The first three characters of a VIN are the World Manufacturer Identifier (WMI). ZAM is assigned to Maserati, built in Italy (Europe). Any VIN that starts with ZAM decodes to Maserati. The sample VINs below are checksum-valid and start with ZAM.
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| WMI | ZAM (VIN positions 1–3) |
| Manufacturer | Maserati |
| Country of assembly | Italy |
| Region | Europe (from the first character, Z) |
| Models seen here | Ghibli |
Maserati test VINs · Decode a ZAM VIN →
After the ZAM 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.
ZAM is a Maserati WMI. Every VIN beginning with ZAM was built by Maserati and decodes to that make.
The first character Z places the manufacturer in Italy (Europe region) under the VIN standard.
No. They are synthetically generated but checksum-valid and use the real ZAM WMI, so a decoder returns Maserati. No real vehicle's VIN is used.