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Bugatti VIN Decoder

Ettore Bugatti founded the marque in Molsheim, Alsace in 1909. Volkswagen revived it there in 1998, building the Veyron and later the Chiron.

Built before 1981?

Can I decode a Bugatti VIN from before 1981?

Not yet. A Bugatti built before 1981 used a shorter, manufacturer-specific number rather than the 17-character standard, and our classic decoder does not cover Bugatti so far. Every VIN searched there is recorded, and the makes people look up most are the ones we add next.

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Reading a Bugatti VIN

What do the first three characters of a Bugatti VIN mean?

A leading V marks a French manufacturer. Bugatti’s VF9 ends in 9, the code reserved for makers building fewer than a thousand vehicles a year, whose own identifier then continues later in the VIN.

What each of the 17 positions means

The 17 positionsVF9 …
  • 1–3Manufacturer
  • 4–8Vehicle details
  • 9Check digit
  • 10Model year
  • 11Plant
  • 12–17Serial number
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