Every Volvo XC90 (2016–2023) carries a 17-character VIN that begins with the YV4 WMI. The XC90 is a gas SUV; this page shows what each character of a Volvo XC90 VIN means and gives 4 checksum-valid sample VINs you can drop straight into test fixtures. Synthetic — not real: no scraping, no real-owner data. The generator below is pre-filtered to the XC90.
Each sample below is built from the real YV4 WMI and the XC90's descriptor, so it decodes to a Volvo XC90 of the right model year:
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Worked on the sample YV4A22PK2G1157743 — a 2016 Volvo XC90:
| Position | Section | Value | What it tells you |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1–3 | WMI | YV4 | Marks the VIN as Volvo, built in Sweden / Finland |
| 4–8 | VDS | A22PK | Descriptor for the XC90 — SUV body, gas powertrain |
| 9 | Check digit | 2 | Mod-11 checksum over the other 16 characters |
| 10 | Model year | G | Code G = 2016 |
| 11 | Plant | 1 | Assembly-plant code |
| 12–17 | Serial | 157743 | Sequential production number |
Positions 1–3 of every Volvo XC90 VIN read YV4 — the World Manufacturer Identifier that marks the vehicle as Volvo, assembled in Sweden / Finland (Europe). After the WMI, positions 4–8 (A22PK in our seed) describe the XC90 itself; see the full 17-digit format.
Position 10 encodes the model year. For the XC90, 2016 is code G and 2023 is code P. See the 2023 year code or the check-digit math.
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A Volvo XC90 VIN is 17 characters starting with the YV4 WMI, for example YV4A22PK2G1157743. Positions 4–8 describe the XC90, position 9 is the check digit, position 10 is the model year, and 12–17 are the serial number.
Read it left to right: YV4 is the Volvo WMI, positions 4–8 are the XC90 descriptor, position 9 verifies the VIN via a mod-11 checksum, position 10 gives the year, position 11 the plant, and 12–17 the serial. Paste any VIN into the decoder to do it automatically.
The XC90 in our seed uses the YV4 WMI (Sweden / Finland). Any VIN beginning with YV4 decodes to Volvo.
No. They are synthetically generated but checksum-valid, use the real Volvo YV4 WMI, and carry the XC90's descriptor and a valid year code — so a decoder returns a Volvo XC90. No real vehicle's VIN is used.