Vehicle Identification Numbers (VIN codes)/Fiat/VIN Codes
General Template for Fiat's VIN format (2012 - Current)
Passenger Cars 2012-
| Position | Sample | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Z | Nation of Origin |
| 2 | F | Manufacturer |
| 3 | A | Vehicle type |
| 4 | C | Restraint System |
| 5 | F | Brand |
| 6 | A | Marketing Name |
| 7 | A | Price Series, Drive Wheels, Drive Position, and Body Style |
| 8 | H | Engine Type |
| 9 | 0 | Check digit |
| 10 | C | Model year |
| 11 | X | Assembly Plant |
| 12 | 0 | Production sequence number |
| 13 | 0 | |
| 14 | 5 | |
| 15 | 9 | |
| 16 | 4 | |
| 17 | 3 |
Multi-Purpose Passenger Vehicles 2014-
| Position | Sample | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Z | Nation of Origin |
| 2 | F | Manufacturer |
| 3 | B | Vehicle type |
| 4 | N | GVWR, Brake System, & Restraint Systems |
| 5 | F | Brand |
| 6 | Y | Marketing Name & Drive Wheels |
| 7 | A | Body Type, Drive Position, and Price Series |
| 8 | H | Engine Type |
| 9 | 0 | Check digit |
| 10 | C | Model year |
| 11 | 3 | Assembly Plant |
| 12 | 0 | Production sequence number |
| 13 | 0 | |
| 14 | 5 | |
| 15 | 9 | |
| 16 | 4 | |
| 17 | 3 |
Nation of Origin
| VIN code | Description |
|---|---|
| 3 | Mexico |
| J | Japan |
| Z | Italy |
Manufacturer
| VIN code | Description |
|---|---|
| C | Chrysler Group |
| F | Fiat Group Automobiles/FCA Italy |
Vehicle type
| VIN code | Description |
|---|---|
| 3 | Passenger Car |
| 4 | Multipurpose Passenger Vehicle |
| A | Passenger Car |
| B | Multipurpose Passenger Vehicle |
Restraint System - Passenger Cars 2012-
| VIN code | Description |
|---|---|
| C | Manual Seat Belts and Driver and Passenger Front Airbags & Side Airbags (all rows) ('12-'19 Fiat 500) |
| F | Manual Seat Belts and Driver and Passenger Front Airbags, Side Airbags, Head (Curtain) Airbags (all rows), & Driver's Knee Airbag ('24- Fiat 500e) |
GVWR, Brake System, & Restraint Systems - Light Trucks & Multi-Purpose Passenger Vehicles 2014-
| VIN code | Description |
|---|---|
| C | 4001-5000 lbs. GVWR, Hydraulic Brakes, Manual Seat Belts and Driver and Passenger Front Airbags & Side Airbags (All Rows) ('14-'18 500L, '16-'18 500X) |
| N | 4001-5000 lbs. GVWR, Hydraulic Brakes, Manual Seat Belts and Driver and Passenger Front Airbags & Side Airbags (All Rows) ('19-'20 500L, '19-'23 500X) |
GVWR=Gross Vehicle Weight Rating
Brand
| VIN code | Description |
|---|---|
| F | Fiat (2012-2019 500, '24- 500e, Freemont for outside N. America, '18-'22 Ducato for Brazil & Argentina) |
Marketing Name - Passenger Cars
| VIN code | Description |
|---|---|
| A | Fiat 500e ('24-) |
| F | Fiat 500 ('12-'19) |
Marketing Name & Drive Wheels - Light Trucks & Multi-Purpose Passenger Vehicles
| VIN code | Description |
|---|---|
| A | Fiat 500L ('14-'20) |
| X | Fiat 500X Fwd ('16-'18) |
| Y | Fiat 500X Awd ('16-'20) |
| 3 | Fiat 500X Awd ('21-'23) |
Price Series, Drive Wheels, Drive Position, and Body Style
Passenger Cars
| VIN code | Description |
