| Fiat
Alfa Romeo
Lancia |
No more data since March 2006 |
| Ferrari |
Only the old data from the period before 2000 |
| Audi |
Up-to-date |
| BMW |
Up-to-date |
| Mercedes |
Up-to-date |
| Ford |
Up-to-date |
| Porsche |
Until June 2005 |
| VW |
Up-to-date |
| Opel |
Up-to-date |
| Cadillac |
Only the old data from the period before 2000 |
| Buick |
Only the old data from the period before 2000 |
| Peugeot |
Up-to-date |
| Chevrolet |
Only the old data from the period before 2000 |
| Toyota |
Up-to-date |
| Seat |
Up-to-date |
|
FADA (Vehicle data of the vehicle manufacturers)
| Audi |
from MY 1988 |
Type of Number:
|
Length:
|
| Vehicle Identification Number (VIN) |
17-digit |
| Engine Number |
8- or 9-characters;can be entered with or without the filler/s |
| Gearbox Number |
18-digit |
| Multimedia Apparatus (e.g. Radio) |
14 or 23 characters |
| Production Identification Number (PKN) |
13-character without hyphen
(2-character code for the production plant, 4 characters for the year of production, 7-character PKN) |
|
|
| Lamborghini |
from MY 2005 (only model Gallardo) |
| Type of Number: |
Length: |
| Vehicle Identification Number (VIN) |
17-digit |
| Engine number |
8- or 9-characters; can be entered with or without the filler/s |
| Gearbox Number |
Currently not possible |
| Production Identification Number (PKN) |
13-character without hyphen(2-character code for the production plant, 4 characters for the year of production, 7-character PKN) |
|
|
| VW |
from MY 1984 |
| Skoda |
from MY 2000 |
| Seat |
from MY 1996 |
| Bentley |
|
| Rolls Royce |
until MY 2003 (Manufacturer’s access VW) |
| Type of Number: |
Length: |
| Vehicle Identification Number (VIN) |
17-digit |
| Engine Number |
8- or 9-characters; can be entered with or without the filler/s |
| Gearbox Number |
18-characters; Skoda, Seat and Bentley not possibly |
| Multimedia Apparatus (e.g. Radio) |
at least 14-characters |
| Production Identification Number (PKN) |
13-character without hyphen(Production work 2-figure, production year 4-figure, PKN 7-figure) |
|
|
| Porsche |
N.B.: When entering “WP0”, the WMI for Porsche, make sure to type a numeral “0” and not a letter “O”. |
| Type of Number: |
Length: |
| Vehicle Identification Number (VIN) |
17-digit |
| Engine Number |
8 or 13 digits (enter without slash; peculiarity concerning Panamera: available and retrievable only with 11 digits). |
| Gearbox Number |
10 to 13 digit |
| Multimedia Apparatus (e.g. Radio) |
14 to 17 digit |
| Production Identification Number (PKN) |
7 digits (peculiarity concerning Porsche Cayenne: 2. a second PC, the so-called VW-PC, is available; however, this is available and retrievable via Volkswagen only) |
|
|
| BMW * |
from MY 1983 |
| Rolls Royce |
until MY 2003 (Manufacturer’s access BMW) |
| Type of Number: |
Length: |
| Vehicle Identification Number (VIN) |
The last 7 characters or 17-character |
| Engine Number |
8-digit |
| Gearbox Number |
10-character (7 digits, 3 letters) |
| Multimedia Apparatus (e.g. Radio) |
14-digit |
| Body shell number |
8-digit |
|
|
| Mini * |
from MY 2001 |
| Type of Number: |
Length: |
| Vehicle Identification Number (VIN) |
The last 7 characters or 17-character |
| Engine Number |
7 or 8 characters |
| Gearbox Number |
10-character (7 digits, 3 letters) |
| Multimedia Apparatus (e.g. Radio) |
14-digit |
| Body shell number |
8-digit |
|
|
| BMW Motorcycle * |
from MY 1983 |
| Type of Number: |
Length: |
| Vehicle Identification Number (VIN) |
the last 7 digits or 17-characters (on motorcycles with 7-digit VIN and sales name are to be given only the first 7 digits) |
| Engine Number |
8-digit |
| Gearbox Number |
10-character (7 digits, 3 letters) |
|
| * N.B.: A multiple assignment of shell number and engine number is possible and with a search about this number only the vehicle produced only in each case becomes visible in FADA. |
|
|
| Daimler |
(from construction year 1985 and in part from 1980) |
| Maybach |
from MY 2002 |
| Type of Number: |
Length: |
| Vehicle Identification Number (VIN) |
17-digit |
| Engine Number |
14-digit |
| Gearbox Number |
14-digit |
| Multimedia Apparatus (e.g. Radio) |
8- or14-digit (Maybach only 14-digits) |
| Production Identification Number (PKN) |
7-digit |
|
|
| Daimler/Commercial vehicles(Truck. KOM, Cross-country vehicles |
from MY 1985 |
| Type of Number: |
Length: |
| Vehicle Identification Number (VIN) |
17-digit (KOM: The VIN beginning with WDB, WEAVE, VF9, NMB and WKK is questionable; Dodge Sprinter: The VIN beginning with WD0 and WDX is questionable) |
| Engine Number |
14-digit |
| Gearbox Number |
14-character (in case the number has 13 characters, insert the filler after the 6th position) |
| Multimedia Apparatus (e.g. Radio) |
14-digit |
| Production Identification Number (PKN) |
7 or 8 characters |
|
|
| Smart |
from MY 1998 |
| Type of Number: |
Length: |
| Vehicle Identification Number (VIN) |
17-digit |
| Engine Number |
14-digit |
| Gearbox Number |
14-digit |
| Multimedia Apparatus (e.g. Radio) |
14-digit |
| Production Identification Number (PKN) |
7-digit |
|
Online access to production data
at the Bavarian Land Office of Criminal Investigation, Munich, and the Federal Office of Criminal Investigation (BKA), Wiesbaden
When checking a vehicle, these links enable a vehicle to be identified on the basis of the individual vehicle data. They will also at least provide grounds for suspicion by excluding the affinity between, for example, a falsified VIN and the engine number of the vehicle in question.
| Make: |
Search Criteria: |
Access: |
| Opel |
Vehicle identification number |
Online from the end of MY 1994 |
Fiat, Alfa Romeo, Lancia
(Trace requests can only be made through SG 533-Kfz [Section 533-Kfz] of the BLKA) |
Vehicle identification number
Engine Number
Codice Statistico |
Online from MY 1996 |
Toyota
Lexus
(only possible via SG 544 BLKA and only for deliveries to Germany) |
Vehicle identification number
Engine Number |
Online from MY 1983
Online from MY 1990 |
The above listed enquiries are to be made through Sachgebiet 533-Kfz [Section 533-Kfz] (Vehicle crime and illegal trade) by fax on fax number +49/89/1212-4598.
Outside office hours enquiries can be made through the duty officer of the Bavarian LKA in Munich on telephone number +4989/1212-2060 or fax number +4989/1212-2059. Enquires can also be made via the Bundeskriminalamt (BKA) [Federal Office of Criminal Investigation], Sachgebiet SO 41, or the Duty Officer on telephone number +49611-55-1 (Switchboard). Fax-Nr. SO 41: +49611/55-15919 or Duty Officer +49611/55-12141.
