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Vehicle Identification Numbers (VIN codes)/Volkswagen/VIN Codes
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Positions 1–3, World Manufacturer Identifier:
WVW - VW passenger car
WVG - VW SUV & ID Buzz
WV1 - VW Comm. Vehicles - cargo van, pickup truck (truck) (Canadian mkt. '92 Transporter Double-Cab Pickup)
WV2 - VW Comm. Vehicles - passenger van, camper van, or minibus (M.P.V.) (Canadian mkt. '92 Transporter Window Van, '95 Transporter)
WV3 - VW Comm. Vehicles - chassis cab or cutaway (incomplete vehicle) [Winnebago Rialta ('97-'04), Winnebago Vista ('02-'04), Itasca Sunstar ('02-'04)]
WV4 - VW Comm. Vehicles made by Ford (T7 Transporter, 2nd gen. Amarok) - cargo van, pickup truck (truck)
WV5 - VW Comm. Vehicles made by Ford (T7 Caravelle) - passenger van, camper van, or minibus (M.P.V.)
1VW - VW passenger car made in USA
1V1 - VW truck made in USA
1V2 - VW SUV made in USA
1WV - Winnebago M.P.V. - Class C Motorhome built on VW chassis & front cab [Winnebago Rialta ('95-'96)]
2V8 - VW M.P.V. (Routan) 2009 with side airbags made by Chrysler Canada
2V4 - VW M.P.V. (Routan) 2010-2011 made by Chrysler Canada
2C4 - Chrysler Group Canada (all brands produced) M.P.V. - used for 2012-2014 Routan
3VW - VW passenger car made in Mexico
3VV - VW SUV made in Mexico
8AW - VW passenger car made in Argentina
9BW - VW passenger car made in Brazil
M.P.V.=Multipurpose Passenger Vehicle
Position 5, Engine Type:
+Position 5 VIN Size Type Fuel Valvetrain Engine Family/Notes/Applications A 1.7L I4 Gas SOHC, 8 valve 1-bbl. carburetor. VW EA827 engine. Transversely mounted. VW Rabbit hatchback L Special Value [49-state] (Mid-'82), Rabbit hatchback L [49-state] ('83-'84), Rabbit hatchback GL [49-state] ('84) A 1.7L I4 Gas SOHC, 8 valve MPI. VW EA827 engine. Transversely mounted. Engine Code EN. VW Rabbit Convertible ('81-'83), Jetta ('81-'84), Scirocco ('81-'82, Early '83) A 2.0L Flat-4 Gas OHV Air-cooled. Bosch L-Jetronic MPI. VW Type 4 air-cooled flat-4 engine. VW Vanagon ('81-Mid '83) A 1.7L I4 Gas SOHC, 8 valve MPI. VW EA827 engine. Longitudinally mounted. VW Quantum ('82-'83) A 1.8L I4 Gas SOHC, 8 valve MPI. VW EA827 engine. Transversely mounted. 90 hp. Engine Code JH. VW Scirocco Wolfsburg Edition, California Edition ('83), Scirocco 8V ('84-'88), Rabbit Convertible ('84), Cabriolet ('85-'89) A 1.8L I4 Gas DOHC, 16 valve MPI. VW EA827 engine. Transversely mounted. Engine Code PL. VW Scirocco 16V ('86) A 1.8L I4 Gas SOHC, 8 valve MPI. VW EA827 engine. Longitudinally mounted. VW Quantum wagon ('85), Fox ('87-'93) A 1.8L I4 Gas SOHC, 8 valve MPI. VW EA827 engine. Transversely mounted. VW Golf ('85-'88), Golf w/Fed. emissions ('89), Golf ('90-'92), Jetta ('85-'88), Jetta base model w/Fed. emissions ('89), Jetta ('90-'92) A 2.0L I4 Gas SOHC, 8 valve MPI. VW EA827 engine. VW Golf Mk3 [1H] ('94-'99), GTI [base model] Mk3 [1H] ('96-'98), Golf Mk4 [1J] ('99-'00), GTI GLS Mk4 [1J] ('99-'00), Jetta Mk3 [1H] ('94-'99), Jetta Mk4 [9M] ('99-'00), Cabrio ('96-'98), New Beetle ('99-'00) A 2.0L I4 Gas SOHC, 8 valve MPI. VW EA827 engine - SULEV. VW Jetta Mk4 [9M] ('03-'05) A 1.8L I4 Turbo IC Gas DOHC, 20 valve MPI. Audi EA827/EA113 engine. 150 hp. VW Passat ('98-'00) A 2.0L I4 Turbo IC Gas DOHC, 16 valve Direct injection. Audi EA113 engine. FSI. Timing belt. Engine Code: BPY. VW Eos ('07-'08) A 2.5L I5 Gas DOHC, 20 valve MPI. VW I5 engine - ULEV/Federal emissions. 170 hp. VW Rabbit Mk5 [1K] ('08-'09), Golf Mk6 ('10-'12 & '13 in Canada) A 2.0L I4 Turbo IC Gas DOHC, 16 valve Direct injection. Audi EA888 engine - PZEV. TSI. Timing chain. Engine Code: CBFA. VW Jetta sedan Wolfsburg Edition ('08-'10), GLI ('08-'09, '12-'13), Jetta Sportwagen SEL ('09), Beetle 2.0T Turbo ('12-Mid '13) A 2.0L I4 Turbo IC Gas DOHC, 16 valve Direct injection. Audi EA888 engine. TSI. Timing chain. Engine Code: CCTA. VW Eos ('09-'10) A 2.0L I4 Turbo IC Gas DOHC, 16 valve Direct injection. Audi EA888 engine - SULEV. TSI. Timing chain. Engine Code: CBFA. VW Eos (US: Early '11) A 2.0L I4 Turbo IC Diesel DOHC, 16 valve Common-Rail Direct injection. SCR. VW EA288 engine. VW Golf TDI ('15), Golf SportWagen TDI ('15), Jetta sedan Mk6 TDI ('15), Beetle TDI ('15) A 2.0L I4 Turbo IC Gas DOHC, 16 valve Direct injection. Miller Cycle (B-Cycle). Intake AVS. Audi EA888 Gen3B engine - SULEV. TSI. Timing chain. Detuned version: 174 hp. VW Passat ('18-'22) A 2.0L I4 Turbo IC Gas DOHC, 16 valve Direct injection. Audi EA888 Gen3 engine - ULEV. TSI. Timing chain. Engine Code: DJJA. 288 hp. VW Golf R [Mk7] ('19) A 2.0L I4 Turbo IC Gas DOHC, 16 valve Direct injection. Audi EA888 Evo4 engine - ULEV. TSI. Timing chain. Engine Code: DRNA ('23-'24) or DZMA ('25). 