How do I decode a build from a partial VIN number?

AudiA4 · 02-05-2023, 10:17 AM

Title essentially explains this, but I was looking at allocations on a dealer website and they only list the last 8 or so digits. They’re closed today and I was trying to look up the build since there’s almost no information available on their inventory. Thoughts?

T_U_D · 02-05-2023, 10:38 AM

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Originally Posted by AudiA4

Title essentially explains this, but I was looking at allocations on a dealer website and they only list the last 8 or so digits. They’re closed today and I was trying to look up the build since there’s almost no information available on their inventory. Thoughts?

You are going to need the full VIN in order to do it online.

https://www.mdecoder.com/

AudiA4 · 02-05-2023, 10:46 AM

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Originally Posted by T_U_D

You are going to need the full VIN in order to do it online.

https://www.mdecoder.com/

Yeah, just discovered that BMW has started reusing the last 8 digits as of 2020 or so! Thanks.

DomMuc · 02-05-2023, 11:41 AM

it´s 7 digits...

BMWGirlFL · 02-05-2023, 12:46 PM

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Originally Posted by AudiA4

Title essentially explains this, but I was looking at allocations on a dealer website and they only list the last 8 or so digits. They’re closed today and I was trying to look up the build since there’s almost no information available on their inventory. Thoughts?

Try here:
https://www.cjponyparts.com/resource...git-calculator
For the G87, enter 3MF13DM0?P before the last 7. Site should calculate the correct 9th position check digit. Change the ? to that number and you should have the complete VIN for mdecoder, etc.

AudiA4 · 02-05-2023, 01:23 PM

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Originally Posted by BMWGirlFL

Try here:
https://www.cjponyparts.com/resource...git-calculator
For the G87, enter 3MF13DM0?P before the last 7. Site should calculate the correct 9th position check digit. Change the ? to that number and you should have the complete VIN for mdecoder, etc.

Cool. I’ll try it out!

aerobod · 02-05-2023, 01:25 PM

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Originally Posted by BMWGirlFL

Try here:
https://www.cjponyparts.com/resource...git-calculator
For the G87, enter 3MF13DM0?P before the last 7. Site should calculate the correct 9th position check digit. Change the ? to that number and you should have the complete VIN for mdecoder, etc.

Here is the info on how the check digit is actually calculated: https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Vehicl...s)/Check_digit

AudiA4 · 02-05-2023, 02:22 PM

Thanks guys. That totally worked, but unfortunately the M2 I was tracking is an AUTO. Ugh. 😣

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