Enter the 17-character VIN of your Iveco 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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Enter the 17 characters of an Iveco VIN and the decoder reads the manufacturer, the model year and the country of manufacture straight from the code. Our data for the brand is small: one model, the Massif 4x4, with version data for model years 2008 to 2011 and a highest power figure of 176 hp.
The decoder reads only the VIN itself, so it cannot tell you how a particular vehicle has been used or treated. Accidents, mileage, theft records and previous owners are not stored in the number. That information comes from a paid vehicle history report.
Pick a Iveco model to see how its VIN works.
The first three characters are the World Manufacturer Identifier, or WMI. For Iveco we recognise six of them: 8AT, 93Z, VF5, VS1, WJM and ZCF. Between them they point to Argentina, Brazil, France, Spain, Germany and Italy as countries of manufacture. Our list is not complete, so a VIN that begins with other characters is not a problem. These are simply the codes we map to the brand.
Characters 4 to 8 are the descriptor section, where the manufacturer encodes details of the vehicle. Character 9 is the check digit. North America requires it, while many European VINs fill that position in their own way, so we do not treat it as a test of a European VIN. Letters I, O and Q are never used in a VIN, which avoids confusion with 1 and 0.
Character 10 gives the model year. For the 2008 to 2011 range in our data the letters are 8 for 2008, 9 for 2009, A for 2010 and B for 2011. Character 11 marks the plant, and characters 12 to 17 are the serial number of that vehicle. This layout applies to cars built since 1981.
Every VIN has six parts. This is what each of them means.
| Part | Characters | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| WMI | 1 to 3 | World manufacturer identifier: who built the vehicle and where |
| VDS | 4 to 8 | Vehicle descriptor: model, body type and engine, as set by the manufacturer |
| Check digit | 9 | Control value that helps confirm the VIN is valid |
| Model year | 10 | Code for the model year |
| Plant | 11 | Code for the assembly plant |
| Serial | 12 to 17 | Production sequence number of this vehicle |
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.
The number is usually shown on the vehicle registration document and on a plate or stamping on the vehicle itself, often near the base of the windscreen or on a door pillar. Check the exact location for your vehicle, and make sure you copy all 17 characters.
The first three characters are the WMI, which identifies the manufacturer and the country of manufacture. We map 8AT, 93Z, VF5, VS1, WJM and ZCF to Iveco, covering Argentina, Brazil, France, Spain, Germany and Italy.
Look at the 10th character. For an Iveco Massif 4x4 within our 2008 to 2011 data, 8 means 2008, 9 means 2009, A means 2010 and B means 2011.
It reads only the characters of the VIN, so it gives manufacturer, model year and country of manufacture. Accidents, mileage, theft and owners are not part of the number.
Compare the VIN on the documents with the one on the vehicle, and confirm that the model year character fits the age the seller gives. Ask for service records and take your time over a physical inspection.