241 hp. VW GTI [Mk8] ('23-'25) B 1.7L I4 Gas SOHC, 8 valve MPI. VW EA827 engine. Transversely mounted. VW Rabbit hatchback ('81-'84), Rabbit Pickup ('81-'83) B 1.8L I4 Gas SOHC, 8 valve MPI. VW EA827 engine. VW Jetta GLI ('84) B 1.9L Flat-4 Gas OHV Water-cooled. Digijet (Digital-Jetronic) MPI. VW Wasserboxer engine. VW Vanagon (Mid '83-'85) B 2.1L Flat-4 Gas OHV Water-cooled. VW-Bosch Digifant-controlled MPI. VW Wasserboxer engine. VW Vanagon ('86-'91) B 2.1L I5 Gas SOHC, 10 valve MPI. Audi EA828 I5 engine. VW Quantum GL5 ('83-'84) B 2.2L I5 Gas SOHC, 10 valve MPI. Audi EA828 I5 engine. VW Quantum GL5 sedan ('85-'88), Quantum GL5 wagon ('86-'88) B 1.8L I4 Gas SOHC, 8 valve MPI. VW EA827 engine. Transversely mounted. Higher Output. VW Golf GTI ('85-'86), Golf GT ('87-'88), GTI 8V ('87, '90-'92), Golf w/CA emissions ('89), Jetta GLI ('85-'86), Jetta GLI 8V ('87), Jetta ('88), Jetta base model w/CA emissions ('89), Jetta GL ('89), Jetta Carat ('89-'90, Early '91) B 1.8L I4 Gas DOHC, 16 valve MPI. VW EA827 engine. Transversely mounted. VW Scirocco 16V ('87-'88 & '89 in Canada) B 1.8L I4 Gas SOHC, 8 valve MPI. VW EA827 engine. Transversely mounted. 94 hp. VW Cabriolet ('90-'93) B 1.8L I4 Gas SOHC, 8 valve MPI. VW EA827 engine. Longitudinally mounted. VW Fox ('90-'93) B 1.8L I4 supercharged IC Gas SOHC, 8 valve MPI. VW EA827 engine. VW Corrado G60 ('90-'92) B 2.0L I4 Gas DOHC, 16 valve MPI. VW EA827 engine. VW Passat ('90-'93) B 2.0L I4 Gas SOHC, 8 valve MPI. VW EA827 engine. VW Golf Mk3 [1H] ('94-'99), GTI [base model] Mk3 [1H] ('96-'98), Golf Mk4 [1J] ('02), Jetta Mk3 [1H] ('94-'99), Jetta sedan Mk4 [9M] ('01-'02), Jetta wagon ('01-'02), Cabrio ('95-'96, '98-'99), New Beetle ('98, '01-'02) B 2.8L 15° VR6 Gas SOHC, 24 valve MPI. VW VR6 engine. VW Eurovan ('01-'03), Winnebago Rialta ('01-'04), Winnebago Vista ('02-'04), Itasca Sunstar ('02-'04) B 3.2L 15° VR6 Gas DOHC, 24 valve MPI. VW EA390 engine. VW Eos ('07-'08) B 4.2L 90° V8 Gas DOHC, 32 valve Direct injection. Audi EA824 engine. 4163cc. Timing chain. VW Touareg V8 ('07-'08) B 2.5L I5 Gas DOHC, 20 valve MPI. VW I5 engine - PZEV. 170 hp. VW Rabbit Mk5 [1K] ('08-'09), Golf Mk6 ('10-'14) B 1.4L I4 Turbo IC Gas DOHC, 16 valve Direct injection. VW EA211 engine - ULEV. Timing belt. VW Jetta 1.4T ('17-'20) B 2.0L I4 Turbo IC Gas DOHC, 16 valve Direct injection. Miller Cycle (B-Cycle). Intake AVS. Audi EA888 Gen3B engine - SULEV. TSI. Timing chain. Detuned version: 184 hp. VW Tiguan Mk2 ('18-'24) B 2.0L I4 Turbo IC Gas DOHC, 16 valve Direct injection. Audi EA888 Evo4 engine - ULEV. TSI. Timing chain. Engine Code: DSFF (w/man. trans.)/DSFE (w/DSG trans.). 315 hp. VW Golf R [Mk8] ('22-'24) B 2.0L I4 Turbo IC Gas DOHC, 16 valve Direct injection. Audi EA888 Evo4 engine - ULEV. TSI. Timing chain. Engine Code: DSFD. 328 hp. VW Golf R [Mk8] ('25) C 1.8L I4 Gas SOHC, 8 valve MPI. VW EA827 engine. VW Rabbit GTI ('83-'84) C 1.8L I4 Gas DOHC, 16 valve MPI. VW EA827 engine. VW Golf GTI 16V ('87-'89), Jetta GLI 16V ('87-'89) C 1.8L I4 supercharged IC Gas SOHC, 8 valve MPI. VW EA827 engine. VW Corrado G60 ('90-'92) C 1.8L I4 Gas SOHC, 8 valve MPI. VW EA827 engine. 94hp. VW Cabriolet ('91-'93) C 2.0L I4 Gas DOHC, 16 valve MPI. VW EA827 engine. VW Passat ('91-'93) C 2.5L I5 Gas SOHC, 10 valve MPI. VW Eurovan (US: '93, Canada: '92-'93), Transporter (Canada: '92) C 2.0L I4 Gas SOHC, 8 valve MPI. VW EA827 engine. VW Golf Mk3 [1H] ('94-'95), Golf Mk4 [1J] ('99-'00), GTI GLS Mk4 [1J] ('99-'00), Jetta Mk3 [1H] ('94-'95), Jetta Mk4 [9M] ('99-'00), Cabrio ('95, '00-'02), Passat ('95-'96), New Beetle ('99-'00) C 1.8L I4 Turbo IC Gas DOHC, 20 valve MPI. Audi EA827/EA113 engine. 150 hp. VW GTI GLS 1.8T (Mk4) [1J] ('01), Jetta sedan 1.8T ('01), New Beetle 1.8T ('01), Passat (B5) ('01 - 1st 1/2) C 3.2L 15° VR6 Gas DOHC, 24 valve MPI. VW EA390 engine. 