Vehicle Identification Number 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 ---------------------------------------------------- w v w z z z 1 j z y w 0 0 0 0 0 1 to model year 2000 w v w z z z 1 j z 1 w 0 0 0 0 0 1 from model year 2001 1 - Manufacturing Country W - Germany 1 - USA 3 - Mexico 9 - Brazil V - Spain? 2 - Manufacturer B - VW of Brazil V - Volkswagen S - SEAT? 3 - Vehicle Type 1 - Pickup 2 - MPV (Multi Purpose Vehicle) W - Passenger Car S - ? 4 - Series 1987 - 93 Fox A - 2 Door Basic B - 2 Door Economy C - 2 Door Custom D - 2 Door Wagon G - 4 Door Custom 1985-95 Golf B - 2 Door Custom D - 2 Door Sport D - 2 Door GTI F - 4 Door Custom H - 2 Door GTI 16V K - 4 Door Golf III 1985-95 Jetta K - 2 Door Base M - 2 Door Custom P - 4 Door Base R - 4 Door Custom GL / Caret / Economy S - 4 Door GLS / CustomT - 4 Door GLI / GLX 1983-95 Rabbit / Cabriolet A - 2 Door Base B - 2 Door Custom (1992-93) C - 2 Door Custom (1983-91) D - 2 Door Carat E - 2 Door Etienne Aigner 1983-88 Quantum A - 1983-88 2 Door Basic B - 1983-88 2 Door Custom C - 1983-88 2 Door Deluxe D - 1983-88 2 Door Sport E - 1983-88 4 Door Basic F - 1983-88 4 Door Custom G - 1983-88 4 Door Deluxe Scirocco (USA) 1983-89 Scirocco (Canada) A - 1983-88 2 Door Basic (USA) A - 1983-89 2 Door Basic (Canada) B - 1983-88 2 Door Custom (USA) B - 1983-88 2 Door Custom (CAnada) C - 1983-88 2 Door Deluxe (USA) C - 1983-89 2 Door Deluxe (Canada) D - 1983-88 2 Door Sport (USA) D - 1983-89 2 Door Sport (Canada) B - 1983-88 2 Door Custom (USA) B - 1983-88 2 Door Custom (Canada) Corrado(USA) D - 1990-92 2 Door Sport E - 1992-94 2 Door SLC 1995 Corrado (Canada) E - 1995 2 Door SLC 1983--92 Vanagon X - 1983-88 Kombi Y - 1983-92 Bus (Vanagon) Z - 1983-92 Camper 1992-95 EuroVan H - EuroVan CL K - EuroVan GL 1990-95 Passat C - 4 Door GLS D - 4 Door Wagon GLS E - 4 Door GLXF - 4 Door Wagon GLX F - 4 Door Custom GL G - 4 Door Wagon GL H - 4 Door Base J - 4 Door Deluxe GLX / GLS N - 4 Door Wagon Custom GLX 5 - Engine Contact Dealer for Detailed Engine Information 6 - Restraint System 0 - Active 2 - Passive w/Man Lap Belt 4 - "ELRA" 5 - Active Belts w/Driver Air Bag 8 - Active Belts w/Dual Air Bags 9 - Passive 7-8 Model 15 - 1983-93 Convertible, Cabriolet 16 - 1983-88 Jetta 17 - 1980?-92 Rabbit, Pickup, Golf, GTI 1C - New Beetle 1E - 1995 Cabrio 1G - 1989-92 Golf / Jetta 1H - 1993-95 Golf / Jetta 24 - VW Transporter (Pickup and Multivan) 25 - 1983-92 Vanagon, Transporter Van 30 - 1987-93 Fox 31 - 1990-95 Passat 32 - 1983-88 Quantum 2 Door and 4 Door 33 - 1985-88 Quantum Station Wagon and Quattro 3A - 1995 Passat 43 - Audi 5000 / older 44 - Audi 5000/100/200/V8 4A - Audi S4/100CS/V8 50 - 1990-95 Corrado 53 - 1983-88 Scirocco 60 - 1994-95 Corrado 70 - EuroVan 78 - Passat? 81 - Audi 4000 83 - Audi 4000 85 - Audi Coupe GT 89 - Audi 90 8A - Audi 90 8B - Audi Coupe 6K - SEAT Ibiza? 