Vehicle Identification Numbers (VIN codes)/Smart/VIN Codes

(Note) This chart is not applicable to Smart products made for markets other than North America. European/World market cars use a different system for encoding VIN numbers. Passenger Vehicles 2008-2019 Positions 1–3, World Manufacturer Identifier: WME = Smart passenger car (Smart is owned by Daimler AG) Position 4, Model or Series: A = C450/A450 (Canada only: Smart ForTwo 2005-2006) E = C451/A451 (Smart ForTwo 2008-2015, ForTwo Electric Drive 2013-2016) F = C453/A453 (Smart ForTwo 2016-2017, ForTwo Electric Drive 2017-2018, EQ ForTwo 2019) Position 5, Body Style: J = 2-door Coupe (Smart ForTwo coupe 2008-2019) K = Cabriolet (Smart ForTwo convertible 2008-2015, 2017-2019) Positions 6–7, Model within the series: C450/A450: 00 = [Canada only: '05-'06] (0.8-liter Mercedes OM660 turbodiesel I3) C451/A451: 31 = ForTwo ['08-'09] (1.0-liter Mercedes M132.910/M132 E10 [Mitsubishi 3B21] I3) 3B = ForTwo ['10-'15] (1.0-liter Mercedes M132.910/M132 E10 [Mitsubishi 3B21] I3) 9A = ForTwo Electric Drive ['13-'16] (battery-electric, 17.6-kWh Deutsche Accumotive lithium-ion battery pack, 1 rear motor made by EM-motive GmbH, Rwd, 74 hp) C453/A453: 5D = ForTwo ['16-'17] (0.9-liter turbo Mercedes M281 E09 LA [Renault H4Bt] I3) 9B = ForTwo Electric Drive ['17-'18], EQ ForTwo ['19] (battery-electric, 17.6-kWh Deutsche Accumotive lithium-ion battery pack, 1 rear motor made by Renault, Rwd, 81 hp) Position 8, Restraint system: F (Canada only: '05-'06) 3-point seat belts + emergency pretensioners & load limiters, driver and passenger front air bags, front seat-mounted side-impact airbags X ('08-'09) 3-point seat belts + emergency pretensioners & load limiters, driver and passenger front air bags, head/thorax front seat-mounted side-impact airbags A ('10) 3-point seat belts + emergency pretensioners & load limiters, driver and passenger front air bags, head/thorax front seat-mounted side-impact airbags A ('11-'19 coupe) 3-point seat belts + emergency pretensioners & load limiters, driver and passenger front air bags, front seat-mounted side-impact airbags, side curtain airbags, front knee airbags A ('11-'15, '17-'19 convertible) 3-point seat belts + emergency pretensioners & load limiters, driver and passenger front air bags, head/thorax front seat-mounted side-impact airbags, front knee airbags Position 9, Check Digit Check digit Position 10, Model Year: Model year Position 11, Production Plant: J: Hambach, France (Canada only: '05-'06) K: Hambach, France ('08-'19) Positions 12–17, Serial Number