Group
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
Posi-
tion:
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17
Example W
V
W
Z
Z
Z
C
B
Z
L
E
4
0
0
9
5
3
1
Vehicle manufacturer identifier:
Volkswagen Passenger Cars
VW Touareg/Auto 5000 AMPV
Volkswagen Group of America Inc.,
Volkswagen de México, S.A. de C.V
Volkswagen de México, S.A. de C.V
LLC Volkswagen Group Rus (Volkswa-
gen/Skoda Kaluga)
Garuda Matraman Motor (Indonesia)
2
Filler characters: the filler characters may
differ depending on manufacturer or contain
information about the body or gearbox type.
3
Vehicle class per model:
Arteon
Touran
Polo
T-Roc Cabriolet
Golf
Passat
Atlas
Depending on manufacturer, the places 7 to
9 can also contain information on the fuel
type (7) and vehicle class (8 and 9).
4
Filler or check character: the filler charac-
ters may differ depending on manufacturer.
5
VIN index per model year:
2019
2020
2021
2022
6
Production location, manufacturing plant:
Volkswagen Chattanooga Plant
WVW
WVG
1VW
3VW
XW8
MFB
3H
5T
6R
AC
BV
CB
CA
K
L
M
N
C
Volkswagen Bratislava Plant
Volkswagen Emden Plant
Volkswagen Kaluga Plant
Volkswagen Puebla Plant
Volkswagen Zwickau Plant
Volkswagen Pune Plant
Volkswagen Palmela Plant
Volkswagen Wolfsburg Plant
Volkswagen Pamplona Plant
7
Sequential production number in a model
year.
Position of the vehicle identification number
Fig. 201 In the windscreen: vehicle identifica-
tion number.
The vehicle identification number can be read
from outside the vehicle through a viewer in
the windscreen. The viewer is located in the
lower corner of the windscreen.
For some models, depending on the Infotain-
ment system version, the vehicle identifica-
tion number can be displayed in the
Service
menu or in the vehicle settings. The vehicle
identification number can also be found on
the type plate.
D
E
G, K
M
P
T
V, U
W
Y
388
Technical data
