World Manufacturer Identifier (WMI) to ISO 3780

• BMW AG München - WBA
• BMW Motorsport GmbH München - WBS
• BMW BMW Motorräder - WB1
• BMW US Markt P.C. - 4US
• BMW US Markt P.C. Motorsport GmbH - 5UM
• BMW US Markt P.C. MPV - 5UX
• BMW AG Werk Oxford (Mini) - WMW
• BMW Rolls Royce Hireus - SA9
• BMW Rolls Royce Goodwood - SCA
• BMW CKD Mexiko - 3AV
• BMW CKD Avtotor, Kaliningrad - X4X
• BMW CKD Thailand - MMF
• BMW South Africa (bis 1999) - NC0
• Magna Steyr - WBX

Vehicle Description Section (VDS)

Type code

Security version

• Seat belts - 0
• Seat belts and driver airbag - 1
• Seat belts and dualairbag - 2
• Seat belts and dualairbag (2nd generation) - 3
• Seat belts and dualairbag (multi-stage) - 4

VIN hash value for review

Manufacturing year to ISO 3779

Since it is not a legal requirement to enter an annual code in Europe, BMW has been displaying a '0' on the 10th digit for some time. However, you will find the old year code in 'non-European' versions, since this is required by law in North America, for example.

BMW Production sites

• München - A F K
• Regensburg - E J P
• Dingolfing - B C D G
• Leipzig - V
• Graz - W
• Spartanburg - L M
• Rosslyn - H N
• Shenyang - S
• Toluka (Mexiko) - R
• Oxford - T
• Goodwood - U
• Berlin - X Y Z

Serial number