|---|---|
| A | Fiat 500 Pop '12-'16, Fiat 500 Pop '17 (Canada), Fiat 500e Inspi(Red) Edition '24 |
| B | Fiat 500 Sport '12-'16 |
| C | Fiat 500 Lounge '12-'19, Fiat 500e Inspired By Music Edition '24, Fiat 500e Inspired By Beauty Edition '24, Fiat 500e Inspired by Los Angeles Edition '24, Fiat 500e Giorgio Armani Edition '25 |
| D | Fiat 500c Pop '12-'16, Fiat 500c Pop '17 (Canada) |
| E | Fiat 500c Lounge '12-'19 |
| F | Fiat 500 Abarth '12-'19 |
| G | Fiat 500e '13-'19 |
| H | Fiat 500 Turbo '13-16 |
| J | Fiat 500c Abarth '13-'19 |
| K | Fiat 500 Easy '16, Fiat 500 Pop '17-'19 |
| L | Fiat 500c Easy '16, Fiat 500c Pop '17-'19 |
Light Trucks
| VIN code | Description |
|---|---|
| A | Fiat 500L Pop '14-'20, 500X Pop '16-'22, 500X Pop Blue Sky Edition '18-'19, 500X 120th Anniversary Edition '19 |
| B | Fiat 500L Easy '14-'16, 500X Easy '16, 500X Sport '16-'18 (Canada), 500X Trekking '19-'22, 500X Trekking Urbana Edition '19, 500X Pop '23, 500X Sport '23 |
| C | Fiat 500L Lounge '14-'20, 500X Trekking '16-'18, 500X Trekking Urbana Edition '17-'18, 500X Sport '20-'22 |
| D | Fiat 500L Trekking '14-'20, 500L Urbana Trekking Limited Edition '15-'16, 500X Lounge '16-'18, 500X Trekking Plus '19-Early '22 |
| E | Fiat 500X Trekking Plus '16 |
Engine
Engine codes for passenger cars
| VIN | Size | Type | Fuel | Valvetrain | Engine Family/Notes/Applications |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| H | 1.4L | I4 Turbo IC | Gas | SOHC, 16 valve |
Sequential MPI. MultiAir. Fiat FIRE engine. EAF: Fiat 500 Abarth ('12-'17), 500 Turbo ('13-'16), 500 GQ Edition ('14), EAM: Fiat 500, 500 Abarth ('18-'19). |
| R | 1.4L | I4 | Gas | SOHC, 16 valve |
Sequential MPI. MultiAir. Fiat FIRE engine (EAB). Fiat 500 ('12-'17). |
Motor codes for Electric passenger cars
| VIN | Motor Code | Fuel | Drive Wheels | Application/Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| E | E99 | Electricity | Front | Fiat 500e ('13-'19). |
| 4 | ELB | Electricity | Front | Fiat 500e ('24-'25). |
Engine codes for light trucks
| VIN | Size | Type | Fuel | Valvetrain | Engine Family/Notes/Applications |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B | 2.4L | I4 | Gas | SOHC, 16 valve |
Sequential MPI. MultiAir2. Chrysler Tigershark Engine (ED6). Fiat 500X ('17). |
| B | 2.4L | I4 | Gas | SOHC, 16 valve |
Sequential MPI. MultiAir2. Chrysler Tigershark Engine - PZEV (ED8). Fiat 500X ('18). |
| H | 1.4L | I4 Turbo IC | Gas | SOHC, 16 valve |
Sequential MPI. MultiAir. Fiat FIRE engine (EAM). Fiat 500L ('14-'20), Fiat 500X ('17-'18). |
| T | 2.4L | I4 | Gas | SOHC, 16 valve |
Sequential MPI. MultiAir2. Chrysler Tigershark Engine (ED6). Fiat 500X ('16). |
| W | 1.4L | I4 Turbo IC | Gas | SOHC, 16 valve |
Sequential MPI. MultiAir. Fiat FIRE engine (EAM). Fiat 500X ('16). |
| 1 | 1.3L | I4 Turbo IC | Gas | SOHC, 16 valve |
Direct injection. MultiAir3. Fiat Firefly/GSE engine (EYF). Made in Bielsko-Biala, Poland. Fiat 500X ('19-'23). |
Assembly Plant
