Enter the 17-character VIN of your SeAZ 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.
See the factory basics for free, and order a full report for the history behind the VIN.
Enter the 17-character VIN of a SeAZ and the decoder returns the manufacturer, the model year and the country of manufacture. Our data for the brand is small: one model, the 1111, sold as a Hatchback, with model years from 1997 to 2008 and a highest power of 53 hp.
The decoder reads only the VIN, so it cannot tell you about accidents, mileage, theft or previous owners. That information comes from a paid vehicle history report, while the decoder itself stays free and needs no registration.
Pick a SeAZ model to see how its VIN works.
Every VIN built since 1981 has 17 characters, and the letters I, O and Q are never used. The first three characters are the WMI, which identifies the manufacturer. We do not currently have a WMI code mapped to SeAZ, so we cannot list one here or name a country from it.
Characters 4 to 8 describe the vehicle, and character 9 is a check digit. North American VINs require it, while many European VINs fill that position differently. Character 10 gives the model year, character 11 the plant, and characters 12 to 17 are the serial number.
For a SeAZ 1111 the tenth character is the quickest thing to check. A car from 1997 carries the letter V in that position, and one from 2008 carries the digit 8. Our version data for the brand covers the years between those two.
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.
Start with the registration document, which prints the full 17 characters. On the car itself the VIN is stamped or fixed on a plate, and the exact position varies, so compare the number on the car with the one on the papers.
The first three characters are the WMI, the manufacturer code. We have no WMI codes mapped to SeAZ at the moment, so the decoder may not name the maker for every VIN. That says nothing about whether a VIN is genuine.
Look at the tenth character. V stands for 1997 and 8 for 2008, which are the first and last years in our SeAZ data. Letters and digits in between follow the standard sequence.
It cannot show accidents, mileage, theft or the number of owners, because none of that is stored in the VIN. It also does not list equipment or condition, only what the VIN characters encode.
Make sure the VIN on the car matches the registration papers, and that the model year character fits the age the seller gives. Then look over the body and the service records yourself, since the VIN alone says nothing about condition.