BMW - Vehicle Identification Number (VIN) - VIS - Year Code
Here is the annual breakdown for all non-European BMWs and BMWs older than 2000 according to ISO 3779:
A: 1980 L: 1990 Y: 2000 A: 2010 L: 2020 Y: 2030
B: 1981 M: 1991 1: 2001 B: 2011 M: 2021 1: 2031
C: 1982 N: 1992 2: 2002 C: 2012 N: 2022 2: 2032
D: 1983 P: 1993 3: 2003 D: 2013 P: 2023 3: 2033
E: 1984 R: 1994 4: 2004 E: 2014 R: 2024 4: 2034
F: 1985 S: 1995 5: 2005 F: 2015 S: 2025 5: 2035
G: 1986 T: 1996 6: 2006 G: 2016 T: 2026 6: 2036
H: 1987 V: 1997 7: 2007 H: 2017 V: 2027 7: 2037
J: 1988 W: 1998 8: 2008 J: 2018 W: 2028 8: 2038
K: 1989 X: 1999 9: 2009 K: 2019 X: 2029 9: 2039
A year runs from September 1st of the previous year to August 31th of the year shown. The letters A to Z (without 'I' 'O' and 'Q' and the numbers 1 to 9 (without '0') are allowed. The characters are repeated every 30 years.