The ISO standard VIN was introduced for the Porsche model year 1981.
VINs consist of 17 characters and for Porsche can be decoded as follows:-
Video Porsche VIN numbers
Vehicle Specification for USA etc (positions 4,5 and 6)
VIN has been implemented differently in two regions, they consist of the following countries:-
USA etc. = USA, Canada, Mexico, Japan and Switzerland.
RoW = Rest of world. (i.e. everywhere except USA, Canada, Mexico, Japan and Switzerland.)
Vehicle Specification for "USA etc" is a 3 character code giving details of the body type, engine, seatbelts and airbags fitted.
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Maps Porsche VIN numbers
Examples of Model Type codes (positions 7,8 and 12)
Year Codes (position 10)
Factory Codes (position 11)
Model Configuration Code (position 13)
A leading "0" usually means standard coupé, for the RoW markets. For the 944 and 968, US cars are usually identified by a leading "5". 944 convertibles have a leading "3" (RoW) or "8" (US). Sometimes this model code extends into the 14th digit, such as for the 968 CS which had chassis numbers beginning with "15".
Examples
WP0ZZZ94ZFN40**** a 944.
WP0ZZZ98Z7U75**** a Cayman.
WP0ZZZ92ZGN40**** a 924S.
WP1ZZZ9PZ8LA7**** a Cayenne.
WP0ZZZ96ZRS81**** a 968.
WP0ZZZ99Z5S73**** a 911.
WP0ZZZ97ZAL08**** a Panamera.
WP0ZZZ98Z4L00**** a Carrera GT.
WP0ZZZ98Z8U72**** a Boxster S.
WP0ZZZ99Z5S76**** a 911 C2S Convertible.
WP0ZZZ99Z2S64**** a 911 C4 convertible.
WP1AF2A51FLB9**** a Macan Turbo
WPOZZZ95ZJS90**** a 959
References
All the information summarised here was first published in articles by Chris Horton in the December 2010 and January 2011 editions of Porsche Post (Magazine of the Porsche Club Great Britain).
External
- Porsche VIN decoder
Source of article : Wikipedia
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