PL1

The first three characters of every VIN are the World Manufacturer Identifier (WMI). The code PL1 is assigned to Proton, Malaysia, with the country of manufacture Malaysia.

So any 17-character VIN that begins with PL1 was produced by Proton, Malaysia:

PL1ZZZ0000000000000

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.