Enter the VIN of a Piaggio scooter to read what the number says.
Enter the 17-character VIN of a Piaggio scooter and the decoder returns the manufacturer, the model year and the country of manufacture. It costs nothing and needs no registration. Our catalogue lists 72 Piaggio models from 2001 to the present, from the Liberty 50 and Zip up to the MP3 530 HPE Exclusive, with engine sizes from 49 to 530 cc and a highest power of 44 hp.
The decoder reads the VIN and nothing else, so it says nothing about accidents, mileage, theft entries or previous owners. That information comes from a vehicle history report, and the registration papers and a close look at the scooter fill in the rest.
72 models in our data, newest first.
A VIN built to the 17-character standard never contains the letters I, O or Q. The first three characters identify the manufacturer and the country, and characters 4 to 8 describe the machine in a code that each maker defines for itself, so a Beverly 300 and a Liberty 50 are coded by the maker, not by a common table. Character 9 is a check digit, which is required in North America. Character 10 is the model year, 11 the assembly plant and 12 to 17 the serial number. For a scooter from 2001, the first year in our data, the tenth character is a 1. A 2010 model carries an A.
On a scooter the VIN is usually stamped into the frame, often near the steering head, and repeated on a plate or sticker. It is also written in the registration papers, so you can compare the two. Machines built before 1981 can carry shorter frame numbers, and the decoder cannot read those. For anything from 2001 onward, such as an MP3 300, a Medley or a Typhoon 125, a full 17-character VIN is what you should be looking for.
The decoder reads the number. A history report looks for the records tied to it.
Piaggio history reportIt is usually stamped into the frame, often near the steering head, and also printed on a plate or sticker. You will find it in the registration papers too.
Characters 1 to 3 identify the manufacturer and the country where the scooter was made. Characters 4 to 8 describe the machine, but the coding is set by each maker.
Look at the tenth character. It stands for the model year, and the decoder translates it for you. Our data for Piaggio covers model years 2001 to the present.
Accidents, mileage, theft entries and owners are not stored in a VIN, so the decoder cannot show them. It reads only the manufacturer, the model year and the country of manufacture.
Compare the VIN on the frame with the one in the papers and make sure the characters match and look untouched. Then check the model year against the seller's description, and ask for service records and a test ride.
Enter the VIN of a Piaggio scooter to read what the number says.