8AW

The first three characters of every VIN are the World Manufacturer Identifier (WMI). The code 8AW is assigned to Volkswagen Argentina, with the country of manufacture Argentina.

So any 17-character VIN that begins with 8AW was produced by Volkswagen Argentina:

8AWZZZ0000000000000

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.