1.3.1  Breakdown of the VIN from Model 1981
WP0 ZZZ 99 Z 3 S  6 0 1234
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
1 =   World Manufacturer Identifier Code (WMI)
                   WP0 = Porsche sports car

WP1 = Porsche Cayenne
2     =         Filler
                  ZZZ as the filler for European VINs or VDS code for the so-called US VIN

VDS code for U.S. VIN (for sports cars):
                        4. characters:        A = Coupé, B = Targa, C = Convertible

5. characters: Engine code

6. characters:  Passenger vehicles restraint systems      0 = belt, 2 = belt + airbags
Characteristics concerning the Indian market:
According to Indian regulations, the time of manufacture has to be indicated in the 5th and 6th positions of the VIN.
5th position = month of manufacture (January to December – indicated by letters A to M)
6th position = year of manufacture (numbers/letters analogous to 10th position; however,
the manufacturing year (calendar year) may differ from the model year (10th position).
Designation Type VDS Code for USA VIN
     
Boxster 987 CA2
Boxster S 987 CB2
Cayman 987 AA2
Cayman S 987 AB2
911 Coupé  C2/C4 -3,6 litre 997 AA2
911 Coupé S  C2/C4 3,8 litre 997 AB2
911 Targa 3,6 litre 997 BA2
911 Targa S 3,8 litre 997 BB2
911 Convertible  C2/C4 3.6 litre 997 CA2
911 Convertible  C2/C4 3,8 litre 997 CB2
911 Speedster 997 CB2
911 Turbo Coupe 997 AD2
911 Turbo Convertible 997 CD2
911 GT2 RS 997 AE2
911 GT3 / GT3 RS 997 AC2
Carrera GT 980 CA2
Cayenne V6 3,2 litre and from MY 2008 V6 3,6 litre 9PA AA2
Cayenne V8 4,5 litre and from MY 2008 V8 4,8 litre 9PA AB2
Cayenne V8 4,5 litre Turbo and from MY 2008 V8 4,8 litreTurbo 9PA AC2
Cayenne V8 GTS 4,8 litre Turbo 9PA AD2
Panamera 3,6 litre 970 AA2
Panamera S 970 AB2
Panamera Turbo 970 AC2
Cayenne 3,6 92A AA2
Cayenne Diesel 92A AF2
Cayenne S 92A AB2
Cayenne Turbo 92A AC2
Cayenne S Hybrid 92A AE2
3 =   Type designation
                     1st and 2nd positions of the internal vehicle type designation (here: 99 = 996)
Model designation

Porsche inside

 Model designation

Porsche external

(Sales designation)

 expressed in MY

expressed in Construction time
356 356 1948 – 1955
356 A 356 A 1955 – 1959
356 C 356 C 1959 – 1963
911 911 1965 – 1973
911 SC 911 SC 1974 – 1983
911 Carrera 911 Carrera 1984 – 1989
930 911 Turbo 1975 – 1989
964 911 Carrera 1989 – 1994
993 911 Carrera 1994 – 1998
996 911 Carrera 1998 – 2005
996 GT3 911 GT3 1999 – 2005
997 911 2005 –
912 912 1968 – 1969
912 E 912 E 1976 – 1976
914 914 1969 – 1976
924 924 1976 – 1985
931 924 Turbo 1979 – 1982
928 928 1978 – 1995
944 944 1982 – 1991
951 944 Turbo 1986 – 1991
959 959 1987 – 1988
968 968 1992 – 1995
970 Panamera 2009 –
980 Carrera GT 2004 – 2006
986 Boxster 1997 – 2005
987 Boxster 2005 –
987 Cayman 2005 –
9PA Cayenne 2003 -2010
92A Cayenne new 2010-
According to new regulations, the U.S./Canadian VIN must have a letter on the 7th position as from 2010. In all Porsche cars, the number “9“ (first position of type) is replaced by the letter “A“.
For the Mexican, Brazilian, Chinese and Korean markets, the so-called U.S. VIN comprising the number “9“ at the 7th position is maintained.
4     =         Filler “Z”
                  US-VIN: Check digit  0 – 9 or X
5 =    Model Year
                 (For Porsche, the model year normally begins on 1 August of the previous year)
For Cayenne:
The Cayenne 9PA became with Introduction of the second model generation already in the first half-year in 2007 the model year 8 award.
E = 1984 J = 1988 N = 1992 T = 1996 Y = 2000 4 = 2004 8 = 2008
F = 1985 K = 1989 P = 1993 V = 1997 1 = 2001 5 = 2005 9 = 2009
G = 1986 L = 1990 R = 1994 W = 1998 2 = 2002 6 = 2006 A = 2010
H = 1987 M = 1991 S = 1995 X = 1999 3 = 2003 7 = 2007 B = 2011
6  =  Assembly Plant
                  S = Stuttgart

