VW T3 & T25 Chassis Codes

The Type 25 Bus was produced from May 1979 to July 1992.

The Chassis number on the Type 25 is located in 2 locations:

  • On the Vin plate riveted to the A post
  • On the rear face of the Off Side Front Chassis Outrigger

The T3 or Type 25 was produced from May 1979 to July 1992.

The Chassis number on the T3 or Type 25 is located in a few locations:

  • On the Vin plate riveted to the A post
  • On the rear face of the Off Side Front Chassis Outrigger
  • On the chassis sticker either above the pedals
  • On your V5

So you’ve located your chassis number but what do all the numbers and letters mean and which one identifies the year of manufacture?

Here’s an example of the numbers/letters from left to right:

WV2ZZZ25ZEH0000

  1. W = Country of manufacture
  2. V = Manufacturer
  3. 2 = Vehicle Body Type
  4. Z = Filler Digit
  5. Z = Filler Digit
  6. Z = Filler Digit
  7. 2 = Vehicle Type
  8. 5 = Vehicle Series
  9. Z = Filler Digit
  10. E = Year of Manufacture (in this example: 1984)
  11. H = Factory produced
  12. 0 = VIN Digit Chassis Number
  13. 0 = VIN Digit Chassis Number
  14. 0 = VIN Digit Chassis Number
  15. 0 = VIN Digit Chassis Number
  16. Manufacturing Country:
    W – Germany
    Manufacturer:
    V – Volkswagen
    Vehicle Type:
    1 – Pickup Truck
    2 – MPV (Multi-Purpose Vehicle)
    Vehicle Series:
    U – 1980-91 Single-Cab Pickup (Pritschewagen)
    V – 1980-91 Double-Cab Pickup (Doppelkabine)
    W – 1980-91 Panel Van (no side windows)
    X – 1980-91 Kombi
    Y – 1980-91 Bus (Vanagon)
    Z – 1980-91 Camper
    Engine Series:
    A – 4 Cylinder Gasoline (Aircooled)
    B – 4 Cylinder Gasoline (Watercooled)
    G – 4 Cylinder Diesel (Watercooled)
    Restraint System:
    9 – Passive (seat belts)
    Model:
    21 – Kastenwagen (Panel Van)
    22 – Caravelle (with full rear seats)
    23 – Kombi (some rear seats)
    24 – Transporter (Commercial)
    25 – Vanagon (US Spec Caravelle)
    26 – Pritsche (Single Cab)
    27 – Krankenwagen (Ambulance)
    Vehicle Model Year:
    B – 1981
    C – 1982
    D – 1983
    E – 1984
    F – 1985
    G – 1986
    H – 1987
    J – 1988
    K – 1989
    L – 1990
    M – 1991
    Assembly Plant:
    A – Ingolstadt
    B – Brussel
    E – Emden
    G – Graz (Austria for Syncro models)
    H – Hannover
    K – Osnabruk
    M – Mexico
    N – Neckarsulm
    P – Brazil
    S – Stuttgart
    W – Wolfsburg

Type 25 Chassis Codes

MonthYearChassis Number
May 1979198024-A-0000 001
Aug 1979198024-A-0013 069
Jan 1980198025-A-000 410
Jul 1980198024-A-0150 805
Aug 1980198124-B-000 001
Jan 1981198124-B-095 074
Jun 1981198124-B-175 000
Jul 1981198224-C-000 001
Jan 1982198224-C-089 151
Jul 1982198224-C-175 000
Aug 1982198324-D-000 001
Jan 1983198324-D-062 766
Jul 1983198324-D-175 000
Aug 1983198424-E-000 001
Jan 1984198424-E-081 562
Jul 1984198424-E-175 000
Aug 1984198524-F-000 001
Jan 1985198524-F-073 793
Jul 1985198524-F-175 000
Aug 1985198624-G-000 001
Jan 1986198624-G-068 279
Jul 1986198624-G-175 000
Aug 1986198724-H-000 001
Jan 1987198724-H-072 878
Jul 1987198724-H-175 000
Aug 1987198824-J-000 001
Jan 1988198824-J-060 498
Jul 1988198824-J-120 000
Aug 1988198924-K-000 001
Jan 1989198924-K-077 876
Jul 1989198924-K-175 000
Aug 1989199024-L-000 001
Jan 1990199024-L-056 781
Jul 1990199024-L-175 000
Aug 1990199124-M-000 001
Jan 1991199124-M-010 527
Jul 1991199124-M-020 000
Aug 1991199224-N-002 182
Jan 1992199224-N-002 183
Jul 1992199224-N-015 000

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