The first three characters of a VIN are the World Manufacturer Identifier (WMI). 5UX is assigned to BMW, built in United States (North America). Any VIN that starts with 5UX decodes to BMW. The sample VINs below are checksum-valid and start with 5UX.
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| WMI | 5UX (VIN positions 1–3) |
| Manufacturer | BMW |
| Country of assembly | United States |
| Region | North America (from the first character, 5) |
| Models seen here | X3, X5, X7 |
BMW test VINs · Decode a 5UX VIN →
After the 5UX 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.
5UX is a BMW WMI. Every VIN beginning with 5UX was built by BMW and decodes to that make.
The first character 5 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 5UX WMI, so a decoder returns BMW. No real vehicle's VIN is used.