Enter the 17-character VIN of your Vanderhall 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 a 17-character VIN and the Vanderhall decoder reads what the number itself says: the manufacturer, the model year and the country of manufacture. Our data for the brand covers two models, Carmel and Venice, with version data for model years 2017 to 2019 and the Roadster body style. The decoder is free and needs no registration.
A VIN does not contain accidents, mileage, theft records or previous owners. That information comes from a paid vehicle history report.
The first three characters are the World Manufacturer Identifier, or WMI. Right now our list has no WMI code mapped to Vanderhall, and the list is not complete. So a Vanderhall VIN may not be matched to the brand by its opening characters alone, and that says nothing about whether the number is correct.
The tenth character is the model year, and it is the easiest part to check against the 2017 to 2019 range in our data. An H stands for 2017, a J for 2018 and a K for 2019. Positions 4 to 8 describe the vehicle, position 11 marks the plant, and positions 12 to 17 are the serial number.
Position 9 is a check digit. It is required in North America, while many European VINs fill it differently. The letters I, O and Q are never used in a VIN, which helps when you are copying one by hand.
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 or the insurance papers, where the full 17 characters are printed. On the vehicle itself the number is normally on an identification plate or stamped into the structure, and the owner's documents should tell you where to look.
The first three characters are the WMI, which identifies the manufacturer and the country. We have no WMI code mapped to Vanderhall at the moment, and our list is not complete, so the opening characters of your VIN are simply not one we can match yet.
Look at the tenth character. In the range our data covers, H means 2017, J means 2018 and K means 2019. The decoder reads this character for you and shows the year.
It cannot show accidents, mileage, theft, number of owners or service history, because none of that is stored in the VIN. It also does not tell you the condition of a particular Carmel or Venice.
Compare the VIN on the vehicle with the one in the registration papers and make sure they match character for character. Then check that the decoded model year fits what the seller tells you, and ask to see service records and have the car inspected in person.