Where is VW transporter VIN?

Answer 1

A Volkswagen bus doesn't have a VIN. It has a Chassis Number and an Engine Number.

It's in three places:

1. There is a plate in the bottom of the windshield on the driver's side.

2. There is a data plate somewhere in the car--on a Type 2 VW it's usually on the little wall behind the driver's seat.

3. It will also be stamped into the engine compartment sheet metal. Open the back engine compartment door and it's right there.

The Chassis Number looks like this: 225 1415225

The first digit is the Vehicle Type: 1 is a Bug, 2 is a Bus, 3 is a Type 3 (Notchbacks, Fastbacks and some Karmann Ghias) and 4 is a Type 4 (Squarebacks).

The second digit is the Model. On most Buses shipped to the US, this is going to be a 2, which is a Micro Bus. You might find a 1, which is a Delivery Van--one with no side windows. In Europe where this was a commercial vehicle there are 8 different choices. IIRC there were about 30 variants of the Bus body, including things like ambulances, pickup trucks, fire engines and catering trucks.

The third digit is the model year--if you have a Micro Bus made in the 1974 model year, its first three will be 224.

The rest of the numbers are a one-up serial for that year.

The Engine Number is stamped into the engine case so that you can see it with the engine installed. The reason there's a chassis number in the engine compartment is so the license plate people can check both numbers at the same time.