status=dead}}</ref> 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.{{Clarify|reason=They were mandated in Jan 1966 but were required in Jan 1969?|date=December 2024}} 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.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.justice.gov/archives/jm/criminal-resource-manual-1374-effective-date-motor-vehicle-identification-numbers |title=Effective Date - Motor Vehicle Identification Numbers |date=February 19, 2015 |id=CRM 1374 |publisher=Department of Justice |location=US}}</ref> 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.<ref name="nhtsa1"/> 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.<ref>{{Cite web |title=VIN number in autoDNA - what does it mean? |url=https://www.autodna.com/vin-number |website=autoDNA |location=Poland |access-date=2022-09-08}}</ref>

== Classification ==
There are at least four competing standards used to calculate the VIN.
* [[FMVSS]] 115, Part 565: Used in United States and Canada<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ecfr.gov/cgi-bin/text-idx?SID=18b4d0415b77325b50963d4312e0a382&mc=true&node=pt49.6.565&rgn=div5 |title=eCFR – Code of Federal Regulations – Title 49: Transportation – Part 565—Vehicle Identification Number (VIN) Requirements |publisher=www.ecfr.gov |location=US |access-date=2013-04-09}}</ref>
* [[International Organization for Standardization|ISO]] 3779: Used in Europe and many other parts of the world
* [[SAE International|SAE]] J853: Very similar to the ISO standard
* [[Australian Design Rules|ADR]] 61/2 used in Australia, referring to ISO 3779 and 3780<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.comlaw.gov.au/ComLaw/Legislation/LegislativeInstrument1.nsf/asmade/bytitle/AB342EFD35B8719ECA2570CF007BE90F?OpenDocument |title=Vehicle Standard (Australian Design Rule 61/02 – Vehicle Marking) 2005 |id=F2005L03994 |publisher=Federal Register of Legislation |location=Australia |access-date=2010-09-27}}</ref>

==Components==
Modern VINs are based on two related standards, originally issued by the [[International Organization for Standardization]] (ISO) in 1979 and 1980: ISO 3779<ref>ISO 3779:2009 Road vehicles—Vehicle identification number (VIN)—Content and structure</ref> and ISO 3780,<ref>ISO 3780:2009 Road vehicles—World manufacturer identifier (WMI) code</ref> respectively. Compatible but different implementations of these ISO standards have been adopted by the European Union and the United States.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.access.gpo.gov/nara/cfr/waisidx_05/49cfr565_05.html |title=United States Federal VIN Requirements (Title 49, Chapter V, Part 565) |publisher=Access.gpo.gov |access-date=2010-09-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100527210905/http://www.access.gpo.gov/nara/cfr/waisidx_05/49cfr565_05.html |archive-date=2010-05-27 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

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:

{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
!Standard
|style="width:5%"| 1
|style="width:5%"| 2
|style="width:5%"| 3
|style="width:5%"| 4
|style="width:5%"| 5
|style="width:5%"| 6
|style="width:5%"| 7
|style="width:5%"| 8
|style="width:5%"| 9
|style="width:5%"|10
|style="width:5%"|11
|style="width:5%"|12
|style="width:5%"|13
|style="width:5%"|14
|style="width:5%"|15
|style="width:5%"|16
|style="width:5%"|17
|-
!ISO 3779
|colspan=3|[[#World manufacturer identifier|World manufacturer identifier]]
|colspan=6|[[#Vehicle descriptor section|Vehicle descriptor section]]
|colspan=8|[[#Vehicle identifier section|Vehicle identifier section]]
|-
![[European Union]]<ref name="eudir76114">{{cite web |url=http://ec.europa.eu/enterprise/sectors/automotive/documents/directives/directive-76-114-eec_en.htm |title=Directive 76/114/EEC – Automotive – Enterprise and Industry |publisher=European Commission |access-date=2013-07-08 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130930220154/http://ec.europa.eu/enterprise/sectors/automotive/documents/directives/directive-76-114-eec_en.htm |archive-date=2013-09-30 }}</ref>
<small>more than 500 vehicles/year</small>
|colspan=3|[[#World manufacturer identifier|World manufacturer identifier]]
|colspan=6|Indication of "''the general characteristics of the vehicle''"
|colspan=8|Indication that provides "''clear identification of a particular vehicle''"
|-
![[European Union]]<ref name="eudir76114" />
<small>500 or fewer vehicles/year</small>
|colspan=2|[[#World manufacturer identifier|World manufacturer identifier]]
| 9
|colspan=6|Indication of "''the general characteristics of the vehicle''"
|colspan=3|[[#World manufacturer identifier|Manufacturer identifier]]
|colspan=5|Indication that provides "''clear identification of a particular vehicle''"
|-
![[North America]]
<small>more than 2,000 vehicles/year</small>
|colspan=3|[[#World manufacturer identifier|World manufacturer identifier]]
|colspan=5|[[#Vehicle descriptor section|Vehicle attributes]]
|[[#Check-digit calculation|Check digit]]
|[[#Model year encoding|Model year]]
|[[#Plant code|Plant code]]
|colspan=8|[[#Vehicle identifier section|Sequential number]]
|-
!North America
<small>2,000 or fewer vehicles/year</small>
|colspan=2|[[#World manufacturer identifier|World manufacturer identifier]]
| 9
|colspan=5|[[#Vehicle descriptor section|Vehicle attributes]]
|[[#Check-digit calculation|Check digit]]
|[[#Model year encoding|Model year]]
|[[#Plant code|Plant code]]
|colspan=3|[[#World manufacturer identifier|Manufacturer identifier]]
|colspan=3|[[#Vehicle identifier section|Sequential number]]
|}
[[File:VIN - Fahrgestellnummer IMG 0470.JPG|thumb|VIN in a [[GM T platform (1979)|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 {{mono|1G}} (assigned to [[General Motors]] in the United States), {{mono|1G1}} represents [[Chevrolet]] passenger cars; {{mono|1G2}}, [[Pontiac (automobile)|Pontiac]] passenger cars; and {{mono|1GC}}, Chevrolet [[truck]]s.

The [[Society of Automotive Engineers]] (SAE) in the US assigns WMIs to countries and manufacturers.<ref name=ISO3780>{{cite web |url=https://www.iso.org/standard/45844.html |title=ISO 3780:2009 Road vehicles – World manufacturer identifier (WMI) code |publisher=[[ISO]] |date=2009-10-05 |access-date=2010-09-27}}</ref>

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.<ref name="ISO3780" />

====Country or region codes====
{{As of|2021|April}}, ISO specifies the following codes per country :<ref>{{cite web |url=https://standards.iso.org/iso/3780/ed-4/en/Current%20WMI%20World%20Codes%20chart%204.13.21.pdf |title=WMI Country Code Distribution |publisher=ISO |date=2025-04-13 |access-date=2025-04-11}}</ref>

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

===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 [[car body styles|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 ([[Chevrolet Corvette (C6)|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 calculation|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 Motor Company|Ford]] and [[American Motors Corporation|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.

{|class="wikitable"
|-
! 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 {{convert|10000|lb|abbr=on}} 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.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.law.cornell.edu/cfr/text/49/565.15 |title=49 CFR § 565.15 – Content requirements |work=[[Legal Information Institute]] |publisher=Cornell University |location=US |access-date=2021-06-04}}</ref>{{Citation needed|reason=Seems wrong as e.g. a 2013 Volvo V60 has YV1xxx7xxDxxxxxxx|date=May 2017}} 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 {{convert|10000|lb|abbr=on}}, 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.

{{anchor|Check-digit calculation}}

==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 [[#Weights used in calculation|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 {{mono|5GZCZ43D13S812715}} (correct with leading five) and {{mono|SGZCZ43D13S812715}} (incorrect with leading character "S"). The VINs in the Porsche image, {{mono|WP0ZZZ99ZTS392124}}, and the GM-T body image, {{mono|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.

{|class="wikitable"
|+Transliteration key:&nbsp;values for VIN decoding
|'''A''': 1 ||'''B''': 2 ||'''C''': 3 ||'''D''': 4 ||'''E''': 5 ||'''F''': 6 ||'''G''': 7 ||'''H''': 8 ||{{n/a}}
|-
|'''J''': 1 ||'''K''': 2 ||'''L''': 3 ||'''M''': 4 ||'''N''': 5 ||{{n/a}} ||'''P''': 7||{{n/a}} ||'''R''': 9
|-
|{{n/a}} ||'''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.

{|class="wikitable"
|+style="white-space:nowrap"| 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||{{no2}}0||9||8||7||6||5||4||3||2
|}

===Worked example===
Consider the hypothetical VIN {{mono|1M8GDM9A_KP042788}}, where the underscore will be the check digit.

{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:right"
|- style="font-size:1.2em; font-family:monospace; text-align:center"
!style="font-size:85%; font-family:sans-serif"|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
|}

# The VIN's value is calculated from the above transliteration table. This number is used in the rest of the calculation.
# Copy the ''weights'' from the weight factor row above.
# The ''products'' row is the result of the multiplication of the columns in the ''Value'' and ''Weight'' rows.
# The products (8, 28, 48, 35 ... 24, 16) are all added together to yield a sum, ''351''.
# Find the remainder after dividing by 11{{ubl
|1= 351 [[modulo operation|MOD]] 11 = 10
|2= 351 ÷ 11 = 31{{frac|'''10'''|11}}
}}
# 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 {{mono|1M8GDM9A_KP042788}} is written {{mono|1M8GDM9A''X''KP042788}}.

A VIN with ''straight-ones'' (seventeen consecutive ''1''s) 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 {{frac|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 (car)|bonnet]] next to the latch, at the front end of the vehicle frame, and inside the door pillar on the driver's side.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Miller|first=Tim|date=2019-04-27|title=VIN Numbers: What Are They And What Do They Tell You?|url=https://garatos.com/what-do-vin-numbers-tell-you/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200930182319/https://garatos.com/what-do-vin-numbers-tell-you/|url-status=usurped|archive-date=September 30, 2020|access-date=2020-09-13|website=Garatos|language=en-US}}</ref> On newer vehicles VINs may be optically read with [[Barcode reader|barcode scanners]] or digital cameras, or digitally read via [[OBD-II]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Miller|first=Tim|date=2021-10-16|title=On-Board Diagnostics: From The History To Its Practical Applications In Our Life|url=https://www.obdadvisor.com/on-board-diagnostics/|access-date=2021-11-23|website=OBD Advisor|language=en-US}}</ref> There are smartphone applications that can pass the VIN to websites to decode the VIN.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Pocket-lint|date=2021-06-10|title=10 of the best VIN decoders to lookup VIN numbers for free|url=https://www.pocket-lint.com/apps/news/157262-best-vin-decoder|access-date=2021-11-23|website=www.pocket-lint.com|language=en-gb}}</ref>

==List of common WMI==
{{Split section|List of common world manufacturer identifiers|date=April 2025}}
The [[Society of Automotive Engineers]] (SAE) assigns the WMI<ref>{{Cite web|date=2024-03-18|title=World Manufacturer Identifier J1044_202403|url=https://www.sae.org/standards/content/j1044_202403/|website=SAE|url-access=subscription}}</ref> (world manufacturer identifier) to countries and manufacturers. The following list shows a selection of world manufacturer codes.

{| class="wikitable sortable"
! WMI !! Country !! Manufacturer
|- class="sortbottom"
!colspan=3|

===Africa===
|-
| AAA ||rowspan=19| South Africa || [[Audi|Audi South Africa]] made by Volkswagen of South Africa
|-
| AAK || [[FAW Group|FAW Vehicle Manufacturers SA (PTY) Ltd.]]
|-
| AAM || [[MAN Truck & Bus#CKD-locations|MAN Automotive (South Africa) (Pty) Ltd.]] includes [[Volkswagen Caminhões e Ônibus|VW Truck & Bus]]
|-
| AAV || [[Volkswagen of South Africa]]<ref name="KBA list">{{cite web |date=2018-01-15 |title=List of manufacturers of motor vehicles and their trailers – numerical – SV 3.2 |url=https://www.kba.de/SharedDocs/Downloads/EN/SV/sv32_pdf_en.pdf?__blob=publicationFile&v=3 |access-date=2019-01-08 |publisher=Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt |location=Germany}}</ref>
|-
| ABJ || [[Mitsubishi Triton|Mitsubishi Colt & Triton pickups]] made by [[Mercedes-Benz South Africa]] 1994–2011
|-
| ABJ || [[Fuso (company)|Mitsubishi Fuso]] made by Daimler Trucks & Buses Southern Africa
|-
| ABM || [[BMW]] Southern Africa
|-
| ACV || [[Isuzu Trucks South Africa|Isuzu Motors South Africa]] 2018-
|-
| AC5 || [[Hyundai Automotive South Africa]] (cars)
|-
| ADD || [[UD Trucks|UD Trucks Southern Africa (Pty) Ltd]]
|-
| ADM || [[General Motors South Africa]] includes Isuzu through 2018
|-
| ADN || [[Nissan South Africa|Nissan South Africa (Pty) Ltd]]
|-
| ADR || [[Renault Sandero]] made by [[Nissan South Africa|Nissan South Africa (Pty) Ltd]]
|-
| ADX || [[Tata Motors|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 Motors|Hino South Africa]]
|-
| AHM || [[Honda Civic|Honda Ballade]] made by [[Mercedes-Benz South Africa]] 1982–2000
|-
| AHT || [[Toyota South Africa Motors]]<ref name="KBA list" />
|-
| BAB || || BMW cars 1986-2019
|-
| BF9 || Kenya || KIBO Motorcycles
|-
| CL9 || Tunisia || [[Wallyscar]]
|-
| DA1 DA4 ||rowspan=3| 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]]
|-

