3VW

The first three characters of every VIN are the World Manufacturer Identifier (WMI). The code 3VW is assigned to Volkswagen Mexico, with the country of manufacture Mexico.

So any 17-character VIN that begins with 3VW was produced by Volkswagen Mexico:

3VWZZZ0000000000000

The WMI only identifies the maker. To read the year, engine, plant and serial number, decode the complete 17-digit VIN with our free tool — then check which ECU it uses and what tuning services (DPF, EGR, AdBlue, DTC off, Stage) are available.