Subaru VIN Decoder


Vehicle Identification Number (VIN)

VIN of SUBARU cars fully complies with the standard.

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WMI for Subaru
WMI NAME MANUFACTURER COUNTRY VEHICLE TYPE
4S3 Subaru FUJI HEAVY INDUSTRIES U.S.A., INC. (C/O SUBARU OF AMERICA) UNITED STATES (USA) Passenger Car
4S4 Subaru FUJI HEAVY INDUSTRIES U.S.A., INC. (C/O SUBARU OF AMERICA) UNITED STATES (USA) Multipurpose Passenger Vehicle (MPV)
JF1 Subaru FUJI HEAVY INDUSTRIES U.S.A., INC. (C/O SUBARU OF AMERICA) UNITED STATES (USA) Passenger Car
JF2 Subaru FUJI HEAVY INDUSTRIES U.S.A., INC. (C/O SUBARU OF AMERICA) UNITED STATES (USA) Multipurpose Passenger Vehicle (MPV)
JF3 Subaru FUJI HEAVY INDUSTRIES U.S.A., INC. (C/O SUBARU OF AMERICA) JAPAN Truck
JF4 Subaru FUJI HEAVY INDUSTRIES U.S.A., INC. (C/O SUBARU OF AMERICA) JAPAN Passenger Car




Decode VIN for Subaru
№Description
1-3WMI
4 Model line:
B - Legacy
G - Impreza
S - Forester
W - (B9) Tribeca
5 Body type:
D - Impreza (sedan)
F - Impreza (station wagon)
G - Forester;
K - Legacy (station wagon);
L - Legacy (sedan);
P - Outback (wagon);
X - B9 Tribeca
6 Engine type and wheel arrangement:
2 - 1.8 liters 4x2;
3 - 3.0 liters 4x2;
4 - 2.2 liters 4x4;
6 - 2.5 liters 4x4;
8 - 3.0 liters 4x4;
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8 Security systems:
2 - automatic seat belts
5 - seat belts, two front airbags
6 - seat belts, two front airbags, side airbags
C - seat belts, two front airbags, side airbags, side inflatable curtains
9Check Digit
10Year
11 Place of assembly and type of transmission:
6 - Subaru of Indiana Automotive (USA), 4x4 manual
7 - Subaru of Indiana Automotive (USA), 4x4 automatic gearbox
8 - Subaru of Indiana Automotive (USA), 4x4 automatic
C - Ota City Plant, Prefecture Gunma, Japan, 4x2 automatic gearbox
G - Ota City Plant, Prefecture Gunma, Japan, 4x4 manual gearbox
H - Ota City Plant, Prefecture Gunma, Japan, 4x4 automatic gearbox
12-17Sequential Number


According to the requirements of the standard in the VIN, the year of manufacture is indicated by the 10th character. Not all manufacturers comply with this - explicitly, the year of issue in the VIN on the European market is not indicated on HONDA, BMW, Mercedes-Benz, MAZDA, Toyota, NISSAN cars. But models released for the North American market necessarily contain the model year in the 10th VIN character.

VIN: symbol year of manufacture
Year Symbol Year Symbol Year Symbol
1971 1 1991 M 2011 B
1972 2 1992 N 2012 C
1973 3 1993 P 2013 D
1974 4 1994 R 2014 E
1975 5 1995 S 2015 F
1976 6 1996 T 2016 G
1977 7 1997 V 2017 H
1978 8 1998 W 2018 J
1979 9 1999 X 2019 K
1980 A 2000 Y 2020 L
1981 B 2001 1 2021 M
1982 C 2002 2 2022 N
1983 D 2003 3 2023 P
1984 E 2004 4 2024 R
1985 F 2005 5 2025 S
1986 G 2006 6 2026 T
1987 H 2007 7 2027 V
1988 J 2008 8 2028 W
1989 K 2009 9 2029 X
1990 L 2010 A 2030 Y