Z F F X D 2 1 A 9 G 0 0 3 8 0 9 9
The
first digit
identifies the vehicle's country of origin. Italy 's letter is
"Z," therefore, all Ferrari VINs will begin with the letter "Z".
The
second and third digits
identify the marque and manufacturer. To date, Ferrari S.p.A has
been assigned and used only two codes. "DF" for the Dino, and
"FF" for the Ferrari marques manufactured by Ferrari S.p.A. The
Dino marque has not been produced since 1980, therefore "FF"
will appear in the second and third place digits of all Ferrari
VINs, unless you are looking at a Dino.
The
fourth digit
identifies the engine type for a given model.
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A =
308 2-valve injected ( U.S.A. model) |
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L =
512 TR European |
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B =
308 2-valve carb wet sump (Euro. model) |
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M =
308 4-valve U.S.A. 1993 |
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C =
308 2-valve carb dry sump (Euro. model) |
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M =
F40 U.S.A. |
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C =
328 European |
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P =
288 GTO |
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D =
512 Boxer carbureted |
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P =
F355 |
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E =
400 V-12 fuel injected |
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R =
348 U.S.A. |
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F =
308 Australia |
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S =
Testarossa U.S.A. / Japan |
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F =
348 U.S.A. / Japan |
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S =
456 |
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G =
308 2-valve carbureted U.S.A. / Japan |
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T =
Testarossa European |
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G =
F40 European |
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U =
308 4-valve U.S.A. 1984-1985 |
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H =
308 2-valve injected European |
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V =
512M |
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J =
512 Boxer injected |
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W =
328 European |
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K =
208 Turbocharged European |
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X =
328 U.S.A. / Japan |
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K =
348 European |
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Y =
412 V-12 |
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L =
308 4-valve European |
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Z =
550 Maranello |
With only 26
letters available, it was necessary to recycle some of the
letters. Always consider the entire 17 digit VIN to determine
the type of engine, especially the sixth and seventh digits.
The
fifth digit is used
to identify the vehicle's safety system.
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A =
3-point inertia belts for front |
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B =
3-point inertia belts for front plus 3-point
non-inertia belts for rear |
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C =
3-point inertia belts for front plus 2-point inertia
belts for rear |
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D =
3-point inertia belts for front plus 3-point inertia
belts for rear |
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G =
Passive restraint system |
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P =
Air bags and 3-point inertia belts for front plus
inertia belts for rear |
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M =
Passive restraint system |
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N =
Automatic
passive restraint system |
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R =
Air bags and 3-point inertia belts for front |
The
sixth and seventh digits
are used to identify the vehicle model or body type.
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01
= 308 GT4 (ZDF) |
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20
= 328 GTS |
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01
= 308 GTBi (ZFF) |
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21
= 3.2 Mondial Coupe |
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02
= 308 GTBi |
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24
= 412 Automatic |
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03
= 308 GTB |
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25
= 412 5-Speed |
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04
= 308 GTS |
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26
= 3.2 Mondial Cabriolet |
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05
= 512 BB |
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27
= GTB Turbo |
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06
= 400i Automatic |
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32
= Mondial T Coupe |
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07
= 400i 5-Speed |
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33
= Mondial T Cabriolet |
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08
= Mondial 8 |
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34
= F40 |
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09
= 512BBi |
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35
= 348 B |
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10
= 208 Turbo (B) |
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36
= 348 S |
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11
= 208 Turbo (S) |
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40
= F512M |
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12
= 308 GTB Quattrovalvole |
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41
= F355
Berlinetta |
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13
= 308 GTS Quattrovalvole |
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42
= F355GTS |
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14
= Mondial Quattrovalvole Coupe |
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43
= 348 Spider |
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15
= Mondial Quattrovalvole Cabriolet |
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44
= 456 GT |
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16
= 288GTO |
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48
= F355 Spider |
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17
= Testarossa |
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49
= 550 Maranello |
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19
= 328 GTB |
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The
eighth digit shows
which market the vehicle was built for.
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A =
Left-Hand drive vehicle for the U.S.A. market. |
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B =
Left-Hand drive vehicle for the European market. |
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C =
Right-Hand drive for the U.K. market. |
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D =
Right-Hand drive for the Australian market. |
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J =
Left-Hand drive vehicle. |
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S =
Left-Hand drive vehicle. |
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T =
In almost all cases originally sold in the Middle
Eastern market. |
The
ninth digit is a
check digit used by law enforcement agencies to ensure that the
VIN is valid. By using a very complicated formula involving the
entire VIN, a law enforcement officer can determine if the VIN
is correct for the vehicle being checked. Occasionally a letter,
rather than a number, will appear in this space, but it will
usually be a number between 1 and 9. In some cases, this number
will be a zero on vehicles that were built for markets outside
of the United States .
The
tenth digit is used
to designate the year model for vehicles produced for the U.S.
market.
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A =
1980 |
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K =
1989 |
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B =
1981 |
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L =
1990 |
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C =
1982 |
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M =
1991 |
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D =
1983 |
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N =
1992 |
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E =
1984 |
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O =
NOT USED |
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F =
1985 |
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P =
1993 |
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G =
1986 |
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Q =
NOT USED |
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H =
1987 |
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R =
1994 |
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I =
NOT USED |
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S =
1995 |
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J =
1988 |
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T =
1996 |
The
eleventh digit is
used to designate the company's plant location where the vehicle
was produced. This digit should always be zero, since all
Ferraris
are produced in Maranello , Italy .
The
twelfth through seventeenth
digits are production numbers in sequential order.
This number should allow you to determine when the vehicle was
produced in the production run.
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When
purchasing a used, Ferrari one should carefully compare the VIN
against the different vehicle components. If the VIN indicates
that the vehicle should have a fuel injected 4-valve motor,
while in fact it has a carbureted 2-valve motor, you can safely
assume that the motor has been changed out in this vehicle. This
would adversely affect the overall value of the vehicle and your
future investment. It is very important that the VIN is
correctly shown on all documents, (registration title, insurance
papers, etc.) concerning your vehicle.
