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RUF Automobile VIN decoder
Paste a RUF Automobile VIN and see the model year, model, body, engine and the plant it was built in, from the record RUF Automobile files with NHTSA. Free, no email, and the VIN goes only to NHTSA’s decoder, never to WhichTrim.
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.
RUF Automobile’s manufacturer codes (WMI)
Source: NHTSA vPICNHTSA’s manufacturer records name no three-character code for RUF Automobile on their own; its VINs are filed under the group that builds them. The decoder above still reads them.
What each character means on a RUF Automobile
Source: 49 CFR 565Every RUF Automobile VIN since the 1981 model year follows the federal format. Positions 4 to 8 are RUF Automobile’s own code for the model, body, engine and restraints; the decoder reads them from RUF Automobile’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 |
RUF Automobile 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.
More for your RUF Automobile
Source: where to go from hereCommon questions
Source: NHTSA vPIC, 49 CFR Part 565Is the RUF Automobile VIN decoder free?
Yes, with no email and no account. The decode comes from NHTSA's vPIC database, the record RUF Automobile files with the federal government for every vehicle it sells in the US.
Where is the VIN on a RUF Automobile?
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 RUF Automobile built. What happened afterwards (title brands, odometer readings, total losses) is in NMVTIS, sold by providers the Department of Justice approves.
Can I check RUF Automobile 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 RUF Automobile's own list.
Is my VIN stored?
No. The decode runs in your browser against NHTSA's public database. WhichTrim never receives it.