220hp. VW Touareg V6 ('04) (when C follows B or Z in the 4th pos. of VIN) C 4.2L 90° V8 Gas DOHC, 40 valve MPI. Audi EA824 engine. 4172cc. Timing belt. VW Touareg V8 (Early prod. '04) (when C follows C in the 4th pos. of VIN) C 3.2L 15° VR6 Gas DOHC, 24 valve MPI. VW EA390 engine. 250 hp. VW R32 ('08) C 2.0L I4 Turbo IC Gas DOHC, 16 valve Direct injection. Exhaust AVS. Audi EA888 Gen3 engine - ULEV. TSI. Timing chain. 235 hp. VW Atlas Cross Sport ('20-'23) C 1.5L I4 Turbo IC Gas DOHC, 16 valve Direct injection. VW EA211 Evo engine - SULEV. Timing belt. 174 hp. VW Taos 1.5 TSI ('25-'26) C 2.0L I4 Turbo IC Gas DOHC, 16 valve Direct injection. Exhaust AVS. Audi EA888 Evo4 engine - ULEV. TSI. Timing chain. 269 hp. VW Atlas Cross Sport ('26) D 2.5L I5 Gas SOHC, 10 valve MPI. VW Eurovan (US: '93, Canada: '93-'94) D 2.8L 15° VR6 Gas SOHC, 12 valve MPI. VW VR6 engine. VW Corrado SLC ('92-'93), Passat GLX VR6 ('93), GTI VR6 (Gen 3) [1H] ('95-'99), Jetta GLX VR6 (Gen 3) [1H] ('95-'99) D 2.8L 90° V6 Gas DOHC, 30 valve MPI. Audi EA835 engine - Gen 2. Iron Block. VW Passat ('98-'00) D 1.8L I4 Turbo IC Gas DOHC, 20 valve MPI. Audi EA827/EA113 engine. 150 hp. Transversely mounted. VW New Beetle 1.8T ('99-'05), GTI GLS 1.8T (Mk4) [1J] ('01), Jetta sedan 1.8T ('00-'01) D 1.8L I4 Turbo IC Gas DOHC, 20 valve MPI. Audi EA827/EA113 engine. 170 hp. Longitudinally mounted. VW Passat (B5.5) (Mid '01-'05) D 2.0L I4 Turbo IC Gas DOHC, 16 valve Direct injection. Audi EA888 engine - PZEV. TSI. Timing chain. Engine Code: CBFA. VW GTI Mk5 [1K] ('08-'09), GTI Mk6 ('10-'14) D 2.0L I4 Turbo IC Gas DOHC, 16 valve Direct injection. Audi EA888 engine - ULEV. TSI. Timing chain. Engine Code: CCTA. VW Eos (Canada: '11-'15) D 2.0L I4 Turbo IC Gas DOHC, 16 valve Direct injection. Miller Cycle (B-Cycle). Intake AVS. Audi EA888 Gen3B engine - SULEV. TSI. Timing chain. Detuned version: 174 hp. VW Beetle ('18-'19) E 2.0L I4 Gas DOHC, 16 valve MPI. VW EA827 engine. VW Golf GTI 16V ('90-'92), Jetta GLI 16V ('90-'92) E 2.8L 15° VR6 Gas SOHC, 12 valve MPI. VW VR6 engine. VW Corrado SLC ('92-'93), Passat GLX VR6 ('93, '95-'97), GTI VR6 (Gen 3) [1H] ('95), Jetta GLX VR6 (Gen 3) [1H] ('95), GTI GLX VR6 (Gen 4) [1J] ('99-'00), Jetta VR6 (Gen 4) [9M] ('99-'00) E 2.5L I5 Gas SOHC, 10 valve MPI. VW Eurovan (US: '95, Canada: '94-'96), Winnebago Rialta ('95-'96) E 1.8L I4 Turbo IC Gas DOHC, 20 valve MPI. Audi EA827/EA113 engine. 180 hp. VW New Beetle Turbo S ('02-'04), GTI 1.8T (Mk4) [1J] ('02-Mid '06), Jetta sedan 1.8T ('02-'04), Jetta sedan GLI 1.8T (Mk4) [9M] (Mid '04-Mid '05), Jetta wagon 1.8T (Mk4) [1J] ('02-'05) E 2.0L I4 Turbo IC Diesel SOHC, 8 valve Direct injection. Pumpe Düse (Pump Injection). VW EA188 engine. VW Passat TDI ('04-'05) E 3.6L 10.6° VR6 Gas DOHC, 24 valve Direct injection. VW EA390 engine. VW Touareg ('07-'09) E 3.6L 10.6° VR6 Gas DOHC, 24 valve Direct injection. VW EA390 engine. VW Atlas Cross Sport ('20-'23) E 2.0L I4 Turbo IC Gas DOHC, 16 valve Direct injection. Exhaust AVS. Audi EA888 Evo4 engine - ULEV. TSI. Timing chain. 269 hp. VW Atlas Cross Sport ('24-'25) E 2.0L I4 Turbo IC Gas DOHC, 16 valve Direct injection. Audi EA888 Evo4 engine - ULEV. TSI. Timing chain. Engine Code: DZMA. 241 hp. VW GTI [Mk8] ('26) F 1.6L I4 Turbo Diesel SOHC, 8 valve Indirect injection. VW EA827 engine. VW Jetta EcoDiesel ('91-'92) F 2.8L 15° VR6 Gas SOHC, 12 valve MPI. VW VR6 engine. VW Passat GLX VR6 ('93-'94), Corrado SLC ('93-'94 & '95 in Canada) F 1.9L I4 Turbo IC Diesel SOHC, 8 valve Direct injection. VW EA827 engine. VW Golf TDI ('99-'00), Jetta TDI ('97-'00), New Beetle TDI ('98-'00) F 4.2L 90° V8 Gas DOHC, 40 valve MPI. Audi EA824 engine. 