Understanding the Volvo S40/V40 VIN
johna posted
2 years ago
From the VIN number you can identify the body style, what engine and gearbox the car had, emissions, and the model year (which may be different from the manufacturing year).
| Digit(s) | Description |
|---|---|
| 1-3 | YV1 signifies the VIN is for a Volvo |
| 4 | V signifies the VIN is for a S40 or V40 |
| 5 | S for S40, V for V40 |
| 6-7 | Engine Code (see table below) |
| 8 | Emissions (see table below) |
| 9 | Gearbox (see table below) |
| 10 | Model year (see table below) |
| 11 | Factory code |
| 12-17 | Chassis number |
Engine codes
| 10 | B4164S2 |
| 11 | B4164S |
| 12 | B4184S |
| 13 | B4184SM |
| 14 | B4184S2 |
| 15 | B4184S3 |
| 16 | B4204S |
| 17 | B4204S2 |
| 18 | B4194T |
| 19 | B4204T |
| 24 | B4194T2 |
| 25 | B4204T2 (excluding USA and Canada) |
| 25 | B4204T2 CVVT (USA and Canada) |
| 26 | B4184SJ |
| 27 | B4204T4 (USA and Canada) |
| 28 | B4184SJ |
| 29 | B4204T3 (excluding USA and Canada) |
| 30 | B4184S9 (USA and Canada) |
| 30 | B4184S9 |
| 37 | B4204T5 |
| 70 | D4192T3 |
| 71 | D4192T |
| 73 | D4192T2 |
| 78 | D4192T4 |
Emission codes
| 0 | KOD: EM I1 |
| 1 | KOD: EM H1 |
| 2 | KOD: EM C1 |
| 4 | KOD: EM P1 |
| 5 | KOD: EM R1 |
| 6 | KOD: EM U1 |
| 7 | KOD: EM P2 |
| 8 | KOD: EM H2 |
| E | KOD: EM N3 |
| K | KOD: EM L4 |
Gearbox codes
| 0 | Manual gearbox |
| 2 | M56 manual gearbox |
| 3 | M3P, M5P, M5D manual gearbox |
| 5 | M5M42 manual gearbox |
| 6 | AW50-42 automatic gearbox |
| 9 | AW55-50SN automatic gearbox |
Model year codes
| T | 1996 (chassis 000000-) |
| V | 1997 (chassis 031000-) |
| W | 1998 (chassis 130000-) |
| X | 1999 (chassis 315000-) |
| Y | 2000 (chassis 415000-) |
| 1 | 2001 (chassis 600000-) |
| 2 | 2002 (chassis 800000-) |
| 3 | 2003 (chassis 920000-) |
| 4 | 2004 (chassis 020000-) |
