WV1 — Volkswagen
A VIN that begins with WV1 was built by Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles in Germany. Decode a full WV1 VIN below to get the exact make, model, engine and origin.
What WV1 means
WV1 is the World Manufacturer Identifier — the first three characters of every VIN, which identify who built the vehicle and where.
VW commercial vans (Transporter).
How the WV1 prefix is built
Under ISO 3780, the three WMI characters break down like this:
“W” places the manufacturer in Europe.
“WV” identifies the assigning country: Germany.
“1” narrows it to Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles.
Where Volkswagen WV1 vehicles are built
Vehicles with a WV1 VIN are associated with Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles, Germany. Note that a single carmaker uses different WMIs for different plants, so the WV1 prefix points to this specific origin — not simply to the Volkswagen brand.
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