4172cc. Timing belt. VW Phaeton ('04-'06) F 2.5L I5 Gas DOHC, 20 valve MPI. VW I5 engine - ULEV. 150 hp. VW Jetta Mk5 [1K] (Mid '05-'07), New Beetle convertible [1Y] ('06-'09) F 3.6L 10.6° VR6 Gas DOHC, 24 valve Direct injection. VW EA390 engine. VW Touareg ('10-'17) F 2.0L I4 Turbo IC Gas DOHC, 16 valve Direct injection. Audi EA113 engine - ULEV. FSI. Timing belt. Engine Code: CRZA. VW Golf R ('12-'13) F 2.0L I4 Turbo IC Gas DOHC, 16 valve Direct injection. Audi EA888 Gen3 engine - ULEV. TSI. Timing chain. Engine Code: CYFB. 292 hp. VW Golf R [Mk7] ('15-'18) F 2.0L I4 Turbo IC Gas DOHC, 16 valve Direct injection. Audi EA888 Evo4 engine - ULEV. TSI. Timing chain. Engine Code: DSFD. 328 hp. VW Golf R [Mk8] ('26) G 1.6L I4 Diesel SOHC, 8 valve Indirect injection. VW EA827 engine. Transversely mounted. VW Rabbit ('81-'84), Rabbit Pickup ('81-'83), Golf ('85-'87), Jetta ('81-'82, '84-'86, '89-'91) G 1.6L I4 Diesel SOHC, 8 valve Indirect injection. VW EA827 engine. Longitudinally mounted. VW Dasher ('81) G 1.6L I4 Diesel SOHC, 8 valve Water-cooled. Indirect injection. VW EA827 engine. VW Vanagon ('82-'83) G 2.4L I5 Diesel SOHC, 10 valve Indirect injection. VW Eurovan (Canada only: '93-'97), Transporter (Canada only: '95) G 1.9L I4 Turbo IC Diesel SOHC, 8 valve Direct injection. VW EA827 engine. VW Passat TDI ('96-'97) G 2.8L 15° VR6 Gas SOHC, 12 valve MPI. VW VR6 engine. VW GTI VR6 ('01-Mid '02), Jetta sedan VR6 ('01-Mid '02), Jetta wagon VR6 ('01-'02) G 3.2L 15° VR6 Gas DOHC, 24 valve MPI. VW EA390 engine. 240 hp. VW R32 ('04), Touareg ('05-'06) G 2.5L I5 Gas DOHC, 20 valve MPI. VW I5 engine - PZEV. 150 hp. VW Jetta Mk5 [1K] (Mid '05-'07), New Beetle coupe/convertible ('06-'10) G 3.0L 90° V6 supercharged IC Gas-Electric Hybrid DOHC, 24 valve Direct injection. Audi EA837 engine + electric motor. Nickel-metal hydride Battery Pack. VW Touareg Hybrid ('11-'15) H 1.6L I4 Turbo Diesel SOHC, 8 valve Indirect injection. VW EA827 engine. Longitudinally mounted. VW Quantum Turbodiesel ('82-'85) H 1.6L I4 Turbo Diesel SOHC, 8 valve Indirect injection. VW EA827 engine. Transversely mounted. VW Rabbit Turbodiesel ('83), Jetta Turbodiesel ('83-'86) H 2.8L 15° VR6 Gas SOHC, 12 valve MPI. VW VR6 engine. VW Eurovan ('97, '99-'00), Winnebago Rialta ('97-'00) H 1.8L I4 Turbo IC Gas DOHC, 20 valve MPI. Audi EA827/EA113 engine. 150 hp. VW GTI GLS 1.8T (Mk4) [1J] ('00) H 2.8L 90° V6 Gas DOHC, 30 valve MPI. Audi EA835 engine - Gen 2. Iron Block. VW Passat ('00-'04, '05: Early prod.) H 2.8L 15° VR6 Gas DOHC, 24 valve MPI. VW VR6 engine. VW GTI VR6 (Mid '02-'05), Jetta sedan GLX VR6 (Mid '02-'03), Jetta sedan GLI VR6 (Mid '02-'04) H 6.0L 72° W12 Gas DOHC, 48 valve MPI. VW W12 engine. 414 hp. VW Phaeton ('04-'05) H 4.9L 90° V10 Twin Turbo IC Diesel SOHC, 20 valve Direct injection. Pumpe Düse (Pump Injection). VW V10 TDI engine. VW Touareg V10 TDI ('04) (when H follows G or H in the 4th pos. of VIN) H 2.5L I5 Gas DOHC, 20 valve MPI. VW I5 engine - Federal emissions. 170 hp. VW Passat ('12-'14) J 2.0L I4 Gas DOHC, 16 valve MPI. VW EA827 engine. VW Golf GTI 16V ('91-'92), Jetta GLI 16V ('90-'92) J 2.0L I4 Turbo IC Gas DOHC, 16 valve Direct injection. Audi EA113 engine. FSI. Timing belt. Engine Code: BPY. VW Jetta 2.0T ('06-'07), Wolfsburg Edition ('08), GLI ('06-'08) J 2.0L I4 Turbo IC Gas DOHC, 16 valve Direct injection. Audi EA888 engine - ULEV. TSI. Timing chain. Engine Code: CCTA. VW Passat (Mid '08), Jetta sedan Wolfsburg Edition ('09-'10), GLI ('09), Jetta Sportwagen SEL ('09) K 1.8L I4 Gas SOHC, 8 valve MPI. VW EA827 engine. Transversely mounted. VW Golf ('90-'92), GTI 8V ('90-'92), Jetta ('90-'92) K 2.0L I4 Gas SOHC, 8 valve MPI. VW EA827 engine. VW Golf ('02-'03), Jetta sedan Mk4 [9M] ('01-'05), Jetta wagon ('01-'03), New Beetle ('01-'05), Jetta City (Canada only: '07-'09), Jetta sedan Mk6 ('11-'15) K 4.0L 72° W8 Gas DOHC, 32 valve MPI. VW W8 engine. VW Passat W8 ('02-'04) K 2.0L I4 Turbo IC Gas DOHC, 16 valve Direct injection. Audi EA113 engine. FSI. Timing belt. Engine Code: BPY. VW Passat ('06-Mid '08) K 2.0L I4 Turbo IC Gas DOHC, 16 valve Direct injection. Audi EA888 engine - ULEV/Federal emissions. TSI. Timing chain. Engine Code: CCTA. VW Passat ('09-'10) K 6.0L 72° W12 Gas DOHC, 48 valve MPI. VW W12 engine. 444 hp. VW Phaeton ('06) K 3.0L 90° V6 Turbo IC Diesel DOHC, 24 valve Direct injection. Audi EA897 engine. 225 hp. VW Touareg TDI ('10-'12) L 2.0L I4 Gas SOHC, 8 valve MPI. VW EA827 engine. VW Golf ('93, '96-'97, '04-'06), GTI [base model] Mk3 [1H] ('96-'97), Jetta ('93, '96-'97), Jetta wagon ('04-'05), Golf City (Canada only: '07-'10) L 2.0L I4 Turbo IC Diesel DOHC, 16 valve Common-Rail Direct injection. VW EA189 engine. VW Jetta sedan Mk5 [1K] TDI ('09-'10), Jetta sedan TDI Cup Edition ('10), Jetta Sportwagen ('09-'14), Jetta sedan Mk6 TDI ('11-'14), Beetle TDI ('13-'14) L 2.0L I4 Turbo IC Gas DOHC, 16 valve Direct injection. Audi EA888 engine - ULEV. TSI. Timing chain. Engine Code: CCTA. VW CC ('09-Early '10) L 2.0L I4 Turbo IC Gas DOHC, 16 valve Direct injection. Audi EA888 engine - SULEV. TSI. Timing chain. Engine Code: CBFA. VW Passat (Early '10) M 2.0L I4 Gas SOHC, 8 valve MPI. VW EA827 engine. VW New Beetle ('04-'05) M 4.2L 90° V8 Gas DOHC, 40 valve MPI. Audi EA824 engine. 