Volkswagen VIN Number

Volkswagen vehicles can be identified from the following numbers:

Volkswagen VIN Number – stamped on the vehicle- on the type plate- on the technical service sticker/Production Identification Number (PKN)- on the type plate- inside the vehicle- on the technical service sticker- on various stickers in the vehicle/Engine Number- on the engine block- on a sticker on the engine/Gearbox number from MY 1997- on the gearbox/Radio / CD changer / Navigation apparatus number- sticker or stamped onto the a atus- stored electronically in the unit (on newer models)

Volkswagen VIN Number

Volkswagen VIN Number Location

Lupo Type 6X/Polo until Type 6N/GolfII to IV / Bora until Typ 1J/Beetle Type 16 (2011-)/Passat until Type 3B/Sharan Type 7M/T5 (Multivan + Transporter) Type 7H/7J

On the engine compartment bulkhead

PoloTyp 9N / 6R/Golf V to VII /Jetta from Type 1K/Golf VII Sportsvan/Eos Typ 1F/Scirocco Typ 13/PassatTyp 3C/PhaetonTyp 3D

On the suspension strut dome on the right
The Volkswagen VIN Number is concealed by a rubber covering which can be removed

Golf V Plus
Behind the right-hand hinge on the bonnet

New Beetle Typ 9C
New Beetle Cabrio Typ 1Y

under the rear seat on the right (as viewed from the driver`s seat). Tip the bench seat forwards and lift up the carpet.

Touran
The VIN is located in the storage compartment on the floor, at the back, on the right, under the mat.

Fox
Under the rear seat bench behind a carpet flap

Caddy 3Type 2K

On the inner side of the right D-pillar (behind the car jack)

The Volkswagen VIN Number is stamped additionally on the right inner wing (see Golf V to VII) on vehicles, which are such equipped at the plant so that this place is no longer accessible. The typography of this VIN differs from the actual VIN. This vehicles are e.g. the Caddy with mobile home equipment etc., so-called special executions code S7S (package deal) and S24 (control of the VIN) All together 2% of all vehicles.

Sharan (old model)
Under the bonnet, stamped with a needle onto a metal plate on the scuttle panel

Sharan (old model)
On the new model it is stamped on and located under a plastic cover on the scuttle panel

Tiguan
On the right suspension strut dome under one Plastic cover. Clip 1 remove and raise cover of vw tdi 

Volkswagen tdi Touareg (7L)

Im In the boot, to the right of the spare wheel well

Touareg (7P)

In the passenger side footwell, on the right side under a plastic cover

 Volkswagen Amarok
In the front right wheel case at the side member

Bus + Transporter (T 4)
Im Visible from outside on the radiator tank at the front, on the right, under the windscreen.

Volkswagen VIN Lettering

On older models the Volkswagen VIN Number was stamped using a computer-controlled compressed air process. The characters should therefore always be in a straight line. The depth of the impressions only may vary, due to fluctuations in the compressed air. The Volkswagen VIN Number always begins and ends with an asterisk.

A so called etching process began to be used starting with approximately model year 2000. This produces a metallic font. Since more or less 2005 the Volkswagen VIN Number on some models has been protected from rust with either a transparent film or with wax.

The VIN always begins and ends with an asterisk.

With vehicles in the work Puebla/Mexico are made, only the VIN is limited after ” European structure Volkswagen VIN Number “ with stars – see detailed pictures to the Golf VIN V Variant and Jetta.

Etched star (asterisk) as seen under a magnifying glass

The roboter writes the last stroke of the star usually from right above (“01:30”) to left below (07:30) (variations are possible!)

Both the VIN and the asterisk can vary in appearance, depending on the particular model and the assembly plant where it was produced.

Volkswagen VIN Number Visible

In addition, a so called ‘visible Volkswagen VIN Number ’ on a small plastic plate or on a black film is located on the left side of the dashboard. It is visible from outside. On recent models the idea of the visible VIN has been adopted as a standard for European models.

Location and appearance of the visible VIN:

On some models such as the Phaeton, Passat 3C, Polo (depending on the works!) and Touran GP, the visible VIN is on a foil with VW emblems (visible in slanting light). However, for reasons to do with production, it is also possible to use the pure black foil for vehicle tracing purposes.

Volkswagen VIN Lettering

On older models the Volkswagen VIN Number was stamped using a computer-controlled compressed air process. The characters should therefore always be in a straight line. The depth of the impressions only may vary, due to fluctuations in the compressed air. The VIN always begins and ends with an asterisk.

A so called etching process began to be used starting with approximately model year 2000. This produces a metallic font. Since more or less 2005 the Volkswagen VIN Number on some models has been protected from rust with either a transparent film or with wax.

The Volkswagen VIN Numberalways begins and ends with an asterisk.

With vehicles in the work Puebla/Mexico are made, only the volkswagen VIN is limited after ” European structure VIN “ with stars – see detailed pictures to the Golf VIN V Variant and Jetta. 

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Both the VIN and the asterisk can vary in appearance, depending on the particular model and the assembly plant where it was produced.