|- class="sortbottom"
!colspan=3|

===Asia===
|-
| J81 ||rowspan=104| Japan || [[Chevrolet]]/[[Geo (automobile)|Geo]] car made by [[Isuzu]]
|-
| J87 || [[Pontiac (automobile)|Pontiac]]/[[Asüna]] car made by [[Isuzu]] for GM Canada
|-
| J8B J8C || [[Chevrolet]] commercial trucks made by [[Isuzu]]
|-
| J8D J8T || [[GMC (automobile)|GMC]] commercial trucks made by [[Isuzu]]
|-
| J8Z || [[Chevrolet LUV|Chevrolet]] pickup truck made by [[Isuzu]]
|-
| JA3 || [[Mitsubishi Motors|Mitsubishi]] car
|-
| JA4 || [[Mitsubishi Motors|Mitsubishi]] MPV/SUV
|-
| JA7 || [[Mitsubishi Motors|Mitsubishi]] truck
|-
| JAA || [[Isuzu]] truck
|-
| JAB || [[Isuzu]] car
|-
| JAC || [[Isuzu]] SUV
|-
| JAE || [[Isuzu Trooper#Acura SLX|Acura SLX]] made by [[Isuzu]]
|-
| JAL || [[Isuzu]] commercial trucks & [[Chevrolet]] commercial trucks made by [[Isuzu]] 2016+ & [[Hino Motors|Hino]] [[Isuzu Elf|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 Motor Company|Ford brand]] cars made by [[Mazda]]
|-
| JC1 || [[Fiat 124 Spider (2016)|Fiat 124 Spider]] made by [[Mazda]]
|-
| JC2 || [[Ford Courier#Mazda-based models|Ford Courier]] made by [[Mazda]]
|-
| JD1 || [[Daihatsu]] car
|-
| JD2 || [[Daihatsu]] SUV
|-
| JD4 || [[Daihatsu]] truck
|-
| JDA || [[Daihatsu]]
|-
| JE3 || [[Eagle (automobile)|Eagle]] car made by [[Mitsubishi Motors]]
|-
| JE4 || [[Mitsubishi Motors|Mitsubishi]]
|-
| JF1 || [[Subaru]] – [[Fuji Heavy Industries]] car
|-
| JF2 || [[Subaru]] – [[Fuji Heavy Industries]] SUV
|-
| JF3 || [[Subaru]] – [[Fuji Heavy Industries]] truck
|-
| JF4 || [[Subaru Impreza (second generation)#Saab 9-2X|Saab 9-2X]] made by [[Subaru]]
|-
| JG1 || [[Geo Metro|Chevrolet/Geo]] car made by [[Suzuki]]
|-
| JG7 || [[Geo Metro|Pontiac/Asuna]] car made by [[Suzuki]] for GM Canada
|-
| JGC || [[Chevrolet Tracker (Americas)|Chevrolet/Geo]] SUV made by [[Suzuki]]
|-
| JGT || [[Chevrolet Tracker (Americas)#Canada|GMC]] SUV made by [[Suzuki]] for GM Canada
|-
| JH2 || [[Honda]] motorcycle/ATV
|-
| JH3 || [[Honda]] ATV
|-
| JH4 || [[Acura]] car
|-
| JHA JHB || [[Hino Motors|Hino]]
|-
| JHD JHF JHH || [[Hino Motors|Hino]]
|-
| JHL || [[Honda]] MPV/SUV<ref name="KBA list" />
|-
| JHM || [[Honda]] car<ref name="KBA list" />
|-
| JJ3 || [[Chrysler#Chrysler brand|Chrysler]] car made by [[Mitsubishi Motors]]
|-
| JK8 || [[Suzuki]] QUV620F UTV made by [[Kawasaki Heavy Industries Motorcycle & Engine|Kawasaki]]
|-
| JKA JKB || [[Kawasaki Heavy Industries Motorcycle & Engine|Kawasaki]]
|-
| JKS || [[Suzuki]] Marauder 1600/Boulevard M95 motorcycle made by [[Kawasaki Heavy Industries Motorcycle & Engine|Kawasaki]]
|-
| JL5 JL6 || [[Fuso (company)|Mitsubishi FUSO Truck & Bus Corp]]
|-
| JLF || [[Fuso (company)|Mitsubishi FUSO Truck & Bus Corp]]
|-
| JLS || [[Sterling Trucks]] 360 made by [[Fuso (company)|Mitsubishi FUSO Truck & Bus Corp]]
|-
| JM0 || [[Mazda]] for Oceania export
|-
| JM1 || [[Mazda]] car
|-
| JM2 || [[Mazda]] truck
|-
| JM3 || [[Mazda]] MPV/SUV
|-
| JM6 || [[Mazda]]<ref name="KBA list" />
|-
| JM7 || [[Mazda]]
|-
| JMA JMB || [[Mitsubishi Motors|Mitsubishi]]<ref name="KBA list" />
|-
| JMF || [[Mitsubishi Motors|Mitsubishi]]
|-
| JMY || [[Mitsubishi Motors|Mitsubishi]]
|-
| JMZ || [[Mazda]] for Europe export
|-
| JN || [[Nissan]]<ref name="KBA list" />
|-
| 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 (automobile)|Plymouth]] car made by [[Mitsubishi Motors]]
|-
| JP4 || [[Plymouth (automobile)|Plymouth]] MPV/SUV made by [[Mitsubishi Motors]]
|-
| JP7 || [[Plymouth (automobile)|Plymouth]] truck made by [[Mitsubishi Motors]]
|-
| JPC || [[Nissan Diesel]]/[[UD Trucks]]
|-
| JR2 || [[Honda Odyssey (North America)#Isuzu Oasis|Isuzu Oasis]] made by [[Honda]]
|-
| JS || [[Suzuki]]<ref name="KBA list" />
|-
| JS1 || [[Suzuki]] motorcycle & [[Kawasaki Heavy Industries Motorcycle & Engine|Kawasaki]] KLX400S/KLX400SR motorcycle made by Suzuki
|-
| JS2 || [[Suzuki]] car
|-
| JS3 || [[Suzuki]] SUV
|-
| JSA || [[Kawasaki Heavy Industries Motorcycle & Engine|Kawasaki]] KFX400 ATV made by [[Suzuki]]
|-
| JSK || [[Kawasaki Heavy Industries Motorcycle & Engine|Kawasaki]] KLX125/KLX125L motorcycle made by [[Suzuki]]
|-
| JSL || [[Kawasaki Heavy Industries Motorcycle & Engine|Kawasaki]] KFX400 ATV made by [[Suzuki]]
|-
| JT || [[Toyota]]<ref name="KBA list" />
|-
| 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 || [[Fuso (company)|Mitsubishi FUSO division of Mitsubishi Motors]] (through mid 2003)
|-
| JY || [[Yamaha Motor]]<ref name="KBA list" />
|-
| JY3 || [[Yamaha Motor]] 3-wheel ATV
|-
| JY4 || [[Yamaha Motor]] 4-wheel ATV
|-
| JYA || [[Yamaha Motor]] motorcycles
|-
| JYE || [[Yamaha Motor]] snowmobile
|-
|KAL  || rowspan="3" |Sri Lanka || [[Lanka Ashok Leyland]]
|-
|KAA || [[RS Automotive]]
|-
|KA1 || [[KEWR Technologies]]
|-
| KF3 ||rowspan=3| Israel || [[Merkavim]]
|-
| KF6 || [[Automotive Industries|Automotive Industries, Ltd.]]
|-
| KF9 004 || [[Tomcar]]
|-
| KLA ||rowspan=31| South Korea || [[Daewoo Motors|Daewoo]]/[[GM Korea]]<ref name="KBA list" />
|-
| KLT KLU || [[Tata Daewoo]]
|-
| KL1 || [[GM Korea#Formation: GM Daewoo|GM Daewoo]]/[[GM Korea]] Chevrolet car
|-
| KL2 || [[Daewoo Motors|Daewoo]]/[[GM Korea#Formation: GM Daewoo|GM Daewoo]] Pontiac
|-
| KL3 || [[GM Korea#Formation: GM Daewoo|GM Daewoo]]/[[GM Korea]] Holden
|-
| KL4 || [[GM Korea]] Buick
|-
| KL5 || [[GM Korea#Formation: GM Daewoo|GM Daewoo]] Suzuki
|-
| KL6 || [[GM Korea#Formation: GM Daewoo|GM Daewoo]] GMC
|-
| KL7 || [[Daewoo Motors|Daewoo]] GM Canada brands: Passport, Asuna (Pre-2000)
|-
| KL7 || [[GM Korea#Formation: GM Daewoo|GM Daewoo]]/[[GM Korea]] Chevrolet MPV/SUV (Post-2000)
|-
| KL8 || [[GM Korea#Formation: GM Daewoo|GM Daewoo]]/[[GM Korea]] Chevrolet car (Spark)
|-
| KMA || [[Asia Motors]]
|-
| KME || [[Hyundai Motor Company|Hyundai]] commercial truck
|-
| KMF || [[Hyundai Motor Company|Hyundai]] van & commercial truck & [[Bering Truck]]
|-
| KMH || [[Hyundai Motor Company|Hyundai]] car<ref name="KBA list" />
|-
| KMJ || [[Hyundai Motor Company|Hyundai]] bus & minibus
|-
| KMT || [[Genesis Motor]] car
|-
| KMU || [[Genesis Motor]] SUV
|-
| KMY || [[DNA Motors|Daelim Motor Company, Ltd]]/[[DNA Motors|DNA Motors Co., Ltd.]]
|-
| KM4 || [[KR Motors|Hyosung Motors/S&T Motors/KR Motors]]
|-
| KM8 || [[Hyundai Motor Company|Hyundai]] SUV
|-
| KNA KNC KNE || [[Kia Motors|Kia]] car<ref name="KBA list" />
|-
| KND || [[Kia Motors|Kia]] SUV/MPV & [[Hyundai Entourage]]
|-
| KNG || Kia Granbird
|-
| KNJ || [[Ford Festiva|Ford]] Festiva & Aspire
|-
| KNM || [[Renault Samsung Motors]] & [[Nissan Rogue#Second generation (T32; 2013)|Nissan Rogue]] made by Renault Samsung Motors
|-
| KPA || [[KG Mobility]] pickup
|-
| KPB || [[KG Mobility]] car
|-
| KM9 || Edison Motors/[[KG Mobility]] Commercial Buses
|-
| KPH || [[Hyundai Excel#Mitsubishi Precis|Mitsubishi Precis]]
|-
| KPT || [[KG Mobility]] SUV/MPV<ref name="KBA list" />
|-
| L1C ||rowspan=119| China || [[Hubei Huawei Special-Purpose Automobile]]
|-
| L2C || [[Chery Jaguar Land Rover]]
|-
| L5Y || [[Znen]] Taizhou Zhongneng Motorcycle Co. Ltd.
|-
| L6T || [[Geely]]
|-
| L8A || [[Youngman|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 || [[Honda#Motorcycles|Sundiro Honda Motorcycle Co., Ltd.]]
|-
| LB1 || [[Fujian Benz]]
|-
| LB2 || [[Geely]] motorcycle
|-
| LB3 || [[Geely]]
|-
| LBB || [[Qianjiang Motorcycle]] & [[Benelli (motorcycles)|Benelli]]
|-
| LBE || [[Beijing Hyundai]]/Hyundai Sonata Taxi (DT23 for South Korean Market)
|-
| LBP || [[Yamaha Motor Company|Chongqing Jianshe Yamaha Motor Co. Ltd.]]
|-
| LBV || [[BMW Brilliance]]
|-
| LC0 || [[BYD Auto|BYD Auto Industry Co. Ltd.]]
|-
| LC2 || [[Kymco|Changzhou Kwang Yang Motor Co., Ltd.]]
|-
| LC6 || [[Suzuki#Production facilities|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 and Coach|FAW Bus (Dalian) Co., Ltd.]]
|-
| LDN || [[Soueast]]
|-
| LDY || [[Zhongtong Bus]]
|-
| LE4 || [[Beijing Benz]] & [[Beijing Benz|Beijing Benz-Daimler Chrysler Automotive Co., Ltd.]]
|-
| LEF || [[Jiangling Motors|JMC]]
|-
| LET || [[Jiangxi Isuzu]]
|-
| LF3 || [[Lifan Group|Lifan]] motorcycle
|-
| LFB || [[FAW Jilin]]
|-
| LFM || [[FAW Toyota]]
|-
| LFN || [[FAW Bus and Coach|FAW Bus (Wuxi) Co., Ltd.]]
|-
| LFP || [[FAW Car]]
|-
| LFV || [[FAW-Volkswagen]]
|-
| LGA || [[Dongfeng Motor Corporation#Dongfeng Commercial Vehicles|Dongfeng Commercial Vehicle Co., Ltd.]] trucks
|-
| LGB || [[Dongfeng Nissan]]
|-
| LGC || [[Dongfeng Motor Corporation#Dongfeng Commercial Vehicles|Dongfeng Commercial Vehicle Co., Ltd.]] buses
|-
| LGG || [[Dongfeng Liuzhou Motor]]
|-
| LGJ || [[Dongfeng Fengshen]] (Aeolus)
|-
| LGL || [[Zyle Daewoo Commercial Vehicle|Guilin Daewoo]]
|-
| LGW || [[Great Wall Motors|Great Wall]] ([[Haval (marque)|Haval]])
|-
| LGX || [[BYD Auto]]
|-
| LGZ || [[Guangzhou Automobile Group Bus#Guangzhou Denway Bus|Guangzhou Denway Bus]]
|-
| LH1 || [[Haima Automobile|FAW Haima]]
|-
| LHG || [[Guangqi Honda|Guangzhou Honda]]
|-
| LJ1 || [[JAC Motors|JAC]]
|-
| LJ8 || [[Zotye Auto]]
|-
| LJC || [[Jincheng Group|Jincheng Corporation]]
|-
| LJD || [[Dongfeng Yueda Kia]]
|-
| LJN || [[Zhengzhou Nissan]]
|-
| LJS || [[Yaxing Coach]]
|-
| LJU || [[Shanghai Maple|Shanghai Maple Automobile]] & [[Kandi Technologies|Kandi]]
|-
| LJV|| [[Sinotruk (Hong Kong)|Sinotruk Chengdu Wangpai Commercial Vehicle Co., Ltd.]]
|-
| LJX || [[Jiangling Motors#Licensed Ford production|JMC Ford]]
|-
| LKC|| [[Changhe]]
|-
| LKG|| [[Youngman|Youngman Lotus Automobile Co., Ltd.]]
|-
| LKL || [[Higer Bus]]
|-