4172cc. Timing belt. VW Touareg V8 ('04-'06) M 2.5L I5 Gas DOHC, 20 valve MPI. VW I5 engine - ULEV. 170 hp. VW Jetta sedan Mk5 [1K] ('08-'09), Jetta Sportwagen ('09) M 3.0L 90° V6 Turbo IC Diesel DOHC, 24 valve Direct injection. Audi EA897 engine. 225 hp. VW Touareg ('09) M 2.0L I4 Turbo IC Diesel DOHC, 16 valve Common-Rail Direct injection. VW EA189 engine. VW Golf TDI ('10-'14) M 2.0L I4 Turbo IC Gas DOHC, 16 valve Direct injection. Audi EA888 engine - PZEV. TSI. Timing chain. Engine Code: CBFA. VW Passat ('10) M 3.6L 10.6° VR6 Gas DOHC, 24 valve Direct injection. VW EA390 engine. VW Passat ('12-'18) M 1.5L I4 Turbo IC Gas DOHC, 16 valve Direct injection. VW EA211 Evo engine - SULEV. Timing belt. 158 hp. VW Jetta 1.5 TSI [Mk7] ('22-'24) M 2.0L I4 Turbo IC Gas DOHC, 16 valve Direct injection. Audi EA888 Gen3 engine - SULEV. TSI. Timing chain. Engine Code: DKFA. 228 hp. VW Jetta GLI [Mk7] ('26) N 2.0L I4 Turbo IC Gas DOHC, 16 valve Direct injection. Audi EA888 engine - Federal emissions. TSI. Engine Code: CCTA. Timing chain. VW CC ('10-'17) N 2.0L I4 Turbo IC Diesel DOHC, 16 valve Common-Rail Direct injection. SCR. VW EA189 engine. VW Passat TDI ('12-'14) N 2.0L I4 Turbo IC Gas DOHC, 16 valve Direct injection. Exhaust AVS. Audi EA888 Evo4 engine - ULEV. TSI. Timing chain. 269 hp. VW Atlas ('26) P 1.9L I4 Turbo IC Diesel SOHC, 8 valve Direct injection. VW EA827 engine. 90 hp. VW Golf TDI ('01-'03), Jetta sedan TDI ('01-'03), Jetta wagon TDI ('02-'03), New Beetle TDI ('01-'03) P 2.0L I4 Turbo IC Gas DOHC, 16 valve Direct injection. Audi EA888 engine - PZEV. TSI. Timing chain. Engine Code: CBFA. VW CC ('10-'17) P 2.5L I5 Gas DOHC, 20 valve MPI. VW I5 engine - PZEV. 170 hp. VW Jetta sedan Mk6 ('12-'13), Jetta Sportwagen ('12-'14), Passat ('12-'14), Beetle ('12-'14) P 3.0L 90° V6 Turbo IC Diesel DOHC, 24 valve Direct injection. Audi EA897 engine. 240 hp. VW Touareg TDI ('13-'16) P 2.0L I4 Turbo IC Gas DOHC, 16 valve Direct injection. Exhaust AVS. Audi EA888 Gen3 engine - ULEV. TSI. Timing chain. 235 hp. VW Atlas ('18-'23) R 2.0L I4 Gas SOHC, 8 valve MPI. VW EA827 engine. VW Golf ('93), Jetta ('93) R 1.9L I4 Turbo IC Diesel SOHC, 8 valve Direct injection. Pumpe Düse (Pump Injection). VW EA827 engine. 100 hp. VW Golf Mk4 [1J] TDI ('04-'06), Jetta sedan Mk4 [9M] TDI ('04-'05), Jetta wagon Mk4 [1J] TDI ('04-'05 & '06 in Canada), New Beetle TDI ('04-'06) R 2.5L I5 Gas DOHC, 20 valve MPI. VW I5 engine - ULEV. 150 hp. VW Rabbit Mk5 [1K] (Mid '06-'07) R 4.2L 90° V8 Gas DOHC, 32 valve Direct injection. Audi EA824 engine. 4163cc. Timing chain. VW Touareg V8 ('09) R 3.6L 10.6° VR6 Gas DOHC, 24 valve Direct injection. VW EA390 engine. VW Atlas ('18-'23) R 2.0L I4 Turbo IC Gas DOHC, 16 valve Direct injection. Exhaust AVS. Audi EA888 Gen3 engine - ULEV. TSI. Timing chain. Engine Code: DLRB. 268 hp. VW Arteon ('19-'21) R 2.0L I4 Turbo IC Gas DOHC, 16 valve Direct injection. Exhaust AVS. Audi EA888 Gen4 engine - ULEV. TSI. Timing chain. Engine Code: DSFB. 300 hp. VW Arteon ('22-'23) R 2.0L I4 Turbo IC Gas DOHC, 16 valve Direct injection. Exhaust AVS. Audi EA888 Evo4 engine - ULEV. TSI. Timing chain. 269 hp. VW Atlas ('24-'25) R 2.0L I4 Turbo IC Gas DOHC, 16 valve Direct injection. Miller Cycle (B-Cycle). Audi EA888 Evo5 engine - SULEV. TSI. Timing chain. 