9BW

The first three characters of every VIN are the World Manufacturer Identifier (WMI). The code 9BW is assigned to Volkswagen Brazil, with the country of manufacture Brazil.

So any 17-character VIN that begins with 9BW was produced by Volkswagen Brazil:

9BWZZZ0000000000000

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.