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cristo · Oct 25th, 2003, 01:37 PM

Anyone know what the model specific part of the VIN is for the One D?
This is the 4th-6th digit/letter. It's RC3 for Cooper, RE3 for Cooper S, but
don't know what it is for the One or the One D? By the way, the first
12 digits of the VIN specify the manufacturer, model type, passive restraint
type, check digit, model year, assembly plant, and transmission type, and the
13-17th are specific to individual vehicles. Probably not a good idea to post
the last 5 numbers of your VIN.

cristo · Oct 25th, 2003, 04:04 PM

I was playing around with the BMW VIN decoder
http://www.bmw-z1.com/VIN/VINdecode-e.cgi
and it appears that the vehicle code for the One is
RA3, and the 12th digit may be an A or B -
and for the One D, the vehicle code seems to be
RB1, and the 12th digit may be an F. Maybe someone
can confirm this. Wonder what the vehicle code for the
Open will be when it comes out.

claus · Oct 26th, 2003, 08:01 AM

If I read out the VIN and put the last 7 chars into the BMW decoder (as mentioned in cristos post) I get the following (Chassis number blanked out)

Chassis number *******
Vehicle code RB11
Series R50
Model One 1.4d
Body type coupe
Catalog model ECE
Production date 2003 / 06
Engine W17
Transmission Unknown
Steering Left
Catalyzer YES

Thus, it says in particular that the vehicle code for the One D is RB 11.

---Claus

cristo · Oct 26th, 2003, 12:34 PM

Thanks, Claus,
I was just putting in made up numbers like TA12345, TB12345,
etc., to see what showed up. It's nice to get confirmation from
an actual vehicle. Of the four digits in the vehicle code (RB11),
the first three denote the model, and the last specifies the
destination market (euro, uk, us, etc.). If there were One D's in
the US, it would be RB13 (but no such animal here yet).

Oct 25th, 2003, 01:37 PM	#1
cristo BLIKSEM (my brg/brg mc) Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: york, pennsylvania Local Time: 04:59 AM Posts: 2,193 Offline	One D VIN prefix? Anyone know what the model specific part of the VIN is for the One D? This is the 4th-6th digit/letter. It's RC3 for Cooper, RE3 for Cooper S, but don't know what it is for the One or the One D? By the way, the first 12 digits of the VIN specify the manufacturer, model type, passive restraint type, check digit, model year, assembly plant, and transmission type, and the 13-17th are specific to individual vehicles. Probably not a good idea to post the last 5 numbers of your VIN.

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Oct 25th, 2003, 04:04 PM	#2 (permalink)
cristo BLIKSEM (my brg/brg mc) Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: york, pennsylvania Local Time: 04:59 AM Posts: 2,193 Offline	I was playing around with the BMW VIN decoder http://www.bmw-z1.com/VIN/VINdecode-e.cgi and it appears that the vehicle code for the One is RA3, and the 12th digit may be an A or B - and for the One D, the vehicle code seems to be RB1, and the 12th digit may be an F. Maybe someone can confirm this. Wonder what the vehicle code for the Open will be when it comes out.

Oct 26th, 2003, 08:01 AM	#3 (permalink)
claus MINI2 Regular Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Germany Local Time: 09:59 AM Posts: 23 Offline	If I read out the VIN and put the last 7 chars into the BMW decoder (as mentioned in cristos post) I get the following (Chassis number blanked out) Chassis number ******* Vehicle code RB11 Series R50 Model One 1.4d Body type coupe Catalog model ECE Production date 2003 / 06 Engine W17 Transmission Unknown Steering Left Catalyzer YES Thus, it says in particular that the vehicle code for the One D is RB 11. ---Claus

Oct 26th, 2003, 12:34 PM	#4 (permalink)
cristo BLIKSEM (my brg/brg mc) Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: york, pennsylvania Local Time: 04:59 AM Posts: 2,193 Offline	Thanks, Claus, I was just putting in made up numbers like TA12345, TB12345, etc., to see what showed up. It's nice to get confirmation from an actual vehicle. Of the four digits in the vehicle code (RB11), the first three denote the model, and the last specifies the destination market (euro, uk, us, etc.). If there were One D's in the US, it would be RB13 (but no such animal here yet).

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