201 hp. VW Tiguan S, SE, SE R-Line Black [Mk3] ('25-'26), Tiguan SEL R-Line [Mk3] ('25) S 2.8L 15° VR6 Gas SOHC, 12 valve MPI. VW VR6 engine. VW Jetta GLX VR6 ('94) S 2.0L I4 Gas SOHC, 8 valve MPI. VW EA827 engine. VW Golf ('01), Jetta sedan Mk4 [9M] ('01), New Beetle ('01) S 2.5L I5 Gas DOHC, 20 valve MPI. VW I5 engine - PZEV. 150 hp. VW Rabbit Mk5 [1K] (Mid '06-'07) S 2.0L I4 Turbo IC Gas DOHC, 16 valve Direct injection. Audi EA888 Gen3 engine - Federal emissions. TSI. Timing chain. Engine Code: CPLA. 210 hp. VW Jetta GLI (Mid '13-'16), Beetle 2.0T Turbo (Mid '13), R-Line (Mid '13-'16), GSR ('14) S 1.8L I4 Turbo IC Gas DOHC, 16 valve Direct injection. Audi EA888 Gen3 engine - Federal emissions. TSI. Timing chain. Engine Code: CPKA. VW Passat 1.8T ('14-'16) T 2.0L I4 Gas SOHC, 8 valve MPI. VW EA827 engine. VW Golf ('01), Jetta sedan Mk4 [9M] ('01), New Beetle ('01) T 1.9L I4 Turbo IC Diesel SOHC, 8 valve Direct injection. VW EA827 engine. VW Jetta Mk5 [1K] TDI (Mid '05-'06) T 4.9L 90° V10 Twin Turbo IC Diesel SOHC, 20 valve Direct injection. Pumpe Düse (Pump Injection). VW V10 TDI engine. VW Touareg V10 TDI ('06-'08) T 2.0L I4 Turbo IC Gas DOHC, 16 valve Direct injection. Audi EA888 Gen3 engine - PZEV. TSI. Timing chain. Engine Code: CPPA. 210 hp. VW Jetta GLI (Mid '13-'17), Beetle 2.0T Turbo (Mid '13), R-Line (Mid '13-'17), GSR ('14) T 2.0L I4 Turbo IC Gas DOHC, 16 valve Direct injection. Audi EA888 Gen3 engine - SULEV. TSI. Timing chain. Engine Code: CPPA. 210 hp. VW Jetta GLI ('18) T 1.8L I4 Turbo IC Gas DOHC, 16 valve Direct injection. Audi EA888 Gen3 engine - PZEV. TSI. Timing chain. Engine Code: CPRA. VW Passat 1.8T ('14-'17) T 2.0L I4 Turbo IC Gas DOHC, 16 valve Direct injection. Audi EA888 Gen3 engine - PZEV. TSI. Timing chain. Engine Code: CXCA. 210 hp. VW GTI [Mk7] ('15-'16), GTI S [Mk7] ('17) T 2.0L I4 Turbo IC Gas DOHC, 16 valve Direct injection. Audi EA888 Gen3 engine - SULEV. TSI. Timing chain. Engine Code: DKFA. 228 hp. VW GTI [Mk7] ('19-'21), Jetta GLI [Mk7] ('19-'25) U 2.8L 90° V6 Gas DOHC, 30 valve MPI. Audi EA835 engine - Gen 2. Iron Block. VW Passat ('05) U 3.6L 10.6° VR6 Gas DOHC, 24 valve Direct injection. VW EA390 engine. VW Passat ('06-'08 & '09-'10 in Canada [4wd wagon only]), VW CC (US: '09-'16, Canada: '09-'15, '17) V 2.0L I4 Turbo IC Gas DOHC, 16 valve Direct injection. Audi EA113 engine. FSI. Timing belt. Engine Code: BPY. VW GTI Mk5 [1K] (Mid '06-'08) V 2.0L I4 Turbo IC Gas DOHC, 16 valve Direct injection. Audi EA888 engine - ULEV/Federal emissions. TSI. Timing chain. Engine Code: CCTA. VW GTI Mk5 [1K] ('09), GTI Mk6 ('10-'13), Tiguan Mk1 ('09-'17), Tiguan Limited [Mk1] ('17-'18) V 2.0L I4 Turbo IC Diesel DOHC, 16 valve Common-Rail Direct injection. SCR. VW EA288 engine. VW Passat TDI ('15) W 2.5L I5 Gas DOHC, 20 valve MPI. VW I5 engine - ULEV/Federal emissions. 150 hp. VW New Beetle coupe [1C/AG] ('06-'10), New Beetle convertible [1Y/AL] ('10) W 2.0L I4 Turbo IC Gas DOHC, 16 valve Direct injection. Audi EA888 engine - SULEV. TSI. Timing chain. Engine Code: CBFA. VW Eos (US: '11-'16) W 1.5L I4 Turbo IC Gas DOHC, 16 valve Direct injection. VW EA211 Evo engine - SULEV. Timing belt. 158 hp. VW Jetta 1.5 TSI [Mk7] ('26) W 2.0L I4 Turbo IC Gas DOHC, 16 valve Direct injection. Exhaust AVS. Miller Cycle (B-Cycle). Audi EA888 Evo5 engine - SULEV. TSI. Timing chain. Higher Output: 268 hp. VW Tiguan SEL R-Line Turbo [Mk3] ('26) X 2.5L I5 Gas DOHC, 20 valve MPI. VW I5 engine - Federal emissions. 170 hp. VW Jetta sedan Mk5 [1K] ('10), Jetta Sportwagen ('10-'14), Jetta sedan Mk6 ('11-'13), Beetle ('12-'14) X 1.5L I4 Turbo IC Gas DOHC, 16 valve Direct injection. VW EA211 Evo engine - SULEV. Timing belt. 158 hp. VW Taos 1.5 TSI ('22-'24) X 1.5L I4 Turbo IC Gas DOHC, 16 valve Direct injection. VW EA211 Evo engine - SULEV. Timing belt. 158 hp. VW Jetta 1.5 TSI [Mk7] ('25) Z 4.9L 90° V10 Twin Turbo IC Diesel SOHC, 20 valve Direct injection. Pumpe Düse (Pump Injection). VW V10 TDI engine. VW Touareg V10 TDI ('04) (when Z follows P in the 4th pos. of VIN) Z 2.5L I5 Gas DOHC, 20 valve MPI. VW I5 engine - PZEV. 170 hp. VW Jetta sedan Mk5 [1K] ('08-'10), Jetta Sportwagen ('09-'11), Jetta sedan Mk6 ('11) 0 1.8L I4 Turbo IC Gas DOHC, 16 valve Direct injection. Audi EA888 Gen3 engine - Federal emissions. TSI. Timing chain. Engine Code: CPKA. VW Jetta sedan Mk6 1.8T ('14-'16), Beetle (Mid '14-'16) 1 1.8L I4 Turbo IC Gas DOHC, 16 valve Direct injection. Audi EA888 Gen3 engine - PZEV. TSI. Timing chain. VW Jetta sedan Mk6 1.8T ('14-'17), Beetle (Mid '14-'17), Golf Mk7 ('15-'17), Golf Sportwagen Fwd ('15-'17), Golf Sportwagen 4Motion Awd ('17), Golf Alltrack 4Motion Awd ('17) 1 1.8L I4 Turbo IC Gas DOHC, 16 valve Direct injection. Audi EA888 Gen3 engine - SULEV. TSI. Timing chain. VW Jetta sedan Mk6 1.8T ('18), Golf Mk7 ('18), Golf Sportwagen