Vehicle Number Identification

The code WINE - Vehicle Identification Number - is a single alphanumeric code which is given to each automobile Véhicule since 1950.

It appears on the frame of the vehicle like on the engine and in the trip computer. Launched in a form simplified in 1950 by the American manufacturers, this code will pass to the 17 current characters in 1980.

Significance of the code

Example: JM 1 NA 351 2 L 0 100014

J Identification of the country of origin of the manufacturer: J = Japan
Mr. Identification of the manufacturer: M= Mazda
1 Type of vehicle: 1 = automobile, 2 = truck, 3 = MPV
NR Identification of the model: NR = Miata (MX-5)
has Identification of the generation of the model:

has = first generation (1990 - 1997),
B = second generation (1999 -…)

351 Type of roof:

351 = car produced with rigid roof and black flexible roof or Speedster edition 1997,
352 = car produced without rigid roof with black flexible roof,
353 = car produced with or without rigid roof with flexible roof tan

2 Number of validation only
L Year of production of the vehicle:

L = 1990, M = 1991, NR = 1992, P = 1993, R = 1994, S = 1995, T = 1996, V = 1997, X = 1999

0 Factory of production: 0 = Hiroshima, 1 = Hofu
100014 incremental Number whose first figure represents nevertheless the year of the vehicle: 1 = 1990 and 1999,2 = 1991,3 = 1992,4 = 1993,5 = 1994,6 = 1995,7 = 1996 and 1997

Codes country

Africa

AA-AH South Africa
AJ-AN Ivory Coast
AP-A0
BA-BE Angola
BF-BK Kenya
BL-BR Tanzania
BS-B0
Benign CA this
CF-CK (Malagasy???)
CL-CR Tunisia
CS-C0
DA-DE Egypt
DF-DK Morocco
DL-DR Zambia
DS-D0
EA-EE Ethiopia
EF-EK Mozambique
EL-E0
FA-FE Ghana
FF-FK Nigeria
FF-FK Madagascar
FL-F0
HA-H0

Asia

JA-J0 Japan
KA-KE Sri Lanka
KF-KK Israel
KL-KR South Korea
KS-K0
LA-L0 China
MA-ME the Indies
MF-MK Indonesia
ML-MR Thailand
MS-M0
NF-NK Pakistan
NL-NR Turkey
NS-N0
POPE Philippines
PF-PK Singapore
PL-PR Malaysia
PS-P0
RARE Arab Emirate
RF-RK Taiwan
RL-RR Vietnam
RS-R0

Europe

SM Great Britain
SN-ST Germany
SU-SZ Poland
S1-S0
TA-TH
TJ-TP Czech Republic
TR-TV Hungary
TW-T1 Portugal
T2-T0
UA-UG
UH-UM Denmark
UN-UT Ireland
UU-UZ Romania
U1-U4
U5-U7 Slovakia
U8-U0
VA-VE Austria
VF-VR France
VS-VW Spain
VX-V2 Yugoslavia
V3-V5 Croatia
V6-V0 Estonia
WA-W0 Germany
XA-XE Bulgaria
XF-XK Greece
XL-XR Netherlands
XS-XW the USSR
XX-X2 Luxembourg
X3-X0 Russia
YA-YE Belgium
YF-YK Finland
YL-YR Malta
YS-YW Sweden
YX there 2 Norway
Y 3 there 5 Bielorussia
Y 6 there 0 Ukraine
ZA-ZR Italy
ZS-ZW
ZX-Z2 Slovenia
Z3-Z5 Lithuania
Z6-Z0

North America

1A-10 the United States
2A-20 Canada
3A-3W Mexico
3X-37 Costa Rica
38-30
4A-40 the United States
5A-50 the United States

Oceania

6A-6W Australia 6X-60 7A-7th New Zealand 7F-70

South America

8A-8th Argentina
8F-8K Chile
8L- 8R Equateur
8S-8W Peru
8X-82 Venezuela
83-80
9A-9th Brazil
9F-9K Colombia
9L- 9R Paraguay
9S-9W Uruguay
9X-92 Trinity-and-Tobago
93-99 Brazil
90

Example of Ferrari

code WINE: ZFF*abcdef*000000

has driving

has - 308 2-valves injection gasoline (the USA)
B - 308 2-valves carburettor wet sump (Europe)
C - 308 2-valves carburettor dry sump (Europe) - 328 (Europe)
D - 512 carburizing Boxer
E - 400 V-12 injection
F - 348 (USA/Japon)
G - 308 2-valves carburettor (USA/Japon) - F40 (Europe)
H - 308 2-valves injection (Europe)
J - 512 Boxer injection
K - 208 Turbo (Europe) - 348 (Europe)
L - 512 TR (Europe) - 308 4-valves (Europe)
M - 308 4-valves (the USA 1993)
NR - F40 (the USA)
P - 288 GTO - F355
R - 348 (the USA)
S - Testarossa (USA/Japon) - 456
T - Testarossa (Europe)
U - 308 4-valves (the USA 1984-1985)
V - 512M
W - 328 (Europe)
X - 328 (USA/Japon)
Y - 412 V-12
Z - 550 Maranello

B safety belts

has before 3-points inertia
B before 3-points inertia; back 3-points without inertia
C before 3-points inertia; back 2-points inertia
D before 3-points inertia; back 3-points inertia
G passive system
P before 3-points inertia and air bags; back inertia
M passive system
NR passive system automatic
R before 3-points inertia and air bags

Cd models standard

01 - 308 GT4 (ZDF) & 308 GTBi (ZFF) - ZDF = Dino Ferrari -
02 - 308 GTBi
03 - 308 GTB
04 - 308 GTS
05 - 512 BB
06 - 400i automatic
07 - 400i 5-speed
08 - World
09 - 512BBi
10 - 208 Turbo (B)
11 - 208 Turbo (S)
12 - 308 GTB Quattrovalvole
13 - 308 GTS Quattrovalvole
14 - World Quattrovalvole Coupe
15 - World Quattrovalvole Cabriolet
16 - 288 GTO
17 - Testarossa
19 - 328 GTB
20 - 328 GTS
21 - 3.2 World
24 Crosses - 412 automatic
25 - 412 5-speed
26 - 3.2 World Convertible
27 - GTB Turbo
32 - World T Cuts
33 - World T Convertible
34 - F40
35 - 348 B
36 - 348 S
40 - F512M
41 - F355 Berlinetta
42 - F355GTS
43 - 348 Spider
44 - 456 WP
48 - F355 Spider
49 - 550 Maranello

E gone of destination

has - the USA (led on the right)
B - Europe (led on the right)
C - the U.K. (led on the left)
D - Australia (led on the right)
J - others (led on the right)
S - others (led on the right)
T - the Middle East (led on the right)

F manufacturing plant

0 - Maranello, Italy

According to Ferrari Club off America' S

Example of the FIAT Uno

The FIAT Uno was manufactured in Italy, Poland, Argentina, Turkey and is always in Brazil. According to the country in which it will be produced it will carry the following code:

Italy: ZFA*146000*
Poland: Argentinian SUF*146000*
: 8AF*146000*
Turkey: NRT*146000*
Brazil: 9BD *146000*

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