The first three characters of a VIN are the World Manufacturer Identifier (WMI). ZFB is assigned to Fiat, built in Italy (Europe). Any VIN that starts with ZFB decodes to Fiat. The sample VINs below are checksum-valid and start with ZFB.
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| WMI | ZFB (VIN positions 1–3) |
| Manufacturer | Fiat |
| Country of assembly | Italy |
| Region | Europe (from the first character, Z) |
| Models seen here | 500X |
Fiat test VINs · Decode a ZFB VIN →
After the ZFB 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.
ZFB is a Fiat WMI. Every VIN beginning with ZFB was built by Fiat 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 ZFB WMI, so a decoder returns Fiat. No real vehicle's VIN is used.