Enter the VIN of a Moto Guzzi motorcycle to read what the number says.
This free decoder reads the 17-character VIN of a Moto Guzzi motorcycle and tells you the manufacturer, the model year and the country of manufacture. No registration is needed. Our catalogue lists 193 Moto Guzzi models from 1960 to the present, from small engines of 42 cc up to 1380 cc, with the most powerful reaching 128 hp.
The VIN does not record accidents, mileage, theft entries or previous owners, so the decoder cannot show them. That information comes from a vehicle history report.
193 models in our data, newest first.
A VIN has 17 characters, and the letters I, O and Q are never used. The first three identify the manufacturer and the country, and characters 4 to 8 describe the machine itself, coded in the maker's own way. Character 9 is a check digit, required in North America. Character 10 gives the model year, character 11 the assembly plant, and characters 12 to 17 are the serial number. This is how the decoder arrives at the year of a V7 Stone, a V85 TT or a V100 Mandello.
On a motorcycle the VIN is usually stamped into the frame, often near the steering head, and repeated on a plate or sticker. You will also find it in the registration papers. Seventeen-character VINs apply to vehicles built since 1981. Our Moto Guzzi data goes back to 1960, so an older machine may carry a shorter frame number that a VIN decoder cannot read.
The decoder reads the number. A history report looks for the records tied to it.
Moto Guzzi history reportLook at the frame, often near the steering head, where it is stamped into the metal. It is also printed on a plate or sticker and written in the registration papers.
The first three characters identify the manufacturer and the country where the motorcycle was built. Characters 4 to 8 describe the machine, and each maker codes them in its own way.
The model year is the 10th character of the VIN, and the decoder translates it for you. This works for 17-character VINs, which apply to vehicles built since 1981. A motorcycle from the 1960s or 1970s may have a shorter frame number that cannot be decoded.
It reads only the VIN, so you get the manufacturer, model year and country of manufacture. Accidents, mileage, theft entries and owners are not stored in the VIN at all.
Compare the VIN on the frame with the number on the registration papers and make sure they match and the stamping looks untouched. Ask for service records, look the machine over in daylight and take a test ride.
Enter the VIN of a Moto Guzzi motorcycle to read what the number says.