Vehicle Identification Numbers (VIN codes)

This book was created on December 7th, 2007 for the purpose of keeping the Wikipedia article on VINs under control. It will start off as a consolidation of all VIN-related code tables that were included on Wikipedia.

The final state of this book will most probably consist of the full explanation of VIN-obtainable information, and how to decode said VINs.

Table of Contents

1. Overview
2. Vehicle Descriptor Section
   1. Check digit
3. Vehicle Identifier Section
   1. Model year
4. World Manufacturer Identifier (WMI)
5. Manufacturer Specific
   1. Bugatti
   2. Chrysler
   3. Ferrari
   4. Fiat
   5. Ford
   6. GM
   7. Honda
   8. Hyundai
   9. KIA
   10. Land Rover
   11. Lamborghini
   12. Maserati
   13. Mercedes-Benz
   14. Mitsubishi
   15. Nissan
   16. Peugeot
   17. Subaru
   18. Toyota
   19. Volvo

Useful External Links

1. AIAM 1992 Vehicle Identification Handbook
2. AIAM 1993 Vehicle Identification Handbook
3. AIAM 1994 Vehicle Identification Handbook
4. AIAM 1995 Vehicle Identification Handbook
5. AIAM 1996 Vehicle Identification Handbook
6. AIAM 1997 Vehicle Identification Handbook
7. AIAM 1998 Vehicle Identification Handbook
8. AIAM 1999 Vehicle Identification Handbook
9. AIAM 2000 Vehicle Identification Handbook