The first three characters of a VIN are the World Manufacturer Identifier (WMI). 1V2 is assigned to Volkswagen, built in United States (North America). Any VIN that starts with 1V2 decodes to Volkswagen. The sample VINs below are checksum-valid and start with 1V2.
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| WMI | 1V2 (VIN positions 1–3) |
| Manufacturer | Volkswagen |
| Country of assembly | United States |
| Region | North America (from the first character, 1) |
| Models seen here | Atlas |
Volkswagen test VINs · Decode a 1V2 VIN →
After the 1V2 WMI, positions 4–8 describe the model, body and engine; position 9 is the mod-11 check digit; position 10 is the model year; position 11 is the assembly plant; and positions 12–17 are the serial number. See the full 17-digit VIN format.
1V2 is a Volkswagen WMI. Every VIN beginning with 1V2 was built by Volkswagen and decodes to that make.
The first character 1 places the manufacturer in United States (North America region) under the VIN standard.
No. They are synthetically generated but checksum-valid and use the real 1V2 WMI, so a decoder returns Volkswagen. No real vehicle's VIN is used.