The ISO standard

vehicle identification number A vehicle identification number (VIN; also called a chassis number or frame number) is a unique code, including a serial number, used by the automotive industry to identify individual motor vehicles, towed vehicles, motorcycles, scooters a ...

(VIN) was introduced for the

Porsche Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG, usually shortened to Porsche (; see below), is a German automobile manufacturer specializing in luxury, high-performance sports cars, SUVs and sedans, headquartered in Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Th ...

model year 1981.

Decoding

VINs consist of 17 characters and for Porsche can be decoded as follows:-

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. (More info needed.)

Examples of model type codes (positions 7, 8 and 12)

On 2010+ North America market vehicles, the first digit will be 'A' instead of '9' * Cayenne = 9PA then 92A * Panamera = 970 * Boxster = 986, 987, 981, A82, 982 * Cayman = 987, 981, A82, 982 * Carrera GT = 980 * 911 = 901, 930, 964, 993, 996, 997, 991, 992 * 924 = 924 * 924 Turbo = 931 * 924 Carrera GT/GTS/GTR = 937 * 928 = 928 * 944 = 944 * 944 Turbo = 951 * 959 = 959 * 968 = 968 * Taycan = Y1A (sedan), Y1B (cross turismo and sport turismo)

Year codes (position 10)

More properly described as 'Model year'. While the code may indicate a particular year it may well be the 'model year' which could be the subsequent year, for instance a 1994 registered vehicle may well be a model year 1995 on the VIN/chassis number.

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".

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Examples

WP0ZZZ94ZFN40**** a 944. WP0ZZZ98Z7U770439**** 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 WP0ZZZ95ZJS90**** a 959 WP1ZZZ9YZLDA3**** a Cayenne E-hybrid WP0ZZZ99ZKS12**** a Targa 4 GTS WP0AA2Y18NSA1**** a 2022 Taycan sedan, RWD, for North America

References

{{reflist Most of 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), additional information was first posted on 968uk.com in November 2004.

External

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