Volkswagen VIN Decoder

 Specific features 

It has seemed, that gulf from the work Brussels with a Passat-VIN were delivered and reverse, i.e. one VW GOLF with the VIN “WVWZZZ31Z.B……” instead of “WVWZZZ1GZ.B……”.
Reason for it is the fact, that in the work Brussels the models Golf and Trade wind on a common assembly line are produced and themselves in such cases the blow work at the 7th and 8-th place did not change.

In 1998 VW-Golf-Variant also became in Work Osnabrück, with Karmann, made.

In the work Poznan became approx. 200 VW Passats made.

Volkswagen Gearbox Number

Volkswagen Gearbox Number Location

The Volkswagen gearbox number is placed on a smoothly ground spot on the bell housing. It is either stamped or needle punched.

Exception: On gearboxes made by Aisin the gearbox number is on a small riveted metal plate.

Examples of gearbox number locations

Volkswagen Gearbox Number

As well as the Volkswagen gearbox identifier, the gearbox number also contains the date of manufacture.

The gearbox code is composed of two or three letters, or a number and a letter. The five digits which follow merely comprise the date of manufacture.

1st Variation	DSB	13	03	8	14	1234	567
2nd Variation	DSB	13	03	8	14	123	4
	1	2	3	4	5	6	7

1 = Gearbox identifier

2Y to 8P                        AAK to AYZ                    CAT to CZV

DAB to DZT                      EAA to EZZ                    FAD to FZU

G52 to GZU                      HAM to HZY                   JAC to JZV

KAA to KZZ                       LA to LZ                       MA to RR

SA to SZ                           TB to ZU

2 = Day

3 = Month

4 = Year (last digit of the year)

5 = Works(here 14: Kassel)

6 = 1st Variant: Time(here: 12:34 h)

2nd Variant: Serial number

7 = 1st Variant: Serial number

2nd Variant: Shift

Aisin gearboxes are an exception:

Aisin gearbox numbers consist of a 3-character gearbox letter code and a serial number

Code Number on the Radio, Navigation and CD Changer:

Appearance and location of the radio number

Starting with the letter ‘’Y’’ (2000), the radio number can be checked in the VW works.
In future an individual number on the device could   cancell . She would become then only in the device   store .

Normally radio numbers stampe  or needle punched onto the unit housing. There also a sticker with the radio number attache  to the right-hand side of the radio unit. On some units the number appears for a third time on a sticker on the top of the unit. Each manufacturer has its own sticker.

Some examples of currently fitted radio units:

Breakdown of the radio number

VW	Z	1	Z	7	G	7154215
1	2	3	4	5	6	7

1 = Producer of the vehicle:

VW = Volkswagen

2 = Filler

3 = Producer of the radio

4 = Filler

5 = Radio model

6 = Year of manufacture

L = 1990	M = 1991	N = 1992	P = 1993	R = 1994	S = 1995	T = 1996
V = 1997	W = 1998	X = 1999	Y = 2000	A = 2001	B = 2002	C = 2003
D = 2004	E = 2005	F = 2006	G = 2007	H = 2008	J = 2009	K = 2010
L = 2011	M = 2012	N = 2013	P = 2014	R = 2015	S = 2016	T = 2017

7 = Serial Number

Serial number given to the apparatus during production

Technical Service Label:

The technical service label   printe  by computer and made of adhesive paper. It contains important data for the purpose of search and identification.

Customer service glue   often remove  after Umfrisierung of the passenger car. In most cases, however, bits of it  left sticking on the panel. If you soak these in solvent, they can be removed. Against a backlight, the VIN or other data can be read.

ATTENTION!!

All four corners of the customer service sticker must go precisely around low-cut be, otherwise: Forgery suspicion!!!

Location of the technical service label

On the Convertible the sticker is in the boot on the rear seat back.

The technical service label on the Sharan is located on the inside of the glove compartment hatch.

On older versions of the T4 the technical service sticker is located on the inside of the left A-column. The small storage compartment to the left of the steering column must   lower  before it can be seen.

On the new version of the T4 and of the T5 the sticker  in the driver’s foot well stuck to the bottom of some trimming underneath the dashboard.

What the technical service label looks like and the information it contains

1. Production identification number

Some vehicles have come to notice on which a ‘0’   use  for the code for the day of the week in the PKN on the technical service sticker (see also the Production Identification Number section). A different number appears in VW’s own manufacturer’s system!

2. Sales code

3. VIN

4. Type

5. Fitted accessories

6. Engine identification letters

Technical service labels from the Mexico works for the New Beetle, Jetta (1K) and Golf Variant (1K):?

Volkswagen Barcode Sticker

Location of the  volkswagen barcode sticker

ÍOn the right B-spar
(from possibly model year 1998 (W) no more available)

Appearance and content of the barcode sticker

The original VIN was: WVWZZZ9CZXM909876

Volkswagen vehicle keys

Since the introduction of the Touareg and Touran (model years 2003 and 2004), and in all subsequent newly introduced models, the transponders in the keys have been readable. That is to say that the VIN stored in the key can   identify at the VW works.