BMW VIN Decoding
Decoding Vehicle Identification Number
First 3 characters represent the Manufacturer's code
Character 8 is the Safety System Identifier
Character 10 is the Model / Year Identifier
First 3 characters represent the Manufacturer's code
- 4US – BMW NA MFG
- NCO – BMW South Africa
- WBA – BMW AG
- WBS – Motorsport
Character 8 is the Safety System Identifier
- 0 - Seatbelts
- 1 - Seatbelts, Drivers airbag
- 2 - Seatbelts, Dual airbags
- 3 - Seatbelts, 2nd generation, dual front airbags
- 4 - Seatbelts, Dual-stage advanced front airbags
Character 10 is the Model / Year Identifier
- 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
- A, F, K – Munich, Germany
- C, B, D, G – Dingolfing, Germany
- E, J, P – Regensburg, Germany
- L, M – Spartanburg, U.S.A
- N – Roslyn, South Africa
- W – Graz, Austria
- V – Leipzig, Germany