Polestar VIN decoder

Paste a Polestar VIN and see the model year, model, body, engine and the plant it was built in, from the record Polestar files with NHTSA. Free, no email, and the VIN goes only to NHTSA’s decoder, never to WhichTrim.

Polestar vehicle identification number

17 characters. The letters I, O and Q never appear in a VIN. Find it on the driver's-side dashboard, the door jamb, your insurance card or the title.

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Polestar’s manufacturer codes (WMI)

Source: NHTSA vPIC

Polestar files 3 manufacturer codes with NHTSA. The first three characters of a Polestar VIN are one of them: they say who built the vehicle, what kind it is, and in which country. Built in Sweden (2 codes), United States (1 code).

Code	Vehicle type	Built in	Filed by
7SY	SUVs, vans and crossovers (MPV)	United States	Polestar Automotive Usa, Inc.
YSM	Cars	Sweden	Polestar Performance Ab
YSR	SUVs, vans and crossovers (MPV)	Sweden	Polestar Performance Ab

What each character means on a Polestar

Source: 49 CFR 565

Every Polestar VIN since the 1981 model year follows the federal format. Positions 4 to 8 are Polestar’s own code for the model, body, engine and restraints; the decoder reads them from Polestar’s filing, so they need no table here.

Position	Section	What it tells you
1–3	World manufacturer identifier	Who built it and where. 1, 4 and 5 are the United States, 2 Canada, 3 Mexico, J Japan, K South Korea, W Germany, S the United Kingdom.
4–8	Vehicle descriptor	Model, body style, restraint system, engine — the section that makes a VIN say which car this is rather than which unit.
9	Check digit	A checksum of the other sixteen characters. A VIN that fails it has been mistyped or invented.
10	Model year	A letter or digit, not the year itself: N is 2022, P 2023, R 2024, S 2025, T 2026. I, O, Q, U and Z are never used.
11	Assembly plant	The manufacturer's code for the factory that built this vehicle.
12–17	Serial number	The unit's own sequence number on that line.

Model year	Code (position 10)
2030	Y
2029	X
2028	W
2027	V
2026	T
2025	S
2024	R
2023	P
2022	N
2021	M
2020	L
2019	K
2018	J
2017	H
2016	G
2015	F
2014	E
2013	D
2012	C
2011	B
2010	A
2009	9
2008	8
2007	7
2006	6

Polestar models on WhichTrim

A decode that matches one of these opens its model-year page: recalls, owner complaints, service bulletins, crash ratings and fuel economy.

1Newest on file: 2021 2Newest on file: 2025 3Newest on file: 2026 4Newest on file: 2026

More for your Polestar

Source: where to go from here

Service bulletins Polestar TSB lookup Every bulletin and campaign Polestar filed with NHTSA, by model and year. Open →Recalls Polestar recalls Every recall campaign on file, by model, with the free repair it names. Open →Title history What a VIN cannot tell you Title brands, odometer and total losses live in NMVTIS, sold by approved providers. Open →

Common questions

Source: NHTSA vPIC, 49 CFR Part 565

Is the Polestar VIN decoder free?

Yes, with no email and no account. The decode comes from NHTSA's vPIC database, the record Polestar files with the federal government for every vehicle it sells in the US.

Where is the VIN on a Polestar?

At the base of the windshield on the driver's side, readable from outside; on the certification label in the driver's door jamb; and on the title, registration and insurance card.

Does a decode show accidents or title brands?

No. A decode says what Polestar built. What happened afterwards (title brands, odometer readings, total losses) is in NMVTIS, sold by providers the Department of Justice approves.

Can I check Polestar recalls by VIN?

The decode opens the model year's page here, which lists every recall campaign on file. Whether this exact vehicle is still unrepaired is answered by NHTSA's lookup at nhtsa.gov/recalls, which reads Polestar's own list.

Is my VIN stored?

No. The decode runs in your browser against NHTSA's public database. WhichTrim never receives it.