N = Neckarsulm

U = Valmet / Finland

L = Leipzig
7 =   Type designation
3rd position of the internal vehicle type designation (see above, Item 3; here: 6 from 996)
For Cayenne:
In MY 2004, 674 vehicles with type code 9P0 instead of 9PA were produced, i.e., on tehse vehicles, on the 12th character of the VIN there is a zero “0”. This concerns vehicles with the VIN range WP1ZZZ9PZ4L002845 to WP1ZZZ9PZ4L003419.
8     =         Body code (on the Porsche Sports car)
                  On the Cayenne, the 13th character of the VIN is actually part of the serial number
In the 997 and 987 models, the body code is encoded in the counting number as from MY 2010 (at the latest) (see table below under Item 9) and can differ from the following table.
  968 911 964 993 996 997 986/987 980
0 Coupé Coupé Coupé Coupé Carrera

Coupé

 Boxster Targa
1 Coupé Carrera

Coupé

 Boxster USA Version
2 Coupé USA Coupé USA Coupé USA Coupé USA Carrera

Coupé

 Boxster S
3 Convertible Targa Convertible Carrera C2/C4 S Coupé Boxster S

USA Version

  
4 Convertible USA Targa Targa USA Convertible USA Convertible Carrera C2/C4 S Coupé    
5 Convertible Convertible Carrera Convertible Cayman
6 Targa USA Convertible

USA

 Carrera C2/C4 Convertible and S Convertible Cayman USA Version
7 Convertible USA Turbo   Turbo

Convertible

 Carrera C2/C4 S Convertible Cayman S  
8 Turbo USA Targa Cup

(Race)

 Turbo Coupé Cayman USA Version  
9 Cup

(Race)

 GT3 GT3

GT3 Cup

GT3 RSR
9   =   Serial number
                  Sports car: 4-digit : 0000 to 9999 (up to approx. 2010), then 5 digits.
                  Cayenne, Panamera, 987 and 997 (987 and 987 from 2010): 5-digit
Engine 4th – 6th character Range of chassis number
Cayenne
Cayenne 3,0 litre Diesel from 2009-2010 ZZZ 20001 – 30000
Cayenne3,2 litre from MY 2008 V6 3,6 litre ZZZ 00001 – 19999
Cayenne3,2 litre from MY 2008 V6 3,6 litre VDS Code AA2 20001 – 39999
Cayenne4,5 litre from MY 2008 V8 4,8 litre ZZZ 40001 – 59999
Cayenne 4.8 litre Transsyberia ZZZ 40001 – 50000
Cayenne 4.8 litre Transsyberia VDS Code AD2 40001 – 50000
Cayenne 4,8 litre S 2. Generation ZZZ 50001 – 60000
Cayenne4,5 litre from MY 2008 V8 4,8 litre VDS Code AB2 60001 – 79999
Cayenne GTS 4,8 litre ZZZ 60001 – 80000
Cayenne4,5 Turbo from MY 2008 V8 4,8 litre Turbo ZZZ 80001 – 89999
Cayenne4,5 Turbo from MY 2008 V8 4,8 litre Turbo VDS Code AC2 90001 – 99999
Panamera
Panamera 3,6 litre ZZZ 00001 – 99999
Panamera 3.6 litre VDS Code AA2 10001 – 99999
Panamera S 4,8 ZZZ 40001 – 59999
Panamera S 4,8 VDS Code AB2 60001 – 79999
Panamera Turbo ZZZ 80001 – 89999
Panamera Turbo VDS Code AC2 90001 – 99999
Boxster and Cayman (987)
Boxster ZZZ 00001 – 10000
Boxster VDS Code CA2 10001 – 20000
Boxster S ZZZ 20001 – 30000
Boxster S VDS Code CB2 30001 – 40000
Boxster R ZZZ 40001 – 45000
Boxster R VDS Code CB2 45001 – 50000
Cayman ZZZ 50001 – 60000
Cayman VDS Code AA2 60001 – 70000
Cayman S ZZZ 70001 – 80000
Cayman S VDS Code AB2 80001 – 90000
911 (997)
997 Coupé ZZZ 00001 – 06000
997 Coupé VDS Code AA2 06001 – 10000
997 Coupe S ZZZ 10001 – 20000
997 Coupe S VDS Code AB2 20001 – 25000
997 Targa 4 ZZZ 25001 – 28000
997 Targa 4 VDS Code BA2 28001 – 30000
997 Targa 4S ZZZ 30001 – 33000
997 Targa 4S VDS Code BB2 33001 – 35000
997 Convertible ZZZ 35001 – 40000
997 Convertible VDS Code CA2 40001 – 45000
997 Convertible S ZZZ 45001 – 54000
997 Convertible S VDS Code CB2 54001 – 60000
997 Speedster ZZZ 95001 – 95500
997 Speedster VDS Code CB2 95501 – 96000
997 Turbo Coupe ZZZ 60001 – 66000
997 Turbo Coupe VDS Code AD2 66001 – 70000
997 Turbo Convertible ZZZ 70000 – 73000
997 Turbo Convertible VDS Code 73001 – 76000
997 GT2 RS ZZZ 76001 – 78000
997 GT2 RS VDS Code AE2 78001 – 80000
997 GT3 / GT3 RS ZZZ 80001 – 83000
997 GT3 / GT3 RS VDS Code AC2 83001 -85000
997 GT3 CUP ZZZ 98001 – 98500
997 GT3 R ZZZ 99501 – 99600
997 GT3 RSR ZZZ 99801 -99999