43 prefixes
Volvo VIN decoder
Put a Volvo VIN in and get the full NHTSA specification plus any open recalls. Below, every manufacturer prefix a Volvo can start with.
Where a Volvo VIN starts
The first three characters are the World Manufacturer Identifier. Volvo vehicles carry 43 of them, spread across 7 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1WA | VOLVO WHITE TRUCK CORPORATION | Truck | UNITED STATES (USA) |
| 1WB | VOLVO WHITE TRUCK CORPORATION | Incomplete Vehicle | UNITED STATES (USA) |
| 1WD | VOLVO WHITE TRUCK CORPORATION | Incomplete Vehicle | UNITED STATES (USA) |
| 1WU | VOLVO WHITE TRUCK CORPORATION | Truck | UNITED STATES (USA) |
| 1WX | VOLVO WHITE TRUCK CORPORATION | Incomplete Vehicle | UNITED STATES (USA) |
| 1WY | VOLVO WHITE TRUCK CORPORATION | Incomplete Vehicle | UNITED STATES (USA) |
| 2P9001 | VOLVO GROUP CANADA, INC | Bus | CANADA |
| 2P9110 | VOLVO GROUP CANADA, INC | Incomplete Vehicle | CANADA |
| 2PC | VOLVO GROUP CANADA, INC | Bus | CANADA |
| 3CE | VOLVO GROUP MEXICO, S.A. DE C.V. | Bus | MEXICO |
| 3V4 | VOLVO GROUP OPERATIONS MEXICO, S.A. DE C.V. | Truck | MEXICO |
| 3V6 | VOLVO GROUP OPERATIONS MEXICO, S.A. DE C.V. | Incomplete Vehicle | MEXICO |
| 3X1 | VOLVO GROUP OPERATIONS MEXICO, S.A. DE C.V. | Truck | MEXICO |
| 3X2 | VOLVO GROUP OPERATIONS MEXICO, S.A. DE C.V. | Incomplete Vehicle | MEXICO |
| 4V1 | VOLVO GROUP NORTH AMERICA, LLC | Truck | not stated |
| 4V2 | VOLVO GROUP NORTH AMERICA, LLC | Incomplete Vehicle | not stated |
| 4V3 | VOLVO GROUP NORTH AMERICA, LLC | Truck | UNITED STATES (USA) |
| 4V4 | VOLVO GROUP NORTH AMERICA, LLC | Truck | UNITED STATES (USA) |
| 4V5 | VOLVO GROUP NORTH AMERICA, LLC | Incomplete Vehicle | UNITED STATES (USA) |
| 4V6 | VOLVO GROUP NORTH AMERICA, LLC | Truck | UNITED STATES (USA) |
| 4VA | VOLVO GROUP NORTH AMERICA, LLC | Truck | not stated |
| 4VB | VOLVO GROUP NORTH AMERICA, LLC | Incomplete Vehicle | not stated |
| 4VC | VOLVO GROUP NORTH AMERICA, LLC | Incomplete Vehicle | not stated |
| 4VD | VOLVO GROUP NORTH AMERICA, LLC | Truck | not stated |
| 4VE | VOLVO GROUP NORTH AMERICA, LLC | Incomplete Vehicle | not stated |
| 4VG | VOLVO GROUP NORTH AMERICA, LLC | Truck | not stated |
| 4VH | VOLVO GROUP NORTH AMERICA, LLC | Incomplete Vehicle | not stated |
| 4VJ | VOLVO GROUP NORTH AMERICA, LLC | Truck | UNITED STATES (USA) |
| 4VK | VOLVO GROUP NORTH AMERICA, LLC | Incomplete Vehicle | UNITED STATES (USA) |
| 4VM | VOLVO GROUP NORTH AMERICA, LLC | Incomplete Vehicle | not stated |
| 7JD | VOLVO CAR USA, LLC | Multipurpose Passenger Vehicle (MPV) | UNITED STATES (USA) |
| 7JR | VOLVO CAR USA, LLC | Passenger Car | UNITED STATES (USA) |
| 9BV | VOLVO DO BRASIL VEICULOS LTDA | Truck | BRAZIL |
| LVY | DAQING VOLVO CAR MANUFACTURING CO LTD | Passenger Car | CHINA |
| LYV | DAQING VOLVO CAR MANUFACTURING CO LTD | Multipurpose Passenger Vehicle (MPV) | CHINA |
| YB1 | VOLVO EUROPA TRUCK NV | Incomplete Vehicle | BELGIUM |
| YB3 | VOLVO EUROPA TRUCK NV | Incomplete Vehicle | BELGIUM |
| YV1 | VOLVO CAR CORPORATION | Passenger Car | SWEDEN |
| YV2 | VOLVO CAR CORPORATION | Incomplete Vehicle | SWEDEN |
| YV3 | VOLVO CAR CORPORATION | Bus | SWEDEN |
| YV4 | VOLVO CAR CORPORATION | Multipurpose Passenger Vehicle (MPV) | SWEDEN |
| YV5 | VOLVO CAR CORPORATION | Incomplete Vehicle | SWEDEN |
| YV6 | VOLVO CAR CORPORATION | Trailer | SWEDEN |
What Volvo stamps them on
- Incomplete Vehicle19
- Truck13
- Bus4
- Multipurpose Passenger Vehicle (MPV)3
- Passenger Car3
- Trailer1
Current Volvo models
Models NHTSA lists for the most recent complete model year.
- ACL
- B10M
- B12B
- B12M
- B12R
- B13R
- B5R
- B5TL
- B7R
- B8L
- B8R
- B9L
- B9R
- B9S
- B9TL
- BE
- BFE
- BRH
- BRLH
- BXR
- BXRB
- BXXR
- CACL
- CWG
- Cab Behind Engine
- Cab Over Engine HT
- Cab Over Engine LT
- EC40
- EX30
- EX40
- EX90
- F12 w/F7 Cab
- F6 w/F7 Cab
- FE
- NE42
- NE64
- NR64
- S60
- S90
- V60
Other makes
Prefix table from NHTSA vPIC, built 2026-08-09. 888 prefixes across the site.