| LKT || [[Lifan Group|Yunnan Lifan Junma Vehicle Co., Ltd.]] commercial vehicles
|-
| LL3 || [[Golden Dragon (company)|Xiamen Golden Dragon Bus Co. Ltd]]
|-
| LL6 || [[GAC Mitsubishi]]
|-
| LL8 || [[Yamaha Motor Company|Jiangsu Linhai Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd.]]
|-
| LLC || [[Loncin Holdings]]
|-
| LLN || [[Qoros]]
|-
| LLV || [[Lifan Group|Lifan]]
|-
| LM6 || [[SWM (automobiles)]]
|-
| LMG || [[Trumpchi|GAC Trumpchi]]
|-
| LNB || [[BAIC Motor]]
|-
| LNP || [[Nanjing Automobile#MG Rover|NAC MG UK Limited]] & [[Nanjing Fiat Automobile]]
|-
| LNY || [[Nanjing Automobile#Brands|Yuejin]]
|-
| LPA ||  [[Changan PSA|Changan PSA (DS Automobiles)]]
|-
| LPE || [[BYD Auto]]
|-
| LPS || [[Polestar]]
|-
| LRB || [[SAIC-GM|SAIC General Motors]] Buick
|-
| LRD || [[Foton Motor|Beijing Foton Daimler Automotive Co., Ltd.]] Auman trucks
|-
| LRE || [[SAIC-GM|SAIC General Motors]] Cadillac
|-
| LRW || [[Tesla Motors|Tesla]]
|-
| LS5 || [[Changan Automobile]] & [[Changan Suzuki]]
|-
| LS7 || [[JMC Heavy Duty Vehicle]]
|-
| LSF || [[SAIC Maxus]] & [[SAIC Motor#Shanghai Sunwin Bus|Shanghai Sunwin Bus Corporation]]
|-
| LSG || [[SAIC-GM|SAIC General Motors]] Chevrolet
|-
| LSH || [[SAIC Maxus]]
|-
| LSJ || [[MG Motor|SAIC MG]] & [[Roewe|SAIC Roewe]]
|-
| LSK || [[SAIC Maxus]]
|-
| LSV || [[SAIC Volkswagen]]
|-
| LSY || [[Brilliance Auto Group|Brilliance]] & [[Jinbei (marque)|Jinbei]] GM
|-
| LTA || [[ZX Auto]]
|-
| LTN || [[Soueast]] built Chrysler & Dodge vehicles
|-
| LTV || [[Tianjin FAW|FAW Toyota (Tianjin)]]
|-
| LUC || [[Honda Automobile (China)]]
|-
| LUD || [[Dongfeng Nissan-Diesel Company|Dongfeng Nissan Diesel Motor Co Ltd]]
|-
| LUX || [[Dongfeng Yulon|Dongfeng Yulon Motor Co. Ltd]]
|-
| LVA LVB LVC || [[Foton Motor]]
|-
| LVF || [[Changhe|Changhe Suzuki]]
|-
| LVG || [[GAC Toyota]]
|-
| LVH || [[Dongfeng Honda]]
|-
| LVM || [[Chery|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 || [[Honda#Motorcycles|Wuyang Honda Motorcycle (Guangzhou) Co., Ltd.]]
|-
| LWL || [[Qingling Motors|Qingling Isuzu]]
|-
| LWV || [[GAC Fiat Chrysler]]
|-
| LXV || [[Borgward Group|Beijing Borgward Automotive Co., Ltd.]]
|-
| LXY || [[Chongqing Shineray Motorcycle Co., Ltd.]]
|-
| LYB || [[Yaxing Coach|Weichai (Yangzhou) Yaxing Automobile Co., Ltd.]]
|-
| LYM || [[Yamaha Motor Company|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 (Hong Kong)|Sinotruk (CNHTC)]] Huanghe bus
|-
| LZS || [[Zongshen]]
|-
| LZU || [[Guangzhou Automobile Group Bus#Guangzhou Isuzu Bus|Guangzhou Isuzu Bus]]
|-
| LZW || [[SAIC-GM-Wuling|SAIC GM Wuling]]
|-
| LZY || [[Yutong]]
|-
| LZZ || [[Sinotruk (Hong Kong)|Sinotruk (CNHTC)]] Howo, Sitrak
|-
| MA1 ||rowspan=51| India || [[Mahindra & Mahindra|Mahindra]]
|-
| MA3 || [[Maruti Suzuki|Maruti Suzuki India Limited]]
|-
| MA6 || [[General Motors India|General Motors India Pvt. Ltd.]]
|-
| MA7 || [[Hindustan Motors|Hindustan Motors Ltd]] & [[Mitsubishi Motors]] models made by Hindustan Motors & [[Isuzu]] models made by Hindustan Motors
|-
| MAH || [[FCA India Automobiles|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|Ashok Leyland Ltd]]
|-
| MB8 || [[Suzuki Motorcycle India Limited]]
|-
| MBF || [[Royal Enfield (India)|Royal Enfield]]
|-
| MBH || [[Nissan Pixo]] made by [[Maruti Suzuki|Maruti Suzuki India Limited]]
|-
| MBJ || [[Toyota Kirloskar Motor|Toyota Kirloskar Motor Pvt Ltd]]
|-
| MBK || [[MAN SE#Postwar period|MAN Trucks India Pvt. Ltd]]
|-
| MBL || [[Hero MotoCorp]]
|-
| MBU || [[SML Isuzu|Swaraj Vehicles Limited]]
|-
| MBV || [[Premier Automobiles Limited]]
|-
| MBX || [[Piaggio|Piaggio India]] [[Piaggio Ape]]
|-
| MBY || [[Asia MotorWorks|Asia Motor Works Ltd]]
|-
| MC1 || [[Force Motors|Force Motors Limited]]
|-
| MC2 || [[Eicher Motors Limited]]
|-
| MC4 || [[DC Avanti|Dilip Chhabria Design Pvt Ltd]]
|-
| MCA || [[FCA India Automobiles|FCA India Automobiles Pvt. Ltd]]
|-
| MCB || [[General Motors India|General Motors India Pvt. Ltd.]]
|-
| MCD || [[Mahindra Two Wheelers]]
|-
| MCG || [[Atul Auto]]
|-
| MCL || [[ICML Motors|International Cars And Motors Ltd]]
|-
| MD2 || [[Bajaj Auto|Bajaj Auto Ltd]] & [[KTM]] and [[Husqvarna Motorcycles|Husqvarna]] models built by Bajaj
|-
| MD6 || [[TVS Motor Company]]
|-
| MD7 || [[Lohia Machinery|LML Ltd]] including [[Genuine Scooters|Genuine Scooter Company]] Stella
|-
| MDE || [[Kinetic Engineering Limited]]
|-
| MDH || [[Nissan Motor India|Nissan Motor India Pvt Ltd]]
|-
| MDT || [[Kerala Automobiles Limited]]
|-
| ME1 || [[Yamaha Motor|India Yamaha Motor Pvt. Ltd]]
|-
| ME3 || [[Royal Enfield (India)|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 (motorcycles)|Benelli]]
|-
| MET || [[Piaggio|Piaggio India]] [[Vespa]]
|-
| MEX || [[Škoda Auto Volkswagen India|Škoda Auto Volkswagen India Pvt. Ltd.]] 2015 on
|-
| MYH || [[Ather Energy]]
|-
| MZ7 || [[MG Motor India|MG Motor India Pvt. Ltd.]]
|-
| MZB || [[Kia India|Kia India Pvt. Ltd.]]
|-
| MZD || [[Jawa Moto#JAWA in India|Classic Legends Private Limited – Jawa]]
|-
| M3G || [[Isuzu Motors India]]
|-
| M6F || [[UM Motorcycles|UM]] Lohia Two Wheelers Private Limited
|-
| MH1 ||rowspan=12| Indonesia || [[Astra Honda Motor|PT Astra Honda Motor]]
|-
| MH3 || [[Yamaha Motor Company|PT Yamaha Indonesia Motor Mfg.]]
|-
| MH4 || [[Kawasaki Heavy Industries#Southeast Asia|PT Kawasaki Motor Indonesia]]
|-
| MHF || [[Toyota Astra Motor|PT Toyota Astra Motor]]
|-
| MHH || BMW cars 2003-2019 India{{clarify|reason=India or Indonesia?|date=April 2024}}
|-
| MHK || [[Astra Daihatsu Motor|PT Astra Daihatsu Motor]] including Toyotas made by Astra Daihatsu
|-
| MHL || [[Mercedes-Benz Distribution Indonesia|PT Mercedes-Benz Indonesia]]
|-
| MHR || PT [[Honda Prospect Motor]]
|-
| MHY || [[Suzuki Indomobil Motor|PT Suzuki Indomobil Motor]]
|-
| MJB || GM Indonesia
|-
| MK2 || [[Mitsubishi Motors Krama Yudha Indonesia]]
|-
| MK3 || PT [[SGMW Motor Indonesia]] Wuling
|-
| ML0 || rowspan="35" | Thailand || [[Ducati Motor Holding|Ducati Motor (Thailand) Co., Ltd.]]
|-
| ML3 || [[Mitsubishi Motors (Thailand)]]
|-
| ML5 || [[Kawasaki Heavy Industries#Southeast Asia|Kawasaki Motors Enterprise Co. Ltd. (Thailand)]]
|-
| MLC || [[Suzuki#Production facilities|Thai Suzuki Motor Co., Ltd.]]
|-
| MLE || [[Yamaha Motor|Thai Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd.]]
|-
| MLH || [[Honda]] motorcycle
|-
| MLY || [[Harley-Davidson]]
|-
| MM0 MM6 MM7 || [[Mazda]] (Ford-Mazda [[AutoAlliance Thailand|AAT]] plant)
|-
| MM8 || [[Mazda]] (Ford-Mazda [[AutoAlliance Thailand|AAT]] plant)<ref>{{Cite AV media|url=http://www.car.go.th//api/render/tagImageEcoA4grayCT/cc4463140bb246a89a2c4daefcd5e75e|title=ECO Sticker|website=car.go.th|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211016002955/http://www.car.go.th/api/render/tagImageEcoA4grayCT/cc4463140bb246a89a2c4daefcd5e75e|archive-date=16 October 2021}}</ref>
|-
| MMA MMB || [[Mitsubishi Motors (Thailand)]]<ref name="KBA list" />
|-
| MMC MMD|| [[Mitsubishi Motors (Thailand)]]
|-
| MMF || BMW<ref>[http://www.car.go.th//api/render/tagImageEcoA4CT/093082806ad44a8fa85aa1be049fac6c Tag Image]car.go.th {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211015223837/http://www.car.go.th/api/render/tagImageEcoA4CT/093082806ad44a8fa85aa1be049fac6c |date=2021-10-15  }}</ref>
|-
| MMH || [[Tata Group|Tata]]<ref>[http://www.car.go.th//api/render/tagImageEcoA4CT/7d35eaf890b845f4aaa13b1974c8a598 Tag Image]car.go.th {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211015224453/http://www.car.go.th/api/render/tagImageEcoA4CT/7d35eaf890b845f4aaa13b1974c8a598 |date=2021-10-15  }}</ref>
|-
| MMK || [[Toyota]] (Toyota Auto Works plant)<ref>[http://www.car.go.th//api/render/tagImageEcoA4grayCT/ce90d22945fb422598d4bc419a324dca Tag Image]car.go.th {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211015224546/http://www.car.go.th/api/render/tagImageEcoA4grayCT/ce90d22945fb422598d4bc419a324dca |date=2021-10-15  }}</ref>
|-
| MMM || [[Chevrolet]]<ref name="car.go.th">[http://www.car.go.th//api/render/tagImageEcoA4grayCT/bad2975e9abb403b8cbe8b167afd93d1 Tag Image]car.go.th {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211016001137/http://www.car.go.th/api/render/tagImageEcoA4grayCT/bad2975e9abb403b8cbe8b167afd93d1 |date=2021-10-16  }}</ref>
|-
| MML || [[MG Motor|MG]]
|-
| MMR || [[Subaru]]<ref>[http://www.car.go.th//api/render/tagImageEcoA4CT/7549929fdb2f4328b1ba3844b6a97146 Tag Image]car.go.th {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211015230018/http://www.car.go.th/api/render/tagImageEcoA4CT/7549929fdb2f4328b1ba3844b6a97146 |date=2021-10-15  }}</ref>
|-
| MMS || [[Suzuki]]<ref>[http://www.car.go.th//api/render/tagImageEcoA4CT/58c7a77bd33e49a6a6be0103dda35f20 Tag Image]car.go.th {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211015224816/http://www.car.go.th/api/render/tagImageEcoA4CT/58c7a77bd33e49a6a6be0103dda35f20 |date=2021-10-15  }}</ref>
|-
| MMT || [[Mitsubishi Motors (Thailand)]]<ref>[http://www.car.go.th//api/render/tagImageEcoA4CT/fba3638129224e87993e0aa700c75af8 Tag Image]car.go.th {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211015232628/http://www.car.go.th/api/render/tagImageEcoA4CT/fba3638129224e87993e0aa700c75af8 |date=2021-10-15  }}</ref>
|-
| MMU || [[Holden]]
|-
| MNA || [[Ford Motor Company|Ford]] (Ford-Mazda [[AutoAlliance Thailand|AAT]] plant) for Australia/New Zealand export
|-
