Enter the 17-character VIN of your Ferrari 550 to see the factory basics. Free, with no registration.
Look on the dashboard, the driver's door frame or in the registration document.
Type all 17 characters. The letters I, O and Q are never used in a VIN.
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Decode the VIN of the car Ferrari 550 for free: the 17 characters reveal the manufacturer, the model year and the country in which the vehicle was made. Here is what we have on the car Ferrari 550: years 1996 - 2006, body styles Convertible, power 485 hp and 2 versions in total. From the 17 characters the decoder reads who built the vehicle, in which model year and in which country. The plant can be derived too when the manufacturer encodes it.
Past damage, odometer values, theft records and the number of owners are not part of a VIN, so no decoder can read them from the code alone. A separate history check is needed for that. Take the VIN from the dashboard or door frame of the model Ferrari 550 and hold it next to the document. Go through it slowly, one character at a time, rather than glancing at the first few.
1996 - 2006
Production years
485 hp
Power
1
Body styles
2
Versions
Versions and generations in our data. Use the VIN to confirm which one you have.
| Version | Years | Body | Power |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ferrari 550 Maranello | 1996 - 2002 | - | 485 hp |
| Ferrari 550 Barchetta Pininfarina | 2000 - 2006 | Convertible | 485 hp |
The 10th character of the VIN is the model year. For the Ferrari 550, with model years 1996 - 2006 in our data, these are the characters to expect. The letters repeat every 30 years, so always confirm the year against the car itself.
On the driver's side, visible through the windshield.
On a sticker on the door frame or the edge of the door.
Printed in the vehicle registration or title.
Stamped on the firewall or the frame on many models.
A VIN is built from six parts, and each one says something about the vehicle. Our guides explain how to read it and what it can and cannot tell you.
Enter the 17-character VIN and see the factory basics in seconds.
Our data lists model years 1996 - 2006 across 2 versions of the Ferrari 550. The VIN of a particular car shows its model year in the 10th character.
It is the 10th character. For the Ferrari 550 the characters to expect are T (1996), V (1997), W (1998), X (1999), Y (2000), 1 (2001), 2 (2002), 3 (2003), 4 (2004), 5 (2005), 6 (2006).
2 versions, in 1 body style, with power up to 485 hp. Use the VIN to confirm which one you have.
Look at the base of the windshield on the driver's side, where the VIN is visible from outside the car. It is also printed on the door frame of the driver's door and in the registration document.
It confirms the basic identity of the car, such as maker, model year and country. It says nothing about damage, mileage, theft or owners, so for those you would need a paid vehicle history report.
Nothing. Decoding is free and there is no sign-up. You pay only if you decide to order a vehicle history report.