1.3 VIN breakdown

EUROPE-Models:
Position 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17
Example V B K H U A 4 0 X 6 M 5 4 7 9 9 4
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
1 = World Manufacturer Identifier Code (WMI)
       VBK nowadays is the only one currently used.
2 = Vehicle type
     (HU for HUSABERG, see KTM)
HU FE 650e (until 2008)
HU FS 650 (until 2008)
HU FS 650c (until 2008)
HU FE 450 (from 2009)
HU FE 570 (from 2009)
3 = Net Engine performance (HP)
A < 21   66 – 68
B  21 – 23   U 69 – 71
C 24 – 26   V 72 – 74
D 27 – 29   75 – 77
E 30 – 32   X 78 – 80
F 33 – 35   Y 81 – 83
G 36 – 38   Z 84 – 86
H 39 – 41   1 87 – 89
J 42 – 44   2 90 – 92
K 45 – 47   3 93 – 95
L 48 – 50   4 96 – 98
M 51 – 53   5 99 – 101
54 – 56   6 102 – 104
57 – 59   7 105 – 107
60 – 62   8 108 – 110
63 – 65   9 111 >
4    =   Engine type
4 = Four-stroke engine
5 = Production line(currently only “0”))
6 = Check number
7 = Model Year
L 1990  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1 2001
M 1991 2 2002
1992 3 2003
1993 4 2004
1994 5 2005
1995 6 2006
1996 7 2007
V 1997 8 2008
1998 9 2009
X 1999 A 2010
Y 2000 B 2011
8 = Place of manufacture     M for Mattighofen/Austria
9 = Engine capacity class
2-stroke engine capacity class   4-stroke engine capacity class
0 < 125   0 < 250
1 125 – 199   1 250 – 349
2 200 – 249   2 350 – 399
3 250 – 299   3 400 – 499
4 300 – 449   4 500 – 539
5 450 – 549   5 540 – 569
6 550 – 599   6 570 – 599
7 from 600   7 600 – 799
    8 800 – 899
    9 from 900
10 = Serial number per engine capacity class