| MNB || [[Ford Motor Company|Ford]] (Ford-Mazda [[AutoAlliance Thailand|AAT]] plant)<ref>[http://www.car.go.th//api/render/tagImageEcoA4CT/31c0027f349c47a8a36c315bcd970477 Tag Image]car.go.th {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211016001552/http://www.car.go.th/api/render/tagImageEcoA4CT/31c0027f349c47a8a36c315bcd970477 |date=2021-10-16  }}</ref> for other right-hand drive markets
|-
| MNC || [[Ford Motor Company|Ford]] (Ford-Mazda [[AutoAlliance Thailand|AAT]] plant) for left-hand drive markets
|-
| MNK || [[Hino Motors#Thailand|Hino Motors Manufacturing Thailand Co Ltd]]
|-
| MNT || [[Nissan#Manufacturing locations|Nissan Motor Thailand]]
|-
| MPA || [[IMCT Isuzu Motors Company Thailand]]
|-
| MPB || [[Ford Motor Company|Ford]] ([[AutoAlliance Thailand#Ford Thailand Manufacturing|FTM]] plant)<ref>[http://www.car.go.th//api/render/tagImageEcoA4CT/65710f4c794e44388ea4d6519e6b1fe6 Tag Image]car.go.th {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211015234542/http://www.car.go.th/api/render/tagImageEcoA4CT/65710f4c794e44388ea4d6519e6b1fe6 |date=2021-10-15  }}</ref>
|-
| MP1 || [[IMCT Isuzu Motors Company Thailand]]
|-
| MP2 || [[Mazda BT-50#TF|Mazda]] BT-50 pickup built by Isuzu Motors (Thailand) Co., Ltd.
|-
| MP5 || [[Foton Motor|Foton]]<ref>[http://www.car.go.th//api/render/tagImageEcoA4CT/ba1b29ef16734c76b289b99eceb24e6e Tag Image]car.go.th {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211016003725/http://www.car.go.th/api/render/tagImageEcoA4CT/ba1b29ef16734c76b289b99eceb24e6e |date=2021-10-16  }}</ref>
|-
| MRH || [[Honda]] car
|-
| MR0 || [[Toyota]] (Ban Pho and Samrong plant)<ref>[http://www.car.go.th//api/render/tagImageEcoA4grayCT/5abe5eff4d4a47d2883cd7a604124bfb Tag Image]car.go.th {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211015233321/http://www.car.go.th/api/render/tagImageEcoA4grayCT/5abe5eff4d4a47d2883cd7a604124bfb |date=2021-10-15  }}</ref>
|-
| MR1 || [[Toyota]] (Samrong plant) (Fortuner)
|-
| MR2 || [[Toyota]] (Gateway plant)<ref>[http://www.car.go.th//api/render/tagImageEcoA4grayCT/47ae10d50bf448659c59b970cf710442 Tag Image]car.go.th {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211015225555/http://www.car.go.th/api/render/tagImageEcoA4grayCT/47ae10d50bf448659c59b970cf710442 |date=2021-10-15  }}</ref>
|-
|MRX
|BYD AUTO (THAILAND) CO.,LTD. 
|-
| MS0 ||rowspan=2| Myanmar|| [[SSS MOTORS Myanmar/Kia]]
|-
| MS3 || [[Suzuki#Production facilities|Suzuki Myanmar Motor Co., Ltd.]]
|-
| MXV ||rowspan=2| Kazakhstan|| [[IMZ-Ural]] Ural Motorcycles
|-
| MX3 || [[Hyundai Motor Company|Hyundai Trans Auto]]
|-
|N3C
| rowspan="7" |Iran
|Kavir motor Company (Yektaz)
|-
|N58
|Kavir motor Company (EURASIA)
|-
| NAA || [[Iran Khodro Company|Iran khodro Company]]
|-
| NAD || [[Saipa Diesel]]
|-
| NAG || [[Bahman Group|Bahman Industrial Group]]
|-
| NAP || [[Pars Khodro]]
|-
| NAS || [[Saipa Co.]]
|-
| NC0 || row span =“2” | South Africa || [[BMW South Africa]]
|-
| NFB || rowspan="2" | Pakistan || [[Honda Atlas Cars|Honda Atlas Cars Pakistan Ltd]]
|-
| NG3 || [[Lucky Motor Corporation]]
|-
| NLA ||rowspan=17| Turkey || [[Honda]] cars
|-
| NLC|| [[Askam (trucks)|Askam Kamyon Imalat Ve Ticaret A.S.]]
|-
| NLH|| [[Hyundai Assan Otomotiv]] car/SUV
|-
| NLJ|| [[Hyundai Assan Otomotiv]] van
|-
| NLN || [[Karsan|Karsan Automotive Industry & Trade]]
|-
| NLR|| [[Otokar]]
|-
| NLT|| [[TEMSA]]
|-
| NL1|| [[Togg]]
|-
| NMA || [[MANAŞ|MAN Türkiye A.Ş.]]<ref name="KBA list" />
|-
| NMB|| [[Mercedes-Benz buses#Mercedes-Benz Türk|Mercedes-Benz Türk A.S.]]
|-
| NMC || [[BMC (Turkey)|BMC Otomotiv Sanayi ve Ticaret A.Ş.]]
|-
| NMH || [[Honda]] motorcycle
|-
| NMT || [[Toyota Motor Manufacturing Turkey]]
|-
| NM0 || [[Ford Otosan]]
|-
| NM1 || [[Oyak-Renault|Oyak-Renault Oto Fab AS]]
|-
| NM4 || [[Tofas|Tofas (Turk Otomobil Fabrikasi AS)]]
|-
| NNA || [[Anadolu Isuzu]]
|-
| PAB||rowspan=5| Philippines || [[Isuzu Philippines|Isuzu Philippines Corporation]]
|-
| PAD || [[List of Honda facilities#Philippines|Honda Cars Philippines]]
|-
| PAF || BMW  Philippines
|-
| PE1 || [[Ford Motor Company Philippines]]
|-
| PE3 || [[Ford Motor Company Philippines|Mazda Philippines]] made by Ford Motor Company Philippines
|-
| PL1 || rowspan="26" | Malaysia || [[PROTON Holdings|Proton]]
|-
| PL8 || [[Inokom|Hyundai/Inokom]]
|-
| PLP || [[Subaru]]
|-
| PLZ || [[Isuzu Malaysia]]
|-
| PMH || [[Honda]] car
|-
| PML || [[DRB-HICOM|Hicom]]
|-
| PM1 || BMW
|-
| PM2 || [[Perodua]]
|-
| PM9 || [[Bufori]]
|-
| PMK ||  [[Honda|Honda Boon Siew]]  motorcycle
|-
| PMN || [[Modenas]]
|-
| PMV || [[Hong Leong Financial Group|Hong Leong Yamaha Motor Sdn. Bhd.]]
|-
| PNA || [[Naza Automotive Manufacturing|Naza/Kia/Peugeot]]
|-
| PNA || [[Naza Automotive Manufacturing|Peugeot]]
|-
| PNV || [[Volvo Car Manufacturing Malaysia|Volvo Cars]]
|-
| PN1 PN2 || [[UMW Toyota Motor (Malaysia)|Toyota]]
|-
| PN8 || [[Tan Chong Motor|Nissan]]
|-
| PP1 || [[Mazda]]
|-
| PP3 || [[Hyundai Motor Company|Hyundai]]
|-
| PPP || [[Suzuki]]
|-
| PPV || [[Volkswagen]]
|-
| PR8 || [[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]
|-
| PRA || [[China National Heavy Duty Truck Group|Sinotruk]]
|-
|PRB
|[[Jaecoo|Jaecoo (Chery Jaecoo)]]
|-
| PRH || [[Chery]]
|-
| PRN || [[Trumpchi|GAC Trumpchi]] made by Warisan Tan Chong Automotif Malaysia
|-
| LFA || rowspan="18" | Taiwan || [[Ford Lio Ho Motor|Ford Lio Ho Motor Co Ltd]] old designation
|-
| LM1 LM4 || [[Tai Ling Motor Co Ltd]] old designation
|-
| LPR || [[Yamaha Motor Company|Yamaha Motor Taiwan Co. Ltd.]] old designation
|-
| RF3 || [[Aeon Motor]]
|-
| RF5 || [[Yulon Motor|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 Scooters|Genuine Scooter Company]] models made by PGO
|-
| RGS || [[Kawasaki Heavy Industries Motorcycle & Engine|Kawasaki]] made by [[Kymco]]
|-
| RHA || [[Ford Lio Ho Motor|Ford Lio Ho Motor Co Ltd]] new designation
|-
| RK7 || [[Kawasaki Heavy Industries Motorcycle & Engine|Kawasaki]] ATV made by [[Tai Ling Motor Co Ltd]] (rebadged Suzuki ATV) new designation
|-
| RKJ || [[Prince Motors (Taiwan)|Prince Motors Taiwan]]
|-
| RKL || [[Kuozui Motors]] (Toyota)
|-
| RKM || [[China Motor Corporation]]
|-
| RKR || [[Yamaha Motor Company|Yamaha Motor Taiwan Co. Ltd.]] new designation
|-
| RKT || [[Honda Taiwan]]
|-
| RL0 ||rowspan=11| Vietnam || [[Ford Vietnam]]
|-
| RL4 || [[Toyota Motor Vietnam]]
|-
| RLA || [[Mitsubishi Motors|Vina Star Motors Corp. – Mitsubishi]]
|-
| RLC || [[Yamaha Motor Company|Yamaha Motor Vietnam Co. Ltd.]]
|-
| RLE || [[Isuzu Vietnam|Isuzu Vietnam Co.]]
|-
| RLF|| BMW BMW cars 2003-2014 Vietnam 
|-
| RLH || [[List of Honda facilities#Vietnam|Honda Vietnam Co. Ltd.]]
|-
| RLL || [[VinFast]] SUV
|-
| RLM || [[Mercedes-Benz#Factories|Mercedes-Benz Vietnam]]
|-
| RLV || [[Vietnam Precision Industrial CO., Ltd.]] [[Can-Am Off-Road|Can-Am]] DS 70 & DS 90
|-
| RP8 || [[Piaggio]] Vietnam Co. Ltd.
|-
| R4N || Hong Kong ||  Elyx Smart Technology Holdings (Hong Kong) Ltd.
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===Europe===
|-
| SA9 || rowspan="11" | United Kingdom < 500 units || [[Morgan Motor Company]]
|-
| SA9 || OX Global
|-
| SA9 005 || [[Panther Westwinds|Panther]]
|-
| SA9 019 || [[TVR]]
|-
| SA9 039 || [[Westfield Sportscars]]
|-
| SA9 048 || [[McLaren F1]]
|-
| SA9 050 || [[Marcos Engineering]]
|-
| SA9 130 || [[MG XPower SV|MG Sport and Racing]]
|-
| SA9 202 || [[Morgan 3-Wheeler]]
|-
| SA9 506 || KaiserRushforth
|-
| SA9 AC || [[AC Cars|AC Car Group Ltd.]]
|-
| SAA ||rowspan=59| United Kingdom  || [[Austin Motor Company|Austin]]
|-
| SAB || [[Optare]]
|-
| SAD || [[Daimler Company|Daimler]] until April 1987
|-
| SAD || [[Jaguar Cars|Jaguar]] SUV
|-
| SAF || [[ERF (truck manufacturer)|ERF]]
|-
| SAH || [[Honda]] made by Austin Rover Group
|-
| SAJ || [[Jaguar Cars|Jaguar]]
|-
| SAL || [[Land Rover]]<ref name="KBA list" />
|-
| SAM || [[Morris Motors|Morris]]
|-
| SAR || [[Rover (marque)|Rover]] & [[MG Rover Group]]<ref name="KBA list" />
|-
| SAT || [[Triumph Motor Company|Triumph]] car<ref name="KBA list" />
|-
| SAX || [[Austin Rover Group]] including [[Sterling (marque)|Sterling Cars]]
|-
| SAY || [[Norton Motorcycle Company#The Donington Park revival|Norton Motorcycles]]
|-
| SAZ || [[Freight Rover]]
|-
| SBB || [[Leyland Trucks|Leyland Vehicles]]
|-
| SBC || [[Iveco|Iveco Ford Truck]]
|-
| SBJ || [[Leyland Bus]]
|-
| SBL || [[Leyland Motors]] & [[Leyland DAF]]
|-
| SBM || [[McLaren Group]]<ref name="KBA list" />
|-
| SBS || [[Scammell]]
|-
| SBV || [[Kenworth]] & [[Peterbilt]] trucks made by [[Leyland Trucks]]
|-
| SB1 || [[Toyota Manufacturing UK]]<ref name="KBA list" />
|-
| SCA || [[Rolls-Royce Motor Cars]] & [[Rolls-Royce Motors]] car
|-
| SCB || [[Bentley Motors Limited]]
|-
| SCC || [[Lotus Cars Limited]]<ref name="KBA list" />
|-
| SCE || [[DeLorean Motor Company|DeLorean]]
|-
| SCF || [[Aston Martin Lagonda Limited]]<ref name="KBA list" />
|-
| SCG || [[Triumph Engineering]] original Triumph Motorcycle company
|-
| SCK || [[Ifor Williams Trailers]]
|-
| SCR || [[London Electric Vehicle Company]] & [[London Taxi Company]] & [[London Taxis International]]
|-
| SCV || [[Leyland Bus|Volvo Truck & Bus]]
|-
| SC6 || [[Ineos#Ineos Automotive|INEOS Automotive]]<ref name="KBA list" />
|-
| SDB || [[Talbot (automobile)#Chrysler/Peugeot era (1979-1985)|Talbot Motor Company]]
|-
| SDF || [[Chrysler Europe#Vans and Trucks|Dodge Trucks – UK]] 1981–1984
|-
| SDG || [[Renault Trucks#History|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 Specialist Vehicles|Dennis]]
|-
| SFE || [[Alexander Dennis]]
|-
| SFN || [[Foden Trucks|Foden]]
|-
| SFZ || [[Tesla Motors|Tesla]] Roadster made by Lotus
|-
| SGD || [[Swift Group Ltd.]]
|-