Fwd ('18), Golf Sportwagen 4Motion Awd ('18-'19), Golf Alltrack 4Motion Awd ('18-'19) 3 1.4L I4 Turbo IC Gas-Electric Hybrid DOHC, 16 valve Direct injection. VW EA211 engine + electric motor. Lithium-ion Battery Pack. Timing belt. VW Jetta Hybrid ('13-'16) 4 2.0L I4 Turbo IC Gas DOHC, 16 valve Direct injection. Audi EA888 Gen3 engine - PZEV. TSI. Timing chain. Engine Code: CXCB. 220 hp. VW GTI w/Performance Package [Mk7] ('15-'16), GTI Sport, SE, Autobahn [Mk7] ('17) 4 2.0L I4 Turbo IC Gas DOHC, 16 valve Direct injection. Audi EA888 Gen3 engine - SULEV. TSI. Timing chain. Engine Code: CXCB. 220 hp. VW GTI (all models) [Mk7] ('18) 5 1.4L I4 Turbo IC Gas DOHC, 16 valve Direct injection. VW EA211 engine - SULEV. Timing belt. VW Golf ('19-'21), Golf Sportwagen Fwd ('19), Jetta 1.4T [Mk7] ('19-'21) 6 2.0L I4 Turbo IC Gas DOHC, 16 valve Direct injection. Audi EA888 engine - Federal emissions. TSI. Timing chain. Engine Code: CCTA. VW Jetta GLI ('12-'13), Beetle 2.0T Turbo ('12-Mid '13) 6 1.4L I4 Turbo IC Gas DOHC, 16 valve Direct injection. VW EA211 engine. Timing belt. VW Jetta 1.4T ('16-'18) 8 2.0L I4 Turbo IC Gas DOHC, 16 valve Direct injection. Audi EA888 Evo4 engine - ULEV. TSI. Timing chain. Engine Code: DRNA. 241 hp. VW GTI [Mk8] ('22)
SCR=Selective Catalytic Reduction
Motor codes for Electric Vehicles
+Position 5 VIN Motor Designation Fuel Drive Wheels Battery Size Application/Notes M APP 310 (Rear) Electricity Rear 62 Kwh (gross) / 58 Kwh (net) VW ID.4 Rwd Standard, S ('23-'24), ID.4 Rwd Limited, S Limited ('25) M APP 310 (Rear) Electricity Rear 82 Kwh (gross) / 77 Kwh (net) VW ID.4 Rwd ('21-'22), ID.4 Rwd Pro, Pro S ('23) N HASCO Magna asynchronous motor (Front) / APP310 (Rear) Electricity All 82 Kwh (gross) / 77 Kwh (net) VW ID.4 Awd ('21-'23) P EEM 85 Electricity Front 24.2 Kwh VW e-Golf ('15-'16). R EEM 100 Electricity Front 35.8 Kwh VW e-Golf ('17-'19 & '20 in Canada). R APP 550 (Rear) Electricity Rear 82 Kwh (gross) / 77 Kwh (net) VW ID.4 Rwd Pro, Pro S ('24-'26), Pro S Plus ('24) S HASCO Magna asynchronous motor (Front) / APP 550 (Rear) Electricity All 82 Kwh (gross) / 77 Kwh (net) VW ID.4 Awd ('24-'26) W APP 550 (Rear) Electricity Rear 91 Kwh (gross) / 86 Kwh (net) VW ID.Buzz Rwd ('25) Y AKA 150 (Front) / APP 550 (Rear) Electricity All 91 Kwh (gross) / 86 Kwh (net) VW ID.Buzz Awd ('25)
HASCO Magna=HASCO Magna Electric Drive Systems Co., Ltd.
Position 6, Restraint Systems:
0 = Active (Manual) 3-point Seat Belts only
1 = VW-RA (VW Restraint Automatic): Door-mounted front shoulder belts and front knee bolsters
2 = VW-RA (VW Restraint Automatic): Door-mounted front shoulder belts, Manual front lap belts, and front knee bolsters
4 = VW-ELRA (VW Electromechanical Restraint Automatic): Motorized front shoulder belts, Manual front lap belts
5 = Driver-side Airbag, Driver and Passenger Active (Manual) 3-point Seat Belts
8 = Driver and Passenger Front Airbags
6 = Active (Manual) belts plus Driver and Passenger Front Airbags & Front Side Airbags & Side Curtain Airbags
9 = Active (Manual) belts plus Driver and Passenger Front Dual-stage Airbags & Front Side Airbags & Side Curtain Airbags
3 = Active (Manual) belts plus Driver and Passenger Front Advanced Airbags & Front Side Airbags
3 = Active (Manual) belts plus Driver and Passenger Front Advanced Airbags & Front Side Airbags & Side Curtain Airbags ('13-'14 Tiguan)
0 = Active (Manual) belts plus Driver and Passenger Front Advanced Airbags & Front and Rear Side Airbags & Side Curtain Airbags (Phaeton)
7 = Active (Manual) belts plus Driver and Passenger Front Advanced Airbags & Front Side Airbags & Side Curtain Airbags (Golf, Jetta, Passat, CC, Arteon, '12-'19 Beetle coupe, Taos, '15- Tiguan, Tiguan Limited, '17 Touareg)
7 = Active (Manual) belts plus Driver and Passenger Front Advanced Airbags & Front Side Head/Thorax Airbags ('13-'17 Beetle convertible)
8 = Active (Manual) belts plus Driver and Passenger Front Advanced Airbags & Front Side Head/Thorax Airbags ('13-'16 Eos)
8 = Active (Manual) belts plus Driver and Passenger Front Advanced Airbags & Front and Rear Side Airbags & Side Curtain Airbags (Jetta)
9 = Active (Manual) belts plus Driver and Passenger Front Advanced Airbags & Front and Rear Side Airbags & Side Curtain Airbags (Except Jetta)
