21 prefixes
Mini VIN decoder
Put a Mini VIN in and get the full NHTSA specification plus any open recalls. Below, every manufacturer prefix a Mini can start with.
Where a Mini VIN starts
The first three characters are the World Manufacturer Identifier. Mini vehicles carry 21 of them, spread across 2 countries of manufacture, because the same model can be built on more than one continent. The prefix tells you which plant lineage built the car before you decode anything else.
| Prefix | Manufacturer of record | Vehicle type | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1D9061 | MOBILE MINI, INC. | Trailer | UNITED STATES (USA) |
| 1D9498 | DELTA WASECA MINI, LLC | Trailer | UNITED STATES (USA) |
| 1D9552 | DOMINION MOTORCYCLE COMPANY | Motorcycle | UNITED STATES (USA) |
| 1D9765 | DOMINIGHT LLC | Trailer | UNITED STATES (USA) |
| 1G9288 | GEMINI AUTO & TRAILER INC | Trailer | UNITED STATES (USA) |
| 1G9391 | GEMINI AUTO LIFTS, INC. | Trailer | UNITED STATES (USA) |
| 1L9324 | LOS LOBOS MINI CHOPPERS, LLC | Motorcycle | UNITED STATES (USA) |
| 1M9200 | MINI BIG TRUCK OF TEXAS | Truck | UNITED STATES (USA) |
| 1M9322 | MINIKAMP | Trailer | UNITED STATES (USA) |
| 1M9359 | MINIMIXX CONCRETE SYSTEMS | Trailer | UNITED STATES (USA) |
| 1M9455 | MOBILE MINI, INC. | Trailer | UNITED STATES (USA) |
| 1M9900 | MINIMOVER, LLC | Low Speed Vehicle (LSV) | UNITED STATES (USA) |
| 1M9903 | MINITEARS COMPANY | Trailer | UNITED STATES (USA) |
| 1R9091 | R.V. MINI MART, INC. | Trailer | UNITED STATES (USA) |
| 1Z9168 | OLD DOMINION BRUSH COMPANY, INC. | Trailer | UNITED STATES (USA) |
| 3T1 | TRAILERS Y TANQUES DE ALUMINIO S.A. DE C.V. | Trailer | MEXICO |
| 421 | DOMINION BOATS | Trailer | UNITED STATES (USA) |
| 4B9386 | BROCKWAY MINI HOMES INC. | Trailer | not stated |
| 4C9062 | CAROLINA TRIKES & MINIS | Motorcycle | UNITED STATES (USA) |
| 4M9054 | MY MINI TRAILER LLC | Trailer | UNITED STATES (USA) |
| 4M9190 | MINI MONSOON LLC | Trailer | not stated |
What Mini stamps them on
- Trailer16
- Motorcycle3
- Truck1
- Low Speed Vehicle (LSV)1
Current Mini models
Models NHTSA lists for the most recent complete model year.
- Brockway Mini Homes
- Carolina Trikes & Minis
- Cooper Convertible
- Countryman
- Delta Waseca Mini
- Dominight LLC
- Dominion Motorcycle
- FL
- GEMINI AUTO & TRAILER INC
- Hardtop
- KW
- Los Lobos Mini Choppers, LLC
- MINI MONSOON
- Mack
- Miller
- MiniKamp
- MiniMixx
- Minitears Company
- Mobile Frac Storage Tank
- Mobile Mini Inc.
- My Mini Trailer LLC.
- ODB Trailer
- Pete
- Pony
- R.V. Mini Mart, Inc.
- Santa Barbara
Other makes
Prefix table from NHTSA vPIC, built 2026-08-09. 888 prefixes across the site.