| SHH || [[Honda UK Manufacturing]] car<ref name="KBA list" />
|-
| SHS || [[Honda UK Manufacturing]] SUV<ref name="KBA list" />
|-
| SJA || [[Bentley]] SUV
|-
| SJK || [[Nissan Motor Manufacturing UK]]<ref name="KBA list" /> [[Infiniti]]
|-
| SJN || [[Nissan Motor Manufacturing UK]]<ref name="KBA list" /> [[Nissan]]
|-
| SKA || [[Vauxhall Motors]]
|-
| SKF || [[Bedford Vehicles]]
|-
| SLA || [[Rolls-Royce Motor Cars]] SUV
|-
| SLP || [[JCB (heavy equipment manufacturer)|JC Bamford Excavators]]
|-
| SLV || [[Volvo Buses|Volvo Bus]]
|-
| SMT || [[Triumph Motorcycles Ltd]] current Triumph Motorcycle company
|-
| SNE||rowspan=3| East Germany || [[Wartburg (marque)|Wartburg]]
|-
| SNT || [[Trabant]]
|-
| SNZ || [[MZ Motorrad- und Zweiradwerk]]
|-
| SUA|| rowspan="20" | Poland || [[Autosan|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 || {{ill|Department of Commercial Vehicles|pl|Zakład Samochodów Dostawczych|lt=FSD}}
|-
| SUP || [[Fabryka Samochodow Osobowych]]
|-
| SUR || Factory of Agricultural Vehicles ‘Polmo’ in Poznań
|-
| SUS || [[FSC Star|Fabryka Samochodów Ciężarowych „Star”]]
|-
| SUU || [[Solaris Bus & Coach]]
|-
| SUZ || Zasław
|-
| SVS || BODEX
|-
| SW9 || [[Solbus]]
|-
| SX9 || SOMMER
|-
| SZ9 || EPOKA
|-
| SZA || [[Scania AB#Production sites|Scania Production Slupsk]]
|-
| SZB || [[Pronar]]
|-
| SZH || BWW
|-
| SZR || BORO
|-
| TAM || rowspan=6|Switzerland || [[Mowag]]
|-
| TAP || [[Polaris Inc|Polaris Europe]] (based in Switzerland)
|-
| TAW || [[Nutzfahrzeuggesellschaft_Arbon_%26_Wetzikon|Nutzfahrzeuggesellschaft Arbon & Wetzikon (NAW)]] former Swiss manufacturer of commercial vehicles (until 2003)
|-
| TCC || [[Smart (marque)|Micro Compact Car]]<ref name="KBA list" /> (until 5/99)
|-
| TEB || [[Bucher Industries|Bucher Municipal]] including Johnston Sweepers of the UK (owned by Bucher Municipal of Switzerland)
|-
| TH9 || [[Carrosserie_Hess|Carrosserie HESS AG]] Swiss manufacturer of buses and trolleybuses
|-
| TK9 SL5 ||rowspan=10| Czech Republic || [[SOR Libchavy]]
|-
| TLJ || [[Jawa Moto]]
|-
| TMA || [[Hyundai Motor Company#Czech Republic|Hyundai Motor Manufacturing Czech]] car<ref name="KBA list" />
|-
| TMB || [[Škoda Auto|Škoda Auto AS]]<ref name="KBA list" />
|-
| TMC || [[Hyundai Motor Company#Czech Republic|Hyundai Motor Manufacturing Czech]] SUV
|-
| TMK || [[Karosa]]
|-
| TMP || Škoda Ostrov
|-
| TMT || [[Tatra (company)|Tatra]] car
|-
| TNA || [[Avia Motors|Avia]]/Daewoo Avia
|-
| TNT TNU || [[Tatra (company)|Tatra]] trucks
|-
| TRA ||rowspan=3| Hungary || [[Ikarus Bus]]
|-
| TRU || [[Audi]]<ref name="KBA list" />
|-
| TSM || [[Suzuki Motor Corporation|Suzuki]]<ref name="KBA list" />
|-
| TW1 ||rowspan=8| Portugal || [[Toyota Motor Europe#Manufacturing centres|Toyota Caetano Portugal]]
|-
| TW3 || [[Renault Portuguesa SARL]]
|-
| TW7 || [[Mini Moke#Portuguese Mokes|Mini Moke]] made by British Leyland & Austin Rover
|-
| TW8 || [[General Motors De Portugal Lda]]
|-
| TWG || [[Salvador Caetano]]
|-
| TX5 || [[Mini Moke#Portuguese Mokes|Mini Moke]] made by Cagiva
|-
| TYA || [[Fuso (company)#Facilities|Mitsubishi Fuso Truck and Bus Corp.]]
|-
| TYB || [[Fuso (company)#Facilities|Mitsubishi Fuso Truck and Bus Corp.]]
|-
| U5Y ||rowspan=2| Slovakia || [[List of Kia design and manufacturing facilities#Žilina Plant (Kask)|Kia Motors Slovakia]] car<ref name="KBA list" />
|-
| U6Y || [[List of Kia design and manufacturing facilities#Žilina Plant (Kask)|Kia Motors Slovakia]] SUV
|-
| UKH ||rowspan=2| Denmark || [[HARDI International A/S (Agricultural Machinery)]]
|-
| ULA || [[ASA-LIFT|ASA-LIFT: Vegetable Technology Specialist (Agricultural Machinery)]]
|-
| UU1 ||rowspan=8| Romania || [[Automobile Dacia|Dacia]]<ref name="KBA list" />
|-
| UU2 || [[Oltcit]]
|-
| UU3 || [[ARO (company)|ARO]]
|-
| UU5|| [[Rocar]]
|-
| UU6|| [[Automobile Craiova|Daewoo Romania]]
|-
| UU7|| [[Euro Bus Diamond]]
|-
| UU9|| [[Astra Bus]]
|-
| UZT|| [[UTB (Uzina de Tractoare Brașov)]]
|-
| VA0 || rowspan="7" | Austria || [[ÖAF]]<ref name="KBA list" />
|-
| VAG || [[Steyr-Daimler-Puch]] [[Mercedes-Benz G-Class#Puch G (1979–2000)|Puch G]] & [[Steyr-Puch Pinzgauer]]
|-
| VAN || [[Steyr-Daimler-Puch]] Steyr Trucks
|-
|VAK
|Kässbohrer Transport Technik
|-
| VBK || [[KTM]]<ref name="KBA list" />
|-
| VBK || [[Husqvarna Motorcycles#Ownership changes and acquisition by KTM|Husqvarna Motorcycles]] & [[Gas Gas]] under KTM ownership
|-
| VCF || [[Fisker Inc.]] ([[Fisker Inc.#Fisker Ocean|Fisker Ocean]]) made by [[Magna Steyr]]
|-
| VF1 || rowspan="33" | France || [[Renault]]<ref name="KBA list" /> & [[Eagle Medallion]] made by Renault
|-
| VF2 || [[Renault Trucks]]<ref name="KBA list" />
|-
| VF3 || [[Peugeot]]<ref name="KBA list" />
|-
| VF4 || [[Talbot (automobile)#Chrysler/Peugeot era (1979-1985)|Talbot]]<ref name="KBA list" />
|-
| VF5 || [[Iveco|Iveco Unic]]<ref name="KBA list" />
|-
| VF6 || [[Renault Trucks]]<ref name="KBA list" />
|-
| VF7 || [[Citroën]]<ref name="KBA list" />
|-
| VF8 || [[Matra|Matra/Talbot/Simca]]<ref name="KBA list" />
|-
| VF9 607 || Mathieu [[Fayat Group]]
|-
| VF9 673 || [[Venturi (automobile)|Venturi Automobiles]]
|-
| VF9 795 || [[Bugatti Automobiles|Bugatti Automobiles S.A.S.]]<ref name="KBA list" />
|-
| VFA || [[Automobiles Alpine|Alpine]]
|-
| VG5 || [[MBK (Scooter manufacturer)|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 (automobile)|Venturi Automobiles]]
|-
| VL4 || [[Bolloré Bluecar|Bluecar]]
|-
| VLU || [[Scania AB#Production sites|Scania Production Angers]]
|-
| VMK || [[Renault Sport Spider]]
|-
| VN1 || [[SOVAB|Renault SOVAB]]
|-
| VNE || [[Iveco Bus]]
|-
| VNK || [[Toyota Motor Manufacturing France]]
|-
| VNV || [[Nissan]]
|-
| VR1 || [[DS Automobiles]]
|-
| VR3 || [[Peugeot]]
|-
| VR7 || [[Citroën]]
|-
| VPS || MLT Automotive
|-
| VXE|| [[Opel|Opel Automobile GmbH]]/[[Vauxhall Motors|Vauxhall]] van
|-
| VXK|| [[Opel|Opel Automobile GmbH]]/[[Vauxhall Motors|Vauxhall]] car/SUV
|-
| VYC|| [[Lancia]] (models on PSA CMP platform)
|-
| VS1 ||rowspan=19| Spain || [[Pegaso]]
|-
| VS5 || [[Renault España]]
|-
| VF1 || [[Renault Samsung QM3]]
|-
| VS6 || [[Ford Valencia Body and Assembly|Ford Espana]]
|-
| VS7 || [[Citroën#Factories|Citroën]]
|-
| VS8 || [[Peugeot#Stellantis plants|Peugeot]]
|-
| VS9 || [[Comarth]]
|-
| VSC || [[Mercedes-Benz Group#Locations|Mercedes-Benz Espana SA]] (Vitoria)
|-
| VSE || [[Santana Motor]]
|-
| VSK || [[Nissan Motor Ibérica|Nissan Motor Iberica SA, Nissan passenger car/MPV/van/SUV/pickup]] & [[Nissan Terrano II|Ford Maverick]] 1993–1999
|-
| VSS || [[SEAT]]<ref name="KBA list" />
|-
| VSX || [[Stellantis#Figueruelas|Opel Automobile Espana, SA]]
|-
| VTD || [[Montesa Honda]] Honda Montesa motorcycle models
|-
| VTH || [[Derbi]]
|-
| VTL || [[Yamaha Motor|Yamaha Motor España SA]] & Yamaha Sociedad Española de Motocicletas
|-
| VTM || [[Montesa Honda]] Honda motorcycle models
|-
| VTR || [[Gas Gas]]
|-
| VTT || [[Avello (motorcycle)#Suzuki|Suzuki Motor España]] Motorcycle
|-
| VV9 || [[Tauro Sport Auto]]
|-
| VWA || [[Nissan Motor Ibérica|Nissan Vehiculos Industriales SA, Nissan Commercial Vehicles]]
|-
| VX1 || Yugoslavia/Serbia || [[Zastava Automobiles]]
|-
| V31 ||rowspan=2| Croatia || [[Tvornica Autobusa Zagreb]] (TAZ)
|-
| V39 AB8 || [[Rimac Automobili]]
|-
| WAC || rowspan="87" | Germany || [[Audi]]/[[Porsche]] [[Audi RS 2 Avant|RS 2 Avant]]
|-
| WAG || [[Neoplan]]<ref name="KBA list" />
|-
| WAU || [[Audi]] car<ref name="KBA list" />
|-
| WAP || [[Alpina]]<ref name="KBA list" />
|-
| WUA || [[Audi]] SUV
|-
| WBA || BMW car<ref name="KBA list" />
|-
| WBS || [[BMW M]] car<ref name="KBA list" />
|-
| WBX || BMW SUV<ref name="KBA list" />
|-
| 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 Sprinter|Dodge]] or Freightliner) 2003–2005 incomplete vehicle
|-
| WD2 || [[Freightliner Sprinter]] 2002 & Sprinter ([[Dodge 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 Sprinter|Dodge]] or Freightliner) 2003–2005 MPV (van with 2 or 3 rows of seats)
|-
| WD6 || [[Unimog#North America|Freightliner Unimog]] truck
|-
| WD7 || [[Unimog#North America|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]]<ref name="KBA list" />
|-
| WDC || [[Mercedes-Benz]] SUV<ref name="KBA list" />
|-
| WDD || [[Mercedes-Benz]] car
|-
| WDF || [[Mercedes-Benz]] van (French & Spanish built models – [[Citan]] & [[Mercedes-Benz Vito|Vito]] & [[Mercedes-Benz X-Class|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]]<ref name="KBA list" />
|-
| WEL || [[e.GO Mobile|e.GO Mobile AG]]
|-
| WF0 || [[Ford of Europe]]<ref name="KBA list" />
|-
| WF1 || [[Merkur]]
|-
| WJM || [[Iveco]]/[[Iveco Magirus]]
|-
| WJR || [[Irmscher]]<ref name="KBA list" />
|-
| WKK || [[Setra]] & [[Karl Kässbohrer Fahrzeugwerke]]<ref name="KBA list" />
|-
|WKE
|[[Bernard Krone Holding|Krone]] Trailer
|-
| WMA || [[MAN Truck & Bus|MAN]]<ref name="KBA list" />
|-
| WME || [[Smart (marque)|Smart]]<ref name="KBA list" /> (from 5/99)
|-
| WMW || [[Mini (marque)|Mini]] car<ref name="KBA list" />
|-
| WMX || [[Mercedes-AMG]] used for [[Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG]] & [[Mercedes-AMG GT]] (not used in North America)
|-
| WMZ || [[Mini (marque)|Mini]] SUV
|-
| WNA || [[e.GO Mobile|Next.e.GO Mobile SE]]
|-
| WP0 || [[Porsche]] car,<ref name="KBA list" /> see also: [[Porsche VIN specification]]
|-
| WP1 || [[Porsche]] SUV<ref name="KBA list" />
|-
| WS5 || [[StreetScooter]]
|-
|WSM
|[[Schmitz Cargobull]]
|-
| WUA || [[Audi Sport GmbH]] & Quattro GmbH car<ref name="KBA list" />
|-
| WU1 || [[Audi Sport GmbH]] SUV
|-
| WVG || [[Volkswagen]] SUV<ref name="KBA list" />
|-
| WVM || [[Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles#MAN / Volkswagen joint venture 1977–93|Arbeitsgemeinschaft VW-MAN]]
|-
| WVP || [[Viseon Bus]]
|-
| WVW || [[Volkswagen]] car<ref name="KBA list" />
|-
| WV1 || [[Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles]]<ref name="KBA list" />
|-
| WV2 || [[Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles]]<ref name="KBA list" />
|-
| WZ1 || [[Toyota Supra (J29/DB)|Toyota Supra]] Fifth generation
|-
| W04 || [[Opel#Buick Regal (fifth generation, 2009–2017, and sixth generation, 2018–2020)|Buick Regal]] & [[Opel#Buick Cascada|Buick Cascada]]
|-
| W06 || [[Opel#Cadillac Catera (1997–2001)|Cadillac Catera]]
|-
| W08 || [[Opel#Saturn Astra (2008–2009)|Saturn Astra]]
|-
| W09 B09 || [[Bitter Cars]]
|-
| W09 B16 || [[Brabus]]
|-
| W09 D05 || [[Drögmöller]]
|-
| W09 HA8 || [[HWA AG]]
|-
| W09 R06 || [[Ruf Automobile]]<ref name="KBA list" />
|-
| W0L || [[Opel|Adam Opel AG]]/[[Vauxhall Motors|Vauxhall]]<ref name="KBA list" /> & [[Holden]]
|-
| W0S || [[Opel Special Vehicles]]<ref name="KBA list" />
|-
| W0V|| [[Opel|Opel Automobile Gmbh]]/[[Vauxhall Motors|Vauxhall]] & [[Holden]]
|-
| W1A || [[Smart (marque)|Smart]]
|-
| W1H || [[Mercedes-Benz Econic|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 || rowspan="14" | Netherlands || [[VDL Bova|Autobusfabriek Bova BV]]
|-
| XL9 320 || [[VDL Bova]]
|-
| XL9 363 || [[Spyker Cars]]
|-
| XL9 A27 || Groenewold Carrosseriefabriek B.V.
|-
| XLB || [[VDL Nedcar|Volvo Car B.V./NedCar B.V.]] (Volvo Cars)
|-
| XLE || [[Scania AB#Production sites|Scania Nederland B.V.]]
|-
| XLR || [[DAF Trucks]]<ref name="KBA list" /> & [[Leyland DAF]]
|-
| XLV || [[DAF Bus]]
|-
| XMC || [[VDL Nedcar|NedCar B.V.]] Mitsubishi Motors
|-
| XMG || [[VDL Bus International]]
|-
| XNC || [[VDL Nedcar|NedCar B.V.]] Mitsubishi Motors (Colt CZC convertible)
|-
| XNL || [[VDL Bus & Coach]]
|-
|XNT
|Pacton Trailer
|-
| XP7 || [[Gigafactory Berlin-Brandenburg|Tesla Europe]] (based in the Netherlands)
|-
| XTA ||rowspan=28| Russia || [[AvtoVAZ]]<ref name="KBA list" />
|-
| XTB || [[Moskvitch|AZLK]]<ref name="KBA list" />
|-
| XTC || [[KAMAZ]]
|-
| XTE || [[ZAZ]]
|-
| XTF || [[GolAZ]]
|-
| XTH || [[GAZ]]
|-
| XTT || [[UAZ]]
|-
| XTY || [[LiAZ (Russia)|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 || [[Pavlovo Bus Factory|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 Trucks#Production facilities|Volvo Vostok ZAO]] Volvo Trucks
|-
| X9X || [[Great Wall Motors]] [[IMS Avtotrade-12 LLC]]
|-
| Z6F || [[Ford Sollers]]
|-
| Z8N || [[Nissan|Nissan Manufacturing Rus]]
|-
| Z8T || PCMA Rus
|-
| Z94 || [[Hyundai Motor Manufacturing Rus]]
|-
| Z9M || [[Daimler Truck#Daimler Truck|Mercedes-Benz Trucks Vostok]]
|-
| XWB || Uzbekistán || [[UzDaewoo]] [[GM Uzbekistan]] [[Ravon (automobile)|Ravon]]
|-
|Y4K
|Belarus
|[[BelGee]]
|-
| Y6D ||rowspan=5| Ukraine || [[ZAZ]]
|-
| Y6J || [[Bogdan group]]
|-
| Y6U || [[Škoda Auto]] made by [[Eurocar]]
|-
| Y7B || [[Bogdan group]]
|-
| Y7C || [[Great Wall Motors]] [[KrASZ]]
|-
| YAR || rowspan=5| Belgium || [[Toyota Motor Europe]] (based in Belgium) used for [[Toyota ProAce]] & [[Toyota ProAce City]]
|-
| YB3 || [[Volvo Trucks]]
|-
| YB6 || [[Jonckheere]]
|-
| YC1 || [[List of Honda facilities#Belgium|Honda]]
|-
| YE2 || [[Van Hool]]<ref name="KBA list" />
|-
| YH2 ||rowspan=4| Finland || [[Lynx (snowmobile)]]
|-
| YH4 || [[Fisker Automotive]] ([[Fisker Karma]]) built by [[Valmet Automotive]]
|-
| YK1 || [[Saab Automobile|Saab]]<ref name="KBA list" /> built by [[Valmet Automotive]]
|-
| YK7 || [[Sisu Auto]]
|-
| YS2 ||rowspan=14| Sweden || [[Scania AB|Scania]], [[Södertälje]]<ref name="KBA list" /> truck
|-
| YS3 || [[Saab Automobile|Saab]]<ref name="KBA list" />
|-
