Decode Your Chassis Number

[StephenTazz]

Decoding The Chassis Number or VIN number

Since 1982, all vehicles leaving the production line are required to have a 17 digit chassis number or Vehicle Identification Number (VIN). Here follows a break down of the T4's chassis number system - as found stamped on the scuttle panel below the windscreen, and on the top of the dashboard on some export models. There should be a data card attached behind the rubber trim in the driver's footwell adjacent to the fusebbox, and inside the front cover of the service booklet.

Base Model Range

___ ZZZ 70 Z L H xxxxxx

• WV1 - Commercial vehicles (Vans and Pick-ups)
• WV2 - Leisure vehicles (Campers, Caravelles, Eurovans, Kombis)
• WV3 - Chassis cabs and Power Cabs for specialist applications

WV refers to vehicles produced in Europe - vehicles produced elsewhere will have a different set of characters.

Filler Codes

WV1 ___ 70 _ L H xxxxxx

The Z’s are filler codes and only serve to pad out the VIN number to the European standard 17 digit code. This is where special options or requirements are noted on the chassis number.

Type Code

WV1 ZZZ __ Z L H xxxxxx

The VW Type Code for the T4 is simply 70

Model years

WV1 ZZZ 70 Z _ H xxxxxx

Model Years ran from August in the preceeding year to July of the year indicated until 2001 model year which started in May 2000 in the preceeding year.

T4a

• 1990 - L - European launch in January
• 1991 - M - UK launch in August 1990
• 1992 - N -
• 1993 - P - 1992 launch of Euro 2 compliant 1.9 Umwelt TD; Eurovan range introduced in States; Australian and Canadian launch; CKD Production - Poland, Taiwan, Indonesia
• 1994 - R - 500,000^th T4 made at Hanover
• 1995 - S - imports to States of Eurovan 7-seater models cease
• 1996 - T - to December 1995 (< T_199000); August launch of Euro 2 compliant TDI

T4b

• 1996 - T - launch January (T_200001 >) including the American Market Eurovan Weekender VR6
• 1997 - V -
• 1998 - W - launch of Euro 2 compliant TDI and TDI Syncro; 1,000,000^th T4
• 1999 - X - launch of Euro 2 compliant TDI
• 2000 - Y - to April 2000 - 50^th anniversary editions; launch of V6; relaunch of 7 seater Eurovan GLS V6 in States; launch of TDI in Australia;
• 2001 - 1 - from May 2000 - Caravelle range revamp;
• 2002 - 2 - X-pack long nose option available in the UK
• 2003/4 - 3/4 - Final Edition Multivans and Westfalia Generation are produced alongside T5 from March 2003
• 2005 - the final Eurovan is sold in States in September 2004; the 10 millionth VW Transporter (including LT, Trucks and Buses) leaves the production line (a T5)

Where T4’s were made

WV1 ZZZ 70 Z L _ xxxxxx

• H - Hanover, Germany
• X - Poznan, Poland from 1993
• C -Taiwan (built under license by Chin Chun Motors Ltd from 1993)
• J - Jakata, Indonesia (built under license by PT Garuda Mataran Motor Company)

Production Serial Number

WV1 ZZZ 70 Z L H ______

This is merely a six digit sequential number relating to the numbers leaving the production lines.

http://www.dubnetworks.net/vw-vin-decoder.htm

[So-Kal]

This link's you straight to a VIN number decoder - 'tis very swish.........

http://www.abvwc.org.uk/vw_vin.htm

[StephenTazz]

Or give this a try...

http://www.dubnetworks.net/vw-vin-decoder.htm

[vegexpert]

could anyone tell me where I would find this on my '95 T4?

[footballhead]

on your logbook

[StephenTazz]

Originally Posted by vegexpert

could anyone tell me where I would find this on my '95 T4?

Have a reread of the first paragraph - the info is duly added...

[JULIAN ROBINSON]

Sorry to drag up such an old thread... I'm trying to work out if a van was built in 1995 or 1996... its a 1996 model year (T), but I suspect it was built in 1995.... anyone know the last chassis number built in 1995?

Thanks Guys.

[StephenTazz]

Originally Posted by JULIAN ROBINSON

Sorry to drag up such an old thread... I'm trying to work out if a van was built in 1995 or 1996... its a 1996 model year (T), but I suspect it was built in 1995.... anyone know the last chassis number built in 1995?

Thanks Guys.

T4a's with the small bumpers are upto T_199000, T4b's with the big bumpers are from T_200001

[JULIAN ROBINSON]

Just discovered that the last chassis number in november 1995 was 055445 our chassis number is before that...

[Cherrytree]

After checking my chassis number on the van and then on the log book, the log book has it as a WV2, but on the van it is a WV1 the rest is the same....

Does anyone having any clues as to whether this may cause a problem? Just discovered it and I'm a bit puzzled..

Thanks in advance