The VIN decoder turns a vehicle identification number into the car's build details: year, make, model, trim, engine, transmission, where it was made, and more. The data comes from the NHTSA vehicle database, a US government source, so it covers cars sold in the United States best.
Who can use it
You need to be signed in, and the decoder is part of the dealer plans. Growth includes 100 lookups a month. Dealer Pro includes 1,000 and adds batch decoding. Enterprise is unlimited. On the free and Pro plans the page shows an upgrade prompt instead of results.
Steps
- Open VIN decoder.
- Choose "Single VIN" or "Batch decode".
- Enter the VIN. It must be exactly 17 characters, and it cannot contain the letters I, O or Q. The field strips anything invalid as you type.
- For a batch, paste up to 50 VINs separated by new lines, commas, semicolons or spaces. Each VIN in a batch counts toward your monthly allowance.
- Decode.
What you get
The result opens with the headline figures when the database has them: horsepower, displacement, engine and MSRP. Below that:
- Vehicle identity: year, make, model, trim, series, body, doors, seats.
- Powertrain: horsepower, cylinders, displacement, fuel, drive, transmission speeds.
- Manufacturing: manufacturer, country, city, state, vehicle type, steering side.
- Dimensions and wheels: wheel sizes, wheelbase, gross weight rating.
- VIN breakdown: the manufacturer code, the description section, the check digit, and the serial.
An invalid check digit is flagged, with the database's own note about it.
From a result you can jump straight to "Search market data" for that year, make and model, or "Add to garage" to start tracking the car.
Limits
The database lists what the manufacturer filed, not the car's history or condition. Options, colour and mileage are not part of a VIN. If a lookup times out, try again in a moment.