Question about VIN

[ponytail]

Does all new 320ai in Singapore comes from South Africa

Trying to decode mine. So far i know WBA stand for BMW manufacture in Germany under plant code N. Any idea what is the plant name.

Also read somewhere that the 3 series supplied to Singapore is from South Africa so which is which?????

Can the Vin reveal which month it is manufactured in? So far only can decode that it is in the year 2005.

Anyone expert out there?

 

[darkavgr]

Re: Question about VIN

Try this:

http://www.bmw-z1.com/VIN/VINdecode-e.cgi

 

[taddy_lah]

Re: Question about VIN

Try this:

http://www.bmw-z1.com/VIN/VINdecode-e.cgi

darkavgr :
checked out the site but info "buah zun". Listed my 2005 E63 coupe as 2004 E64 convertible. anyway, never list place of manufacture

ponytail :
this posting by babe could shed more light
http://www.bmw-sg.com/forums/showthread.php?t=5003

 

[ponytail]

Re: Question about VIN

1. A,F,K - Munich, Germany
2. E,J,P - Regensburg, Germany
3. V - Leipzig, Germany
4. N - Rosslyn, South Africa


OK so W means Germany manufacture

N means Rosslyn, South Africa

Can i take it as meaning German car assembled in South Africa Plant.

How can i tell which month the car is manufactured? Just ask salesman.

 

[darkavgr]

Re: Question about VIN

darkavgr :
checked out the site but info "buah zun". Listed my 2005 E63 coupe as 2004 E64 convertible. anyway, never list place of manufacture

ponytail :
this posting by babe could shed more light
http://www.bmw-sg.com/forums/showthread.php?t=5003

maybe your car too new lah ;-)
mine seems correct

 

[Gandalf Fett]

Re: Question about VIN

I was told that all 3 series came out of SA

 

[titanic]

Re: Question about VIN

VIN Info here: http://www.bmwarchiv.de/de/bmw-vin.html

 

[ponytail]

Re: Question about VIN

Anyone out there know the manufacture month of your bmw car? Ask PML takes a long time to check, still do not have an answer yet. SE says i'm asking a very rare question.

 

[snoopytan]

Re: Question about VIN

I always refer to the stock tyre manufacture date (wk/year). This gives me a rough gauge of when the car was manufactured.

 

[T6]

Re: Question about VIN

I always refer to the stock tyre manufacture date (wk/year). This gives me a rough gauge of when the car was manufactured.

I dun think that is a good gauge. They may have stocked up tyres in advance.

 

[snoopytan]

Re: Question about VIN

True. Just a rough gauge.

 

[ponytail]

Re: Question about VIN

Is it really so difficult for PML to give info on which month the car is manufacture? i understand that the factory has a built week sheet for every car and it's states clearly which week of the year the car was built eg. 38weeks etc. I thot this is basic information. U mean nobody is interested to know that's why it remain unknown?