| Code | Description |
|---|---|
| E | Chrysler Saltillo Van Assembly plant, Saltillo, Coahuila, Mexico ('18-'22 Fiat Ducato for South America) |
| F | FCA India Automobiles plant, Ranjangaon, Maharashtra, India (Fiat production ended in 2018) |
| J | FCA Poland plant, Tychy, Poland |
| J | Stellantis Vigo plant, Vigo, Spain (Fiat Doblo '23-) (Uses WMI code VYF) |
| K | FCA Brazil Goiana plant, Goiana, Pernambuco, Brazil (Fiat Toro) |
| N | Stellantis Mangualde plant, Mangualde, Portugal (Fiat Doblo '23-) (Uses WMI code VYF) |
| P | Fiat Melfi (SATA) plant, Melfi, Italy |
| T | Chrysler Toluca Assembly plant, Toluca, Mexico state, Mexico (Fiat 500 '12-'19, Freemont) |
| U | FCA Argentina plant, Cordoba, Cordoba province, Argentina |
| U | Fiat Tofaş plant, Bursa, Turkey ('23-) |
| X | Fiat Mirafiori plant, Mirafiori district, Turin, Italy |
| Y | FCA Brazil Betim plant, Betim, Minas Gerais, Brazil |
| Z | FCA Serbia plant, Kragujevac, Serbia (Fiat 500L) |
| Z | Stellantis Sevel Nord plant, Lieu-Saint-Amand, France (Fiat Scudo, Ulysse '22-) (Uses WMI code VXF) |
| 2 | Fiat Sevel Sud plant, Atessa, Italy |
| 3 | Fiat Pomigliano d'Arco plant, Pomigliano d'Arco, Italy |
| 5 | Stellantis Kenitra plant, Ameur Seflia, Kenitra Province, Morocco (Fiat Topolino '23-) (Uses WMI code VYF) |
| 6 | Fiat Tofaş plant, Bursa, Turkey |
| 7 | Stellantis Luton plant, Luton, England, U.K. (Fiat Scudo, Ulysse '22-) (Uses WMI code VXF) |
| 9 | FCA Brazil Betim plant, Betim, Minas Gerais, Brazil (Brazilian-built Fiat Fiorino) |
| 9 | Mitsubishi Motors Thailand plant, Laem Chabang, Chonburi Province, Thailand (Fiat Fullback) |
| 0 | Mazda plant, Hiroshima, Japan (Fiat 124 Spider '17-'20) |
Fiat WMIs
- 3C3 - Chrysler Group Mexico (all brands) Passenger Car (Fiat 500 2012-2019)
- 3C4 - Chrysler Group Mexico (all brands) Multipurpose Passenger Vehicle (Fiat Freemont 2012-2015)
- 3C6 - Chrysler Group Mexico (all brands) Truck (Fiat Ducato for South America '18-'22)
- 3E4 - Chrysler Group Mexico (Fiat brand) Multipurpose Passenger Vehicle (Fiat Freemont 2011)
- 8AP - FCA/Stellantis Argentina (Cordoba plant)
- 9BD - FCA/Stellantis Brazil (Betim plant)
- 93W - Fiat Ducato made by Iveco in Brazil 2000–2017
- 988 - FCA/Stellantis Brazil (Goiana plant) (Fiat Toro)
- 9VC - Fiat Scudo made by Nordex S.A. in Uruguay
- JC1 - Mazda Motor Corp., Japan (Fiat 124 Spider '17-'20)
- LNP - Nanjing Fiat Automobile Co., Ltd., China (Production ended in 2006)
- LWV - GAC Fiat Chrysler Automobiles Co., Ltd., China (Fiat production ended in 2017)
- MCA - FCA India Automobiles Pvt. Ltd. (Fiat production ended in 2018)
- TSM - Fiat Sedici made by Suzuki in Hungary
- VXF - Stellantis France, Fiat brand (Fiat Scudo, Ulysse '22-)
- VYF - Stellantis France, Fiat brand (Fiat Doblo '23-, Fiat Topolino '23-)
- ZFA - Fiat/FCA/Stellantis, Fiat brand (in N. America: Fiat brand Passenger Car)
- ZFB - FCA/Stellantis, Fiat brand Multipurpose Passenger Vehicle
- ZFC - FCA/Stellantis, Fiat brand Truck (Fiat Ducato for Mexico)