| YS4 || [[Scania AB|Scania]], [[Katrineholm]]<ref name="KBA list" /> bus
|-
| YSC || [[Cadillac BLS]] built by [[Saab Automobile|Saab]]
|-
| YSM || [[Polestar]]
|-
| YT9<!-- CVT --> || [[Ginetta Cars|Gin 1 Cars]]
|-
| YT9 007 || [[Koenigsegg Automotive AB]]<ref>{{cite web | title=Re: VIN Information pursuant to 49 CFR 565.7 KOENIGSEGG | url=http://ftp.nhtsa.dot.gov/mfrmail/ORG6062.pdf | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170504100123/ftp://ftp.nhtsa.dot.gov/MfrMail/ORG6062.pdf | url-status=dead | archive-date=May 4, 2017 | publisher=National Highway Traffic Safety Administration | location=US | date=2008-03-14 | access-date=2019-03-13}}</ref>
|-
| YTN || [[National Electric Vehicle Sweden|Saab NEVS]]
|-
| YU7 || [[Husaberg]] Swedish built models
|-
| YV1 || [[Volvo Cars]] car<ref name="KBA list" />
|-
| YV2 || [[Volvo Trucks]]<ref name="KBA list" />
|-
| YV3 || [[Volvo Buses]]<ref name="KBA list" />
|-
| YV4 || [[Volvo Cars]] SUV
|-
| YV5 || [[Volvo Trucks]] incomplete vehicle
|-
| YYC || Norway || [[Think Global|Think Nordic]]
|-
| ZA9 A12 || rowspan="62" | Italy || [[Lamborghini]] through mid 2003
|-
| ZA9 D38 || [[Cizeta Automobili SRL]]
|-
| ZA9 D39 || [[Bugatti#Bugatti Automobili S.p.A. (1987–1995)|Bugatti Automobili S.p.A]]
|-
| ZA9 F76 || [[Pagani (company)|Pagani Automobili S.p.A.]]
|-
| ZA9 M09 || [[Italdesign Giugiaro#Subsidiaries|Italdesign Automobili Speciali]]
|-
| ZA9 M27 || [[Dallara Stradale]]
|-
| ZA9 M91 || [[Automobili Pininfarina]]
|-
| ZAA || [[Autobianchi]]
|-
| ZAC || [[Jeep]] and [[Alfa Romeo Tonale#Dodge Hornet|Dodge Hornet]]
|-
|ZAH
|[[Rolfo]]
|-
| ZAM || [[Maserati]] car<ref name="KBA list" />
|-
| ZAP || [[Piaggio]] and [[Vespa]] and [[Gilera]]<ref>{{Cite web| url=http://modernvespa.com/forum/wiki-vin-decoding| title=Modern Vespa : VIN Decoding| website=modernvespa.com| access-date=2019-10-08}}</ref>
|-
| ZAR || [[Alfa Romeo]] car<ref name="KBA list" /> & [[Nissan Cherry#Fourth generation (N12; 1982–1986)|Nissan Cherry Europe]]
|-
| ZAS || [[Alfa Romeo]] [[Alfa Romeo Alfasud|Alfasud]] & [[Alfa Romeo Sprint|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 (motorcycles)#The management of Andrea Merloni|Benelli]]
|-
| ZBP || BMW For Malaysia
|-
| ZBT || BMW For Thailand
|-
| ZBW || [[Rayton-Fissore Magnum]]
|-
| ZC2 || [[Chrysler TC by Maserati]]
|-
|ZC6
|[[Effedi veicoli commerciali|Effedi Veicoli Commerciali]]
|-
| ZCF || [[Iveco]]<ref name="KBA list" />
|-
| ZCG || [[Cagiva]] & [[MV Agusta]]
|-
| ZCG || [[Husqvarna Motorcycles#Ownership changes and acquisition by KTM|Husqvarna Motorcycles]] Under MV Agusta ownership
|-
| ZD0 || [[Yamaha Motor|Yamaha Motor Italia SpA]] & Belgarda SpA
|-
| ZD3 || [[Beta (motorcycle manufacturer)|Betamotor S.p.A.]]
|-
| ZD4 || [[Aprilia]]
|-
| ZDC || [[List of Honda facilities#Italy|Honda Italia Industriale S.p.A.]]
|-
| ZDM || [[Ducati Motor Holding]]
|-
| ZDT || [[De Tomaso|De Tomaso Modena SpA]]
|-
|ZDY
|[[Cacciamali]]
|-
|ZE8
|[[Bremach]]
|-
| ZES || [[Bimota]]
|-
| ZF4 || [[Qvale]]
|-
| ZFA || [[Fiat Automobiles|Fiat]] car<ref name="KBA list" /> Also [[Fiat Fullback]]
|-
| ZFB || [[Fiat Automobiles|Fiat]] MPV/SUV
|-
| ZFC || [[Ram 1200]]
|-
| ZFF || [[Ferrari]]<ref name="KBA list" />
|-
| ZFM || [[Fantic Motor]]
|-
| ZFR || [[Pininfarina]]
|-
| ZGA || [[Iveco#Iveco Bus|Iveco Bus]]<ref name="KBA list" />
|-
| ZGU || [[Moto Guzzi]]
|-
| ZHU || [[Husqvarna Motorcycles#Ownership changes and acquisition by KTM|Husqvarna Motorcycles]] Under Cagiva ownership
|-
| ZHW || [[Lamborghini]] car<ref name="KBA list" /> from mid 2003
|-
| ZJM || [[Malaguti]]
|-
| ZJN || [[Innocenti]]
|-
| ZJT || [[Italjet]]
|-
| ZKH || [[Husqvarna Motorcycles#Ownership changes and acquisition by KTM|Husqvarna Motorcycles Srl]] Under BMW ownership
|-
| ZK5 || Hyundai Automobili Italia Importazioni
|-
| ZLA || [[Lancia]]<ref name="KBA list" />
|-
| ZLM || [[Moto Morini|Moto Morini srl]]
|-
| ZLV || [[Laverda]]
|-
| ZN0 || [[SWM (motorcycles)#2014 Resurrection|SWM Motorcycles S.r.l.]]
|-
| ZN3 || [[Iveco#Iveco Defence Vehicles|Iveco Defence]]
|-
| ZN6 || [[Maserati]] SUV
|-
| ZNN || [[Energica Motor Company]]
|-
| ZPB || [[Lamborghini]] SUV
|-
|ZPY
|[[DR Automobiles]]
|-
| ZZ1|| Slovenia || [[Tomos]] motorcycle
|- class="sortbottom"
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===North America===
|-
| 1A4 1A8 || rowspan=143| United States || [[Chrysler#Chrysler brand|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]]<ref name="KBA list" /> 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 MST|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#Chrysler brand|Chrysler brand]]<ref name="KBA list" /> car 1981–2011
|-
| 1C3 || [[Chrysler|Chrysler Group (all brands)]] car (including Lancia) 2012-
|-
| 1C4 || [[Chrysler#Chrysler brand|Chrysler brand]] MPV 1990–2005
|-
| 1C4 || [[Chrysler|Chrysler Group (all brands)]] MPV 2012–
|-
| 1C6 || [[Chrysler|Chrysler Group (all brands)]] truck 2012–
|-
| 1C8 || [[Chrysler#Chrysler brand|Chrysler brand]] MPV 2001–2005
|-
| 1C9 291 || [[Citroën CX#CX in North America|CX Automotive]]
|-
| 1CM || [[Checker Motors Corporation]]
|-
| 1CU || [[Cushman (company)|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 Motor Company|Ford]]<ref name="KBA list" />
|-
| 1F1 || [[Ford Motor Company|Ford]] SUV – limousine (through 2009)
|-
| 1F6 || [[Ford Motor Company|Ford]] stripped chassis made by Detroit Chassis LLC
|-
| 1F9 ST2 || [[Seagrave Fire Apparatus|Seagrave]]
|-
| 1FA || [[Ford Motor Company|Ford]] car
|-
| 1FB || [[Ford Motor Company|Ford]] "bus" (van with more than 3 rows of seats)
|-
| 1FC || [[Ford Motor Company|Ford]] stripped chassis made by Ford
|-
| 1FD || [[Ford Motor Company|Ford]] incomplete vehicle ([[chassis cab]])
|-
| 1FM || [[Ford Motor Company|Ford]] MPV/SUV
|-
| 1FT || [[Ford Motor Company|Ford]] truck
|-
| 1FU 1FV || [[Freightliner Trucks]]
|-
| 1G || [[General Motors]]<ref name="KBA list" />
|-
| 1G0 || [[GMC (automobile)|GMC]] "bus" (van with more than 3 rows of seats) 1981–1986
|-
| 1G0 || [[GMC (automobile)|GMC]] [[Rapid Transit Series]] (RTS) bus 1981–1986
|-
| 1G0 || [[Opel]] car 2007–2017
|-
| 1G1 || [[Chevrolet]] car
|-
| 1G2 || [[Pontiac (automobile)|Pontiac]] car
|-
| 1G3 || [[Oldsmobile]] car
|-
| 1G4 || [[Buick]] car<ref name="GM 2016" />
|-
| 1G5 || [[GMC (automobile)|GMC]] MPV/SUV 1981–1986
|-
| 1G6 || [[Cadillac]] car
|-
| 1G7 || [[Pontiac (automobile)|Pontiac]] car only sold by [[GM Canada]]
|-
| 1G8 || [[Chevrolet]] MPV/SUV 1981–1986
|-
| 1G8 || [[Saturn Corporation|Saturn]] car 1991–2010
|-
| 1G9 495 || [[Google]] & [[Waymo#Project Chauffeur|Waymo]]
|-
| 1GA || [[Chevrolet]] "bus" (van with more than 3 rows of seats)
|-
| 1GB || [[Chevrolet]] incomplete vehicles<ref name="GM 2016">{{cite web | title=Revision to General Motors' Vehicle Identification Number decoding for 2016 Model Year | url=http://ftp.nhtsa.dot.gov/mfrmail/ORG10560.pdf | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170503215201/ftp://ftp.nhtsa.dot.gov/MfrMail/ORG10560.pdf | url-status=dead | archive-date=May 3, 2017 | publisher=National Highway Traffic Safety Administration | location=US | date=2015-01-12 | access-date=2019-03-13}}</ref>
|-
| 1GC || [[Chevrolet]] truck
|-
| 1GD || [[GMC (automobile)|GMC]] incomplete vehicles<ref name="GM 2016"/>
|-
| 1GE || [[Cadillac]] incomplete vehicle
|-
| 1GF || [[Flxible]] bus
|-
| 1GG || [[Isuzu]] pickup trucks made by GM
|-
| 1GH || [[Oldsmobile]] MPV/SUV 1990–2004
|-
| 1GH || [[GMC Acadia#Holden Acadia|Holden Acadia]] 2019–2020
|-
| 1GJ || [[GMC (automobile)|GMC]] "bus" (van with more than 3 rows of seats) 1987–
|-
| 1GK || [[GMC (automobile)|GMC]] MPV/SUV 1987–
|-
| 1GM || [[Pontiac (automobile)|Pontiac]] MPV
|-
| 1GN || [[Chevrolet]] MPV/SUV 1987-
|-
| 1GT || [[GMC (automobile)|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]]<ref name="KBA list" /> car made by [[List of Honda facilities#United States|Honda of America Mfg. in Ohio]]
|-
| 1HS || [[Navistar International#International Trucks (1986–present)|International Trucks]] & [[Caterpillar Inc.#On-road trucks|Caterpillar Trucks]] truck
|-
| 1HT || [[Navistar International#International Trucks (1986–present)|International Trucks]] & [[Caterpillar Inc.#On-road trucks|Caterpillar Trucks]] & [[Chevrolet Silverado#Medium duty version (4500HD, 5500HD, 6500HD and International CV)|Chevrolet Silverado 4500HD, 5500HD, 6500HD]] incomplete vehicle
|-
| 1HV || [[IC Bus]] incomplete bus
|-
| 1J4 || [[Jeep]]<ref name="KBA list" /> 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 Motor Company|Lincoln]]<ref name="KBA list" />
|-
| 1L1 || [[Lincoln Motor Company|Lincoln]] car – limousine
|-
| 1L9 234 || [[Laforza]]
|-
| 1LJ || [[Lincoln Motor Company|Lincoln]] incomplete vehicle
|-
| 1LN || [[Lincoln Motor Company|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 (bus manufacturer)|Proterra]] Through mid-2019
|-
| 1MB || [[Mercedes-Benz#Trucks|Mercedes-Benz Truck Co.]]
|-
| 1ME || [[Mercury (automobile)|Mercury]] car<ref name="KBA list" />
|-
| 1MR || [[Lincoln Mark series|Continental Mark VI & VII]] 1981–1985 & [[Lincoln Continental#Seventh generation (1982–1987)|Continental sedan]]<ref name="KBA list" /> 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 (automobile)|Plymouth]] car
|-
| 1P4 || [[Plymouth (automobile)|Plymouth]] MPV/SUV
|-
| 1P9 213 || [[Panoz]]
|-
| 1PY || [[John Deere]] equipment designed or manufactured in [[Pune|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|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<ref name="KBA list" />
|-
| 1WU || [[White Motor Company|White]] truck
|-
| 1WV 1WW || [[Winnebago Industries]]
|-
| 1WX 1WY || [[White Motor Company|White]] incomplete vehicle
|-
| 1XK || [[Kenworth]] truck
|-
| 1XM || [[Renault Alliance]]/GTA/Encore 1984–1987
|-
| 1XP || [[Peterbilt]] truck
|-
| 1Y1 || [[Chevrolet]]/[[Geo (automobile)|Geo]] car made by [[NUMMI]]
|-
| 1YJ || [[Rokon (motorcycle manufacturer)|Rokon International, Inc.]]
|-
| 1YV || [[Mazda]]<ref name="KBA list" />
|-
| 1Z3 1Z7 || [[Mitsubishi Raider]]
|-
| 1Z9 332 || [[Oshkosh Corporation|Oshkosh Specialty Vehicles LLC]]
|-
| 1ZV || [[Ford Motor Company|Ford]] made by [[AutoAlliance International]]
|-
| 1ZW || [[Mercury (automobile)|Mercury]] made by [[AutoAlliance International]]
|-
| 10R || [[E-Z-GO]]
|-
| 10T || [[Oshkosh Corporation]]
|-
| 12A || [[Avanti (car)|Avanti]]
|-
| 137 || [[AM General#Hummer brand|AM General Hummer]] & [[Hummer H1]]
|-
| 15G || [[Gillig]] bus
|-
| 16X || [[Vixen (RV)|Vixen 21 motorhome]]
|-
| 17N || [[John Deere]] incomplete vehicle (RV chassis)
|-
| 19U || [[Acura]]<ref name="KBA list" /> car made by [[List of Honda facilities#United States|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 || rowspan=103| Canada || [[Imperial (automobile)#Sixth generation (1981–1983)|Imperial]]
|-
| 2A4 2A8 || [[Chrysler#Chrysler brand|Chrysler brand]] MPV/SUV 2006–2011 only
|-
| 2AY 2AZ || [[Hino Motors#Canada|Hino]]
|-
| 2B1 || [[Orion Bus Industries]]
|-
| 2B3 || [[Dodge]]<ref name="KBA list" /> 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 Off-Road|Can-Am]] & Bombardier ATV
|-
| 2BW || [[Can-Am Off-Road|Can-Am]] Commander E LSV
|-
| 2BX || [[BRP Can-Am Spyder Roadster|Can-Am Spyder]]
|-
| 2BZ || Can-Am Freedom Trailer for [[BRP Can-Am Spyder Roadster|Can-Am Spyder]]
|-
| 2C1 || [[Geo (automobile)|Geo]]/[[Chevrolet]] car made by [[CAMI Automotive]]
|-
| 2C3 || [[Chrysler#Chrysler brand|Chrysler brand]]<ref name="KBA list" /> car 1981–2011
|-
| 2C3 || [[Chrysler|Chrysler Group (all brands)]] car (including Lancia) 2012-
|-
| 2C4 || [[Chrysler#Chrysler brand|Chrysler brand]] MPV/SUV 2000–2005
|-
| 2C4 || [[Chrysler|Chrysler Group (all brands)]] MPV (including Lancia & VW) 2012-
|-
| 2C7 || [[Pontiac (automobile)|Pontiac]] car made by [[CAMI Automotive]] only sold by [[GM Canada]]
|-
| 2C8 || [[Chrysler#Chrysler brand|Chrysler brand]] MPV/SUV 2001–2005
|-
| 2C9 145 || [[Campagna Motors]]
|-
| 2CC || [[American Motors Corporation]] MPV
|-
| 2CG || [[Asüna]]/[[Pontiac (automobile)|Pontiac]] SUV made by [[CAMI Automotive]] only sold by [[GM Canada]]
|-
| 2CK || [[Chevrolet Tracker (Americas)#Canada|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 (automobile)|Geo]]/[[Chevrolet]] SUV made by [[CAMI Automotive]] 1990–2011 only
|-
| 2CT || [[GMC Terrain#First generation (2010)|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 || [[Argo (ATV manufacturer)|Ontario Drive & Gear]]
|-
| 2E3 || [[Eagle (automobile)|Eagle]] car 1989–1997 (using Chrysler-style VIN structure)
|-
| 2E4 || [[Lancia]] MPV
|-
| 2F || [[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]<ref name="KBA list" />
|-
| 2FA || [[Ford Motor Company|Ford]] car
|-
| 2FM || [[Ford Motor Company|Ford]] MPV/SUV
|-
| 2FT || [[Ford Motor Company|Ford]] truck
|-
| 2FU 2FV || [[Freightliner Trucks]]
|-
| 2FW || [[Sterling Trucks]] truck
|-
| 2FY || [[New Flyer]]
|-
| 2FZ || [[Sterling Trucks]] incomplete vehicle
|-
| 2Gx || [[General Motors]]<ref name="KBA list" />
|-
| 2G0 || [[GMC (automobile)|GMC]] "bus" (van with more than 3 rows of seats) 1981–1986
|-
| 2G1 || [[Chevrolet]]
|-
| 2G2 || [[Pontiac (automobile)|Pontiac]]
|-
| 2G3 || [[Oldsmobile]] car
|-
| 2G4 || [[Buick]]
|-
| 2G5 || [[GMC (automobile)|GMC]] MPV 1981–1986; [[BrightDrop Zevo]] delivery van
|-
| 2G6 || [[Cadillac]]
|-