9 = Active (Manual) belts plus Driver and Passenger Front Advanced Airbags & Front Side Airbags & Side Curtain Airbags ('11 - Early '17 Touareg)
A = Active (Manual) belts plus Driver and Passenger Front Advanced Airbags & Front Side Head/Thorax Airbags ('18-'19 Beetle convertible)
2 = Active (Manual) belts plus Driver and Passenger Front Advanced Airbags & Front Side Airbags & Side Curtain Airbags (Atlas, Atlas Cross Sport)
P = Active (Manual) belts plus Driver and Passenger Front Advanced Airbags & Front Side Airbags & Side Curtain Airbags (ID.4)
V = Active (Manual) belts plus Driver and Passenger Front Advanced Airbags & Front Side Airbags & Side Curtain Airbags (ID.Buzz)
Position 7-8, Model Line:
1981-2009:
30 = Fox ('87-'93)
15 = Rabbit Convertible ('81-'84), Cabriolet ('85-'93)
16 = Jetta ('81-'88)
17 = Rabbit ('81-'84), Rabbit Truck ('81-'83), Golf (US built: '85-'89)
1G = Golf (Mexican built: '89-'92), Jetta ('89-'92)
1H = Golf/GTI ('93-'99 - Mark III), Jetta ('93-'99 - Mark III)
1E = Cabrio ('95-'99)
1V = Cabrio ('00-'02)
1J = Golf/GTI ('99-'06 - Mark IV), R32 ('04), City Golf (Canada only: '07-'09), Jetta wagon ('01-'05 & '06 in Canada - Mark IV)
9M = Jetta sedan ('99-'05 - Mark IV), City Jetta (Canada only: '07-'09)
1K = Rabbit/GTI ('06-'09 - Mark V), R32 ('08), Jetta sedan ('05-'09 - Mark V), Jetta Sportwagen ('09 - Mark V)
32 = Dasher hatchback ('81), Quantum hatchback ('82-'83)/sedan ('82-'88)
33 = Dasher wagon ('81), Quantum wagon ('82-'88)
31 = Passat ('90-'94)
3A = Passat ('95-'97)
3B = Passat ('98-'05)
3C = Passat ('06-'09), CC ('09)
3D = Phaeton ('04-'06)
53 = Scirocco ('81-'88 & '89 in Canada)
50 = Corrado ('90-'94 & '95 in Canada)
1C = New Beetle coupe ('98-'09)
1Y = New Beetle convertible ('03-'09)
1F = Eos ('07-'09)
25 - Vanagon ('81-'91)
70 = Eurovan ('93-'03 & '92 in Canada), Eurovan-based Winnebago Rialta, Winnebago Vista, Itasca Sunstar Class C motorhomes
5N = Tiguan ('09)
7L = Touareg ('04-'09)
2010-:
BE (Type 1J) = City Golf (Canada only: '10)
AJ (Type 5K) = Golf/GTI ('10-'14 - Mark 6), Golf R ('12-'13)
AU (Type AU) = Golf/GTI ('15-'21 - Mark 7), Golf R ('15-'19), Golf Sportwagen ('15-'19 - Mark 7), Golf Alltrack ('17-'19), e-Golf ('15-'19 & '20 in Canada)
CD (Type CD) = Golf GTI/Golf R ('22-24 - Mark 8)
CD (Type DA) = Golf GTI/Golf R ('25-present - Mark 8.5)
AJ (Type 1K) = Jetta sedan ('10 - Mark V), Jetta Sportwagen ('10-'14 - Mark V)
AJ (Type 16) = Jetta sedan ('11-'18 - Mark VI)
BU = Jetta sedan ('19-present - Mark VII)
AN (Type 3C) = Passat ('10)
A3 (NMS) = Passat ('12-'22)
AN (Type 3C) = CC ('10-'17)
AN (Type 3H) = Arteon ('19-'23)
AG (Type 1C) = New Beetle coupe ('10)
AL (Type 1Y) = New Beetle convertible ('10)
AT (Type 5C) = Beetle ('12-'19)
AH (Type 1F) = Eos ('10-'16)
EB = ID Buzz ('25)
B2 (Type CL) = Taos ('22-)
AX (Type 5N) = Tiguan ('10-'17), Tiguan Limited ('17-'18)
AX (Type BW) = Tiguan ('18-'24)
RM = Tiguan ('25-)
A9 (Type 7L) = Touareg ('10)
BP (Type 7P) = Touareg ('11-'17)
CA = Atlas ('18-'26), Atlas Cross Sport ('20-'26)
DH = Atlas ('27)
E2 = ID.4 (German built: '21-'22)
E8 = ID.4 (US built: '23-'26)
Position 9, Check Digit
Check digit
Position 10, Model Year:
Model year
Position 11, Production Plant:
B: Brussels, Belgium
C: Chattanooga, TN, USA
D: Bratislava, Slovakia
E: Emden, Germany
G: Graz, Austria (Steyr-Daimler-Puch plant: Vanagon Syncro 4wd [US: '86-'87, '89-'91, Canada: '86-'91])
H: Hanover, Germany
K: Osnabrueck, Germany (Karmann plant: Scirocco ['81-'88 & '89 in Canada], Corrado ['90-'94 & '95 in Canada], Rabbit Convertible ['81-'84], Cabriolet ['85-'93], Cabrio ['95-'96])
K: Osnabrueck, Germany (ex-Karmann VW Osnabrueck GmbH plant: Tiguan ['17], Tiguan Limited ['17-'18])
M: Puebla, Mexico
P: Zwickau, Germany [For WMI: WVW or WVG]
P: Sao Bernardo do Campo, Sao Paulo state, Brazil (Anchieta plant) [For WMI: 9BW]
R: Windsor Assembly - Windsor, ON, Canada (Chrysler plant)
V: Westmoreland Assembly - East Huntingdon, Westmoreland County, PA, USA [For WMI: 1VW or 1V1]
V: Portugal [For WMI: WVW]
W: Wolfsburg, Germany
4: Sao Jose dos Pinhais, Parana state, Brazil (Curitiba plant)
8: Dresden, Germany
Positions 12–17, Serial Number
Select VW equipment codes:
X9A - Equipment Options for USA market
X9B - Equipment Options for Canadian market