How to Check and Decode a Maserati VIN

You can find your Maserati VIN on the driver’s side doorjamb, under the windshield on the driver’s side, on your vehicle registration, and on the car title.
Written by Jason Tushinski
Reviewed by Kathleen Flear
Decoding your Maserati VIN is easy—you’ll find it located under the windshield on the driver’s side or on a sticker on the driver’s side doorjamb. The VIN can be interpreted by looking at the country of origin, manufacturer, vehicle information, model year, and the plant where the Maserati was built.
Your VIN shouldn't be too much of a mystery—after all, you’ll have needed it when renewing your driver’s license, registering your vehicle, or selling your car. But if you’re curious about what those 17 digits mean, you’ve come to the right place.
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How to check your Maserati’s VIN

Your Maserati’s vehicle identification number can be found in a few places—and this 17-digit sequence is used to identify your particular Maserati.
You’ll find your Maserati’s VIN in the following spots:
  • On your
    proof of insurance
    card
  • On the registration card that you received from the DMV
  • Below the windshield on the driver’s side of the car
  • On a sticker pasted to the car’s doorjamb
If for some reason you can’t find your Maserati’s VIN in the aforementioned spots, check your steering column, the vehicle’s firewall, or under your hood.

How to decode a Maserati VIN

Your VIN is used by the DMV to process a huge amount of car-related services—so, what do those 17 digits actually mean?
VINs have been used in the U.S. since the 1950s, but they weren't made standard until 1981 with the help of the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration (NHTSA). Your VIN’s 17 digits have a specific set of meanings that are now standard across makes, models, and continents.
VINs utilize the digits 0 to 9 and all letters except I, O, and Q. These letters aren’t used because of their similarity to the numbers 1, 0, and 9. 
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Positions 1-2: continent and country of origin

All VINs start with three digits that represent the world manufacturer identifier (WMI), and Maserati’s WMI is ZAM. For Maserati, the first and second digits represent the continent and country where it was manufactured.
Maseratis are manufactured in Italy, so the first two digits of its VIN are Z, standing for Europe, and A, standing for Italy.

Position 3: manufacturer information

The third digit gives more information about the manufacturer. In the case of a Maserati, the third digit will be M for Maserati.

Positions 4-8: vehicle-specific information

After the WMI, the next five digits are specific to your particular vehicle. They identify your car’s body type, engine, transmission, safety equipment, and more.

Position 9: the VIN check digit

Your VIN’s ninth digit is its check digit. This digit is used to verify the authenticity of the VIN and is based on the VIN’s other numbers

Position 10: model year

This part can get a little confusing—the 10th digit tells you the model year. VINs re-use digits that had been previously used to identify a vehicle’s model year. Along with I, O, and Q, the following digits do not appear as the tenth digit: U, Z, and O.
The VIN model year codes break down as follows for the past 20 years:
Code
Year
1
2001
2
2002
3
2003
4
2004
5
2005
6
2006
7
2007
8
2008
9
2009
A
2010
B
1981 OR 2011
C
1982 OR 2012
D
1983 OR 2013
E
1984 OR 2014
F
1985 OR 2015
G
1986 OR 2016
H
1987 OR 2017
J
1988 OR 2018
K
1989 OR 2019
L
1990 OR 2020
M
1991 OR 2021
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Position 11: assembly plant

Every automaker uses a unique set of codes for its 11th digit, which identifies the factory where the vehicle was assembled. Maserati’s plant is located in Modena, Italy.

Positions 12-17: vehicle serial number

The final six digits of your VIN are made up of your vehicle’s unique serial number. Usually, this number is your car’s production sequence number.

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