| 2G7 || [[Pontiac (automobile)|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 (automobile)|GMC]] incomplete vehicles
|-
| 2GE || [[Cadillac]] incomplete vehicle
|-
| 2GH || [[GMC (automobile)|GMC]] [[GM New Look bus]] & [[Classic (transit bus)|GM Classic series bus]]
|-
| 2GJ || [[GMC (automobile)|GMC]] "bus" (van with more than 3 rows of seats) 1987–
|-
| 2GK || [[GMC (automobile)|GMC]] MPV/SUV 1987–
|-
| 2GN || [[Chevrolet]] MPV/SUV 1987-
|-
| 2GT || [[GMC (automobile)|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 Motor Company|Hyundai]]
|-
| 2HN || [[Acura]] SUV made by [[Honda of Canada Manufacturing]]
|-
| 2HS || [[Navistar International#International Trucks (1986–present)|International Trucks]] truck
|-
| 2HT || [[Navistar International#International Trucks (1986–present)|International Trucks]] incomplete vehicle
|-
| 2J4 || [[Jeep Wrangler (YJ)]] 1989–1992 (using Chrysler-style VIN structure)
|-
| 2L1 || [[Lincoln Motor Company|Lincoln]] incomplete vehicle – limo
|-
| 2L9 || [[Les Contenants Durabac]]
|-
| 2LJ || [[Lincoln Motor Company|Lincoln]] incomplete vehicle – hearse
|-
| 2LM || [[Lincoln Motor Company|Lincoln]] SUV
|-
| 2LN || [[Lincoln Motor Company|Lincoln]] car<ref name="KBA list" />
|-
| 2M1 2M2 || [[Mack Trucks]]
|-
| 2ME || [[Mercury (automobile)|Mercury]] car<ref name="KBA list" />
|-
| 2MG || [[Motor Coach Industries]] (Produced from Sept. 1, 2008 on)
|-
| 2MR || [[Mercury (automobile)|Mercury]] MPV
|-
| 2NK || [[Kenworth]] incomplete vehicle
|-
| 2NP || [[Peterbilt]] incomplete vehicle
|-
| 2NV || [[Nova Bus]]
|-
| 2P3 || [[Plymouth (automobile)|Plymouth]] car
|-
| 2P4 || [[Plymouth (automobile)|Plymouth]] MPV 1981–2000
|-
| 2P5 || [[Plymouth (automobile)|Plymouth]] "bus" (van with more than 3 rows of seats) 1981–1983
|-
| 2P9 001 || [[Prevost Car|Prevost]] 1981–1995
|-
| 2PC || [[Prevost Car|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 || rowspan=77| Mexico || [[Chrysler#Chrysler brand|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 Trucks|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#Chrysler brand|Chrysler brand]] car 1981–2011
|-
| 3C3 || [[Chrysler|Chrysler Group (all brands)]] car (including Fiat) 2012-
|-
| 3C4 || [[Chrysler#Chrysler brand|Chrysler brand]] MPV 2001–2005
|-
| 3C4 || [[Chrysler|Chrysler Group (all brands)]] MPV (including Fiat) 2012-
|-
| 3C6 || [[Chrysler|Chrysler Group (all brands)]] truck 2012–
|-
| 3C7 || [[Chrysler|Chrysler Group (all brands)]] incomplete vehicle 2012–
|-
| 3C8 || [[Chrysler#Chrysler brand|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 Motor Company|Ford]]
|-
| 3F6 || [[Sterling Bullet]]
|-
| 3FA || [[Ford Motor Company|Ford]] car
|-
| 3FC || [[Ford Motor Company|Ford]] stripped chassis made by Ford & IMMSA
|-
| 3FM || [[Ford Motor Company|Ford]] MPV/SUV
|-
| 3FN 3FR || [[Ford F-Series (medium duty truck)#Seventh generation (2000-2015)|Ford F-650/F-750 made by Blue Diamond Truck Co.]]
|-
| 3FT || [[Ford Motor Company|Ford]] truck
|-
| 3G || [[General Motors]]<ref name="KBA list" />
|-
| 3G0 || [[Saab 9-4X]] 2011
|-
| 3G0 || [[Chevrolet Equinox#Holden Equinox|Holden Equinox]] 2018–2020
|-
| 3G1 || [[Chevrolet]] car
|-
| 3G2 || [[Pontiac (automobile)|Pontiac]] car
|-
| 3G4 || [[Buick]] car
|-
| 3G5 || [[Buick]] SUV
|-
| 3G7 || [[Pontiac (automobile)|Pontiac]] SUV
|-
| 3GC || [[Chevrolet]] truck
|-
| 3GK || [[GMC (automobile)|GMC]] SUV
|-
| 3GM || [[Chevrolet Suburban#Holden Suburban|Holden Suburban]]
|-
| 3GN || [[Chevrolet]] SUV
|-
| 3GS || [[Saturn Corporation|Saturn]] SUV
|-
| 3GT || [[GMC (automobile)|GMC]] truck
|-
| 3GY || [[Cadillac]] SUV
|-
| 3H1 || [[Honda]] motorcycle/UTV
|-
| 3H3 ||  Hyundai de Mexico, S.A. de C.V. for [[Hyundai Translead]] (truck trailers)
|-
| 3HA || [[Navistar International#International Trucks (1986–present)|International Trucks]] incomplete vehicle
|-
| 3HC || [[Navistar International#International Trucks (1986–present)|International Trucks]] truck
|-
| 3HG || [[Honda]] car<ref name="KBA list" />
|-
| 3HS || [[Navistar International#International Trucks (1986–present)|International Trucks]] & [[Caterpillar Inc.#On-road trucks|Caterpillar Trucks]] truck
|-
| 3HT || [[Navistar International#International Trucks (1986–present)|International Trucks]] & [[Caterpillar Inc.#On-road trucks|Caterpillar Trucks]] incomplete vehicle
|-
| 3JB || [[Can-Am Off-Road|Can-Am]] ATV/UTV & [[BRP Can-Am Spyder Roadster#Models|Can-Am Ryker]]
|-
| 3KP || [[Kia]]/[[Hyundai Motor Company|Hyundai]] car<ref name="KBA list" />
|-
| 3LN || [[Lincoln Motor Company|Lincoln]] car
|-
| 3MD || [[Mazda]] car
|-
| 3ME || [[Mercury (automobile)|Mercury]] car
|-
| 3MV || [[Mazda]] SUV
|-
| 3MW || BMW
|-
| 3MY || [[Toyota]] car made by [[List of Mazda facilities#List of Mazda production plants|Mazda de Mexico Vehicle Operation]]
|-
| 3MZ || [[Mazda]] car
|-
| 3N1 || [[Nissan]]<ref name="KBA list" /> car
|-
| 3N6 || [[Nissan]] truck & [[Chevrolet City Express]]
|-
| 3N8 || [[Nissan]] MPV
|-
| 3NE || [[Polaris Inc.]] ATV
|-
| 3NS || [[Polaris Inc.]] UTV
|-
| 3P3 || [[Plymouth (automobile)|Plymouth]] car
|-
| 3PC || [[Infiniti]] SUV made by [[Cooperation Manufacturing Plant Aguascalientes|COMPAS]]
|-
| 3TM || [[Toyota]] truck made by [[TMMBC]]
|-
| 3TY || [[Toyota]] truck made by [[TMMGT]]
|-
| 3VV || [[Volkswagen]] SUV
|-
| 3VW || [[Volkswagen]] car<ref name="KBA list" />
|-
| 3WK || [[Kenworth]] truck
|-
| 3WP || [[Peterbilt]] truck
|-
| 4A3 || rowspan="140" | United States || [[Diamond-Star Motors|Mitsubishi Motors]] car
|-
| 4A4 || [[Diamond-Star Motors|Mitsubishi Motors]] SUV
|-
| 4B3 || [[Dodge]] car made by [[Diamond-Star Motors]] factory
|-
| 4B9 038 || [[BYD K series#North America|BYD Coach & Bus LLC]]
|-
| 4C3 || [[Chrysler#Chrysler brand|Chrysler]] car made by [[Diamond-Star Motors]] factory
|-
| 4C9 561 || [[Czinger]]
|-
| 4CD || [[Oshkosh Corporation|Oshkosh Chassis Division]] incomplete vehicle (RV chassis)
|-
| 4DR || [[IC Bus]]
|-
| 4E3 || [[Eagle (automobile)|Eagle]] car made by [[Diamond-Star Motors]] factory
|-
| 4F2 || [[Mazda]]<ref name="KBA list" /> SUV made by Ford
|-
| 4F4 || [[Mazda]] truck made by Ford
|-
| 4G1 || [[Chevrolet Cavalier#Third generation (1995)|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<ref name="KBA list" />
|-
| 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 (automobile)|Mercury]] MPV/SUV
|-
| 4ML || [[Oshkosh Corporation|Oshkosh Trailer Division]]
|-
| 4MZ || [[Buell Motorcycle Company]]
|-
| 4N2 || [[Nissan Quest]] made by Ford
|-
| 4NU || [[Isuzu Ascender]] made by GM
|-
| 4P1 || [[Pierce Manufacturing]]
|-
| 4P3 || [[Plymouth (automobile)|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 Car|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<ref name="KBA list" />
|-
| 4S4 || [[Subaru]] SUV/MPV<ref name="KBA list" />
|-
| 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 || [[REV Group|Spartan Fire, LLC]] truck (formerly Spartan ER)
|-
| 4S9 560 || [[REV Group|Spartan Fire, LLC]] incomplete vehicle (formerly Spartan ER)
|-
| 4T1 || [[Toyota]]<ref name="KBA list" /> 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<ref name="KBA list" />
|-
| 4UZ || [[Daimler Truck North America|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|Volvo Trucks North America]] truck
|-
| 4V5 || [[Volvo Trucks#North America|Volvo Trucks North America]] incomplete vehicle
|-
| 4VA 4VG || [[Volvo Trucks#North America|Volvo Trucks North America]] truck
|-
| 4VE 4VH 4VM || [[Volvo Trucks#North America|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 || [[Global Electric Motorcars|GEM]]
|-
| 5B4 || [[Workhorse Group|Workhorse Custom Chassis, LLC]] incomplete vehicle (RV chassis)
|-
| 5BZ || [[Nissan]] "bus" (van with more than 3 rows of seats)
|-
| 5CD || [[Indian Motocycle Manufacturing Company#Indian Motorcycle Company of America (1999–2003)|Indian Motorcycle Company of America]] Gilroy, CA
|-
| 5CX || [[Shelby Series 1]]
|-
| 5DF || [[Thomas Dennis Company LLC]]
|-
| 5EH || [[Excelsior-Henderson Motorcycle]]
|-
| 5FN || [[Honda]]<ref name="KBA list" /> MPV/SUV made by [[Honda Manufacturing of Alabama]]
|-
| 5FP || [[Honda]] truck made by [[Honda Manufacturing of Alabama]]
|-
| 5FR || [[Acura]]<ref name="KBA list" /> SUV made by [[Honda Manufacturing of Alabama]]
|-
| 5FY || [[New Flyer]]
|-
| 5G8 || [[Holden Volt]]
|-
| 5GA || [[Buick]] MPV/SUV
|-
| 5GD || [[Daewoo G2X]]
|-
| 5GN || [[Hummer H3#H3T|Hummer H3T]]
|-
| 5GR || [[Hummer H2]]
|-
| 5GT || [[Hummer H3]]
|-
| 5GZ || [[Saturn Corporation|Saturn]] MPV/SUV
|-
| 5HD || [[Harley-Davidson]] for export markets
|-
| 5J6 || [[Honda]]<ref name="KBA list" /> SUV made by [[List of Honda facilities#United States|Honda of America Mfg. in Ohio]]
|-
| 5J8 || [[Acura]] SUV made by [[List of Honda facilities#United States|Honda of America Mfg. in Ohio]]
|-
| 5KB || [[Honda]]<ref name="KBA list" /> car made by [[Honda Manufacturing of Alabama]]
|-
| 5KJ 5KK|| [[Western Star Trucks]] truck
|-
| 5L1 || [[Lincoln Motor Company|Lincoln]] SUV  (2004–2009)
|-
| 5LD || [[Ford Motor Company|Ford]] & [[Lincoln Motor Company|Lincoln]] incomplete vehicle – limousine (2010–2014)
|-
| 5LM || [[Lincoln Motor Company|Lincoln]] SUV
|-
| 5LT || [[Lincoln Motor Company|Lincoln]] truck
|-
| 5MZ || [[Buell Motorcycle Company]] for export markets
|-
| 5N1 || [[Nissan]] & [[Infiniti]] SUV
|-
| 5N3 || [[Infiniti]] SUV
|-
| 5NM || [[Hyundai Motor Company|Hyundai]] SUV
|-
| 5NP || [[Hyundai Motor Company|Hyundai]] car
|-
| 5NT || [[Hyundai Motor Company|Hyundai]] truck
|-
| 5PV || [[Hino Motors#United States|Hino]] incomplete vehicle
|-
| 5S3 || [[Saab 9-7X]]
|-
| 5SA || [[Suzuki]] ATV
|-
| 5SX || [[American LaFrance]] incomplete vehicle (Condor)
|-
| 5TB || [[Toyota]]<ref name="KBA list" /> 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<ref name="KBA list" />
|-
| 5UX || BMW SUV
|-
| 5VC || [[Autocar Company#Contemporary activities|Autocar]] incomplete vehicle
|-
| 5VP || [[Victory Motorcycles]]
|-
| 5WE || [[IC Bus]] incomplete vehicle
|-
| 5XX || [[Kia Motors|Kia]] car
|-
| 5XY || [[Kia Motors|Kia]]/[[Hyundai Motor Company|Hyundai]] SUV
|-
| 5Y2 || [[Pontiac Vibe]] made by [[NUMMI]]
|-
| 5Y4 || [[Yamaha Motor Company]] ATV, UTV
|-
| 5YA || [[Indian Motocycle Manufacturing Company#Indian Motorcycle Company (2006-2011)|Indian Motorcycle Company]] Kings Mountain, NC
|-
| 5YF || [[Toyota]] car made by [[TMMMS]]
|-
| 5YJ || [[Tesla Motors|Tesla]]<ref name="KBA list" />
|-
| 5YM || [[BMW M]] SUV
|-
| 5Z6 || [[Suzuki]] truck made by Nissan
|-
| 50E || [[Lucid Motors]]
|-
| 50G || [[Karma Automotive]]
|-
| 516 || [[Autocar Company#Contemporary activities|Autocar]] truck
|-
| 51R || [[Brammo|Brammo Motorcycles]]
|-
| 523 || [[Vehicle Production Group|VPG]]
|-
| 52C || [[Global Electric Motorcars|GEM]] subsidiary of [[Polaris Inc.]]
|-
| 538 || [[Zero Motorcycles]]
|-
| 53G || [[Coda (electric car)|Coda Automotive]]
|-
| 53T || [[Think Global|Think North America]] in Elkhart, IN
|-
| 546 || [[Erik Buell Racing|EBR]]
|-
| 54C || [[Winnebago Industries]] trailer
|-
| 54D || [[Isuzu]] & [[Chevrolet]] commercial trucks built by [[Spartan Motors]]/[[The Shyft Group]]
|-
| 55S || [[Mercedes-Benz]] car<ref name="KBA list" />
|-
| 56K || [[Indian Motocycle Manufacturing Company#Polaris Acquisition (since 2011)|Indian Motorcycle International, LLC]] Polaris subsidiary
|-
| 57W || [[Vehicle Production Group|Mobility Ventures]]
|-
| 57X || [[Polaris Slingshot]]
|-
| 58A || [[Lexus]] car made by [[Toyota Motor Manufacturing Kentucky|TMMK]]
|- class="sortbottom"
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===Oceania===
|-
| 6F1 ||rowspan=17| Australia ||[[Ford Australia|Ford]]<ref name="KBA list" />
|-
| 6F2 || [[Iveco#Facilities|Iveco Trucks Australia Ltd.]]
|-
| 6F4 || [[Nissan Motor Australia]]
|-
| 6F5 || [[Kenworth#Australia|Kenworth Australia]]
|-
| 6FM || [[Mack Trucks#Australia, New Zealand and South Africa|Mack Trucks Australia]]
|-
| 6FP || [[Ford Australia|Ford]]
|-
| 6G || [[General Motors]]
|-
| 6G1 || [[Holden]] & [[Chevrolet]]
|-
| 6G2 || [[Pontiac (automobile)|Pontiac]]
|-
| 6G3 || [[Chevrolet]]
|-
| 6H || [[Holden]]
|-
| 6MM || [[Mitsubishi Motors|Mitsubishi]]<ref name="KBA list" />
|-
| 6MP || [[Mercury Capri#Third generation (1991–1994)|Mercury Capri]]
|-
| 6T1 || [[Toyota]]
|-
| 6T9 || [[Trailer (vehicle)|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<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.fcai.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/fcai_supplementary_submission_to_the_motor_vehicle_standards_act_review_-_25_jun.pdf |title=FCAI supplementary submission to the Motor Vehicle Standards Act Review |page=8 |publisher=Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries |location=Australia |date=2015-06-25 |access-date=2025-08-30}}</ref>
|-
| 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<ref>{{cite web |title=Vehicle Identification Numbers |url=https://infrastructure.gov.au/vehicles/imports/vins.aspx |website=NEVDIS |location=Australia |date=10 June 2022 |access-date=2025-08-30}}</ref>
|-
| 7A1 ||rowspan=7| New Zealand || [[Mitsubishi Motors|Mitsubishi]]
|-
| 7A3 || [[Honda]]
|-
| 7A4 || [[Toyota]]
|-
| 7A5 || [[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]
|-
| 7A7 || [[Nissan New Zealand]]
|-
| 7A8 || [[NZ Transport Agency]] (pre-2009)
|-
| 7AT || [[NZ Transport Agency]] (post–2009)
|- class="sortbottom"
!colspan=3|