9 - VIN Check Digit Manufacturer's Internal Code 10 - Vehicle Model Year A - 1980 B - 1981 C - 1982 D - 1983 E - 1984 F - 1985 G - 1986 H - 1987 J - 1988 K - 1989 L - 1990 M - 1991 N - 1992 P - 1993 R - 1994 S - 1995 T - 1996 V - 1997 W - 1998 X - 1999 Y - 2000 1 - 2001 2 - 2002 3 - 2003 4 - 2004 5 - 2005 6 - 2006 7 - 2007 8 - 2008 9 - 2009 A - 2010 B - 2011 C - 2012 .. and so on, I think you get the idea! 11 - Assembly Plant a = ingolstadt "d.." a = pacheco "ra." a = aurangabad "ind" --skoda:1u,3u,1z,5l b = brussels "b.." b = vrchlabi "cz." skoda b = solomonovo "ua." --skoda:6y,1z,5j,3u b = solomonovo "ua." c = taipei/ccm-taiwan "rc." 1994-- c = sb cambo works 4 "br." c = bratislava "sk." --skoda:1z c = crewe "gb." bentley d = bratislava "cz." 1995-- d = ipiranga "br." 1996--1996 autolatina d = kazakhstan "kz." e = emden "d.." f = resende "br." g = steyr-daimler puch "a.." --1995 g = kaluga "ru." h = hanover "d.." j = jakarta "ri." 1998-- k = osnabrueck/rheine-karm. "d.." k = kaluga "ru." --skoda l = leipzig "d.." 2001-- m = puebla "mex" n = neckarsulm "d.." n = mlada boleslav "cz." --skoda:1u,6y p = anchieta "br." p = mosel "d.." 1992-- r = martorell "e.." 1996-- seat r = resende "br." s = salzgitter "d.." 1970--1975 s = sarajevo, bosnia-herzeg. "bih" skoda:1z,5j,1u t = sarajevo "yu." --1994 t = taubate "br." t = kvasiny "cz." 1997-- skoda u = uitenhage "za." 1998-- u = mlada boleslav "cz." 2009-- skoda:1z v = westmoreland "usa" 1979--1989 auto europa v = palmela/autoeuropa "p.." 1994-- auto europa w = wolfsburg "d.." -- x = poznan "pl." 1995-- skoda:1u,6u,6y x = poznan "pl." skoda:1u,6u,6y y = navara/pamplona "e.." 1986-- seat y = aurangabad "ind" audi z = zuffenhausen "d.." 1995--1995 z = skd for ukraine "ua." 2005--- 0 u = mlada boleslav "cz." skoda:6u 0 = anchieta "br." vw:9n 1 = gyoer/hungary "h.." 1997--- 1 u = mlada boleslav "cz." skoda:6u 2 = svw/shanghai "cn." 1998--- 2 u = mlada boleslav "cz." skoda:1u,6u,1z 3 = faw-vw/changchun "cn." 1998-- 3 = mlada/boleslav "cz." skoda:6u,6y 4 = curitiba/brazil "br." 1998-- 4 = mlada/boleslav "cz." skoda:6u,6y,5j 5 t = kvasiny "cz." skoda:5j 6 = kvasiny "cz." skoda:6y 6 = dusseldorf "d.." vw:lt3 7 = vrchlabi "cz." skoda:66y 7 = dusseldorf "d.." vw:lt3 8 = dresden "d.." 2000-- 8 = vrchlabi "cz." 1999-- skoda:1u 8 = pacheco "ra." 2010-- vw:2h 9 = hino/toyota "j.." 1989--1997 9 = sarajevo "yu." 2002-- skoda:3u 9 = kvasiny "cz." skoda:3u 12 - 17 Serial Number Sequential Production Number
items with question marks I made assumptions based on the VIN for our SEAT Ibiza, sicne the above info came originally from vortex I believe edit: give me a sec, just remembered ETKA has a VIN decoder tab, will update shortly done, nothing much in there unfortunately, just more detail on the assembly plant, post 01 vin and more date codes