===North America===
|-
| 7FA ||rowspan=20| United States || [[Honda]] SUV made by [[Honda Manufacturing of Indiana]]
|-
| 7FC || [[Rivian]] truck
|-
| 7GZ || [[GMC (automobile)|GMC]] incomplete vehicles made by Navistar International
|-
| 7G2 || [[Tesla Cybertruck]] & [[Tesla Semi]]
|-
| 7H4 || [[Hino Motors#United States|Hino]] truck
|-
| 7JR || [[Volvo Cars]] car
|-
| 7JZ || [[Proterra (bus manufacturer)|Proterra]] From mid-2019 on
|-
| 7KG || [[Vanderhall Motor Works]]
|-
| 7MM || [[Mazda]] SUV made by [[Mazda Toyota Manufacturing USA|MTMUS (Mazda-Toyota Joint Venture)]]
|-
| 7MU || [[Toyota]] SUV made by [[Mazda Toyota Manufacturing USA|MTMUS (Mazda-Toyota Joint Venture)]]
|-
| 7NA || [[Navistar International#Navistar Defense LLC (2003–present)|Navistar Defense]]
|-
| 7NY || [[Lordstown Motors]]
|-
| 7PD || [[Rivian]] SUV
|-
| 7RZ || Electric Last Mile Solutions
|-
| 7R4 || Icon Electric Vehicles
|-
| 7SA || [[Tesla, Inc|Tesla]] SUV 2022+
|-
| 7SU || [[The Shyft Group#Blue Arc|Blue Arc]] electric trucks made by [[The Shyft Group]]
|-
| 7SV || [[Toyota]] SUV made by [[TMMTX]]
|-
| 7SX || [[Global Electric Motorcars]]
|-
| 7Z0 || [[Zoox (company)|Zoox]]
|- class="sortbottom"
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===South America===
|-
| 8AC ||rowspan=20| Argentina || [[Mercedes-Benz]] vans (for South America)
|-
| 8AD || [[Peugeot]]
|-
| 8AE || [[Peugeot]] van
|-
| 8AF || [[Ford Motor Argentina]]<ref name="KBA list" />
|-
| 8AG || [[General Motors de Argentina]] Chevrolet
|-
| 8AJ || [[Toyota Argentina]]
|-
| 8AN || [[Nissan]]
|-
| 8AP || [[Fiat]]
|-
| 8AT || [[Iveco]]
|-
| 8AW || [[Volkswagen Argentina]]
|-
| 8A1 || [[Renault Argentina]]
|-
| 8A3 || [[Scania AB#Production sites|Scania Argentina]]
|-
| 8BB || [[Agrale#Agrale in Argentina|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 ||rowspan=4| Chile || [[Reborn Electric Motors SPA]]
|-
| 8G1 || [[w:de:Automotores Franco Chilena|Automotores Franco Chilena S.A]] [[Renault]]
|-
| 8GD || [[w:de:Automotores Franco Chilena|Automotores Franco Chilena S.A]] [[Peugeot]]
|-
| 8GG || [[General Motors de Chile|General Motors Chile Ltda.]]
|-
| 8L4 ||rowspan=4| Ecuador || [[Great Wall Motors]] made by Ciudad del Auto Ciauto Cia. Ltda.
|-
| 8LB || [[w:es:General Motors OBB|General Motors OBB]]
|-
| 8LF || [[Maresa (Ecuadorian company)|Maresa]] ([[Mazda]])
|-
| 8LG || [[Aymesa]] ([[Hyundai Motor]] & [[Kia]])
|-
| 8XD ||rowspan=4|Venezuela || [[Valencia Assembly|Ford Motor Venezuela]]
|-
| 8XJ || [[Mack Trucks|Mack de Venezuela C.A.]]
|-
| 8XV || [[Iveco|Iveco Venezuela C.A.]]
|-
| 8Z1 || [[List of General Motors factories#Former factories|General Motors Venezolana C.A.]]
|-
| 829 || Bolivia || [[Quantum Motors]]
|-
| 9AM ||rowspan=53| 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 AB#Production sites|Scania Brazil]]
|-
| 9BV || [[Volvo Trucks]]
|-
| 9BW || [[Volkswagen do Brasil]]<ref name="KBA list" />
|-
| 9BY || [[Agrale]] S.A.
|-
| 9C2 || [[Honda Motorcycles]]<ref name="KBA list" />
|-
| 9C6 || [[Yamaha Motor]]<ref name="KBA list" />
|-
| 9CD ||  [[Suzuki|Suzuki (motorcycles)]] assembled by J. Toledo Motos do Brasil
|-
| 9DW || [[Kenworth]] & [[Peterbilt]] trucks made by [[Volkswagen do Brasil#Trucks and buses|Volkswagen do Brasil]]
|-
| 9EZ || [[Homebuilt_machines|Homebuilt]] vehicles<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.gov.br/transportes/pt-br/assuntos/transito/conteudo-contran/resolucoes/resolucao6992017.pdf |title=Resolução Nº 699, de 10 de Outubro de 2017 |trans-title=Resolution No. 699, of 10 October 2017 |year=2017 |publisher=Nation Transit Council (CONTRAN) |location=Brazil}}</ref>
|-
| 903 || [[Royal Enfield]] assembled by Grupo Multi
|-
| 92Z || [[Great Wall Motors]] 
|-
| 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 || [[Marcopolo S.A.#Brand names|Volare]]
|-
| 93S || [[Navistar International]]
|-
| 93U || [[Audi]] 1999–2006
|-
| 93V || [[Navistar International]]
|-
| 93W || [[Fiat Ducato#Second generation (1993)|Fiat Ducato]] made by [[Iveco]] 2000–2016
|-
| 93X || Souza Ramos – [[Mitsubishi Motors]] / [[Suzuki Jimny#Third generation (1998)|Suzuki Jimny]]
|-
| 93Y || [[Renault do Brasil]]
|-
| 93Z || [[Iveco]]
|-
| 94D || [[Nissan]]
|-
| 94G || [[Indabra]]
|-
| 94M || HVR-[[Busscar]]
|-
| 94N || [[RWM Brazil]]
|-
| 94T || [[Troller Veículos Especiais]]
|-
| 953 || [[Volkswagen Caminhões e Ônibus|VW Truck & Bus]] / [[MAN Truck & Bus]]
|-
| 95P || [[w:pt:Grupo Caoa|CAOA / Hyundai]] & CAOA [[Chery]]
|-
| 95V || [[Dafra Motos]] (motorscooters from SYM) & [[Ducati]], [[KTM]], [[MV Agusta]], [[BMW Motorrad]], [[Royal Enfield]] - assembled by Dafra 
|-
| 95Z || [[Buell Motorcycle Company]] assembled by [[Harley-Davidson]] Brazil
|-
| 96P || [[Kawasaki motorcycles|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#Operations|Jaguar Land Rover]]
|-
| 99K || [[Haojue]] & [[Kymco]] assembled by JTZ Indústria e Comércio de Motos
|-
| 99L || [[BYD Auto|BYD]]
|-
| 99Z || [[BMW Motorrad]] Motorcycle assembled by BMW 2017-
|-
| 9FB ||rowspan=3| Colombia || [[Sofasa]] ([[Renault]])
|-
| 9FC || [[Compañía Colombiana Automotriz]] S.A. ([[Mazda]])
|-
| 9GA || [[GM Colmotores]] S.A. ([[Chevrolet]])
|-
| 9UJ ||rowspan=5| Uruguay || [[Chery]] assembled by [[Chery Automobile#Uruguay|Chery Socma S.A.]]
|-
| 9UK || [[Lifan Group|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]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
{{wikibooks|Vehicle Identification Numbers (VIN codes)}}
{{Commons category|Vehicle Identification Number}}
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