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Type 3 VIN / Chassis Numbers
Each chassis number is the last vehicle produced in that month.
Beginning in the 1965 model year (August 1964), the VIN/chassis number begins with the 2-digit model number, i.e. 31 for Fastbacks,
36 for Squarebacks, etc.  Refer to Models for the numbers.  The 3rd digit is the model year, i.e. 365 would be a 1965 Squareback.

Start of production for Type 3 models
28 April, 1961 - 1500 Sedan (Notchback)
Start of production with chassis # 0 000 001
29 September, 1961 - Karmann-Ghia Razor-Edge
Start of production with chassis # 0 000 269
13 January 1963 - Karmann-Ghia Razor-Edge
RHD start (Model 344) - with chassis # 0 341 651
RHD start (Model 346) - with chassis # 0 342 081
15 December, 1961 - Variant
Start of production with chassis# 0 006 827
2 August, 1965 - Fastback Sedan 1600 TL
Start of production with chassis # 316 000 001
 
Year Chassis Engine
1500cc
45 hp
Engine
1500cc
M240
41 hp
Engine
1500cc S
54 hp***
Engine
1500cc S
M240
52 hp***
  Rear Axle Front Axle
1961
Apr 0 000 017 0 000 065 0 000 065      
Jun 0 000 027 0 000 134 0 000 134      
Jul   0 000 254 0 000 254      
Aug 0 000 351 0 000 484 0 000 484      
Sep 0 002 051 0 002 728 0 002 728      
Oct 0 003 991 0 005 021 0 002 728       0 002 253 0 002 040
Nov 0 007 184 0 008 565 0 008 565       0 005 717 0 005 302
Dec 0 011 041 0 013 112 0 013 012       0 009 919 0 009 862
1962
Jan 0 016 732 0 018 837 0 018 837       0 015 315 0 015 372
Feb 0 022 978 0 025 356 0 025 356       0 021 271 0 022 139
Mar 0 031 571 0 034 000 0 034 000       0 029 896 0 030 129
Apr 0 042 437 0 042 719 0 042 719       0 038 689 0 038 224
May 0 051 757 0 054 339 0 054 339       0 050 596 0 050 916
Jun 0 063 404 0 068 069 0 068 069       0 062 099 0 062 672
Jul 0 068 303 0 072 164 0 072 164       0 066 279 0 066 705
Aug 0 081 998 0 085 054 0 085 054       0 079 909 0 080 721
Sep 0 094 813 0 098 085 0 098 085       0 098 412 0 094 563
Oct 0 111 180 0 113 824 0 113 824       0 109 771 0 110 895
Nov 0 127 116 0 130 442 0 130 442       0 125 693 0 127 095
Dec 0 138 774 0 143 557 0 143 557       0 137 375 0 138 710
1963
Jan 0 152 847 0 156 965 0 156 965       0 150 591 0 152 380
Feb 0 161 506 0 175 686 0 175 686       0 159 432 0 160 544
Mar 0 173 700 0 188 479 0 188 479       0 172 209 0 173 337
Apr 0 186 894 0 212 221 0 212 221       0 185 335 0 186 471
May 0 202 878 0 227 033 0 227 033       0 200 722 0 201 739
Jun 0 215 416 0 265 438 0 265 438       0 214 310 0 215 248
Jul 0 221 974 0 271 242 0 271 242       0 222 068 0 222 843
Aug 0 238 748 0 285 127 0 285 127 0 285 127 0 285 127   0 237 198 0 239 817
Sep 0 258 084 0 328 383¹ 0 328 383¹ 0 328 383¹ 0 328 383¹   0 256 480 0 258 254
Oct 0 280 117 0 351 696¹ 0 351 696¹ 0 351 696¹ 0 351 696¹   0 278 986 0 280 025
Nov 0 303 113 0 404 996¹ 0 404 996¹ 0 404 996¹ 0 404 996¹   0 301 788 0 303 074
Dec 0 321 076 0 406 183¹ 0 406 183¹ 0 406 183¹ 0 406 183¹   0 319 723 0 320 817
1964
Jan 0 346 394 0 441 702 0 441 702 0 441 702 0 441 702   0 345 408 0 347 801
Feb 0 372 266 0 477 731 0 477 731 0 477 731 0 477 731   0 371 114 0 373 459
Mar 0 397 311 0 513 060 0 513 060 0 513 060 0 513 060   0 395 186 0 398 640
Apr 0 425 436 0 555 668 0 555 668 0 555 668 0 555 668   0 423 422 0 425 810
May 0 447 851 0 584 971 0 584 971 0 584 971 0 584 971   0 447 149 0 448 390
Jun 0 476 186 0 625 430 0 625 430 0 625 430 0 625 430   0 474 376 0 475 328
Jul 0 483 592 0 639 617 0 639 617 0 639 617 0 639 617   0 485 241 0 485 107
Aug 315 024 782 0 678 132 0 678 132 0 678 132 0 678 132   0 508 054 0 510 062
Sep 315 047 195 0 714 358 0 714 358 0 714 358 0 714 358   0 529 756 0 532 180
Oct 315 067 055 0 751 009 0 751 009 0 751 009 0 751 009   0 549 680 0 551 685
Nov 315 083 085 0 783 997 0 783 997 0 783 997 0 783 997   0 566 720 0 567 880
Dec 315 105 296 0 816 281 0 816 281 0 816 281 0 816 281   0 581 791 0 583 410
1965
Jan 315 121 092 0 849 832 0 849 832 0 849 832 0 849 832   0 597 972 0 600 170
Feb 315 132 460 0 883 946 0 883 946 0 883 946 0 883 946   0 614 846 0 616 390
Mar 315 152 295 0 919 704 0 919 704 0 919 704 0 919 704   0 635 330 0 636 912
Apr 315 172  375 0 954 890 0 954 890 0 954 890 0 954 890   0 655 275 0 656 984
May 315 192 558 0 989 990 0 989 990 0 989 990 0 989 990   0 676 537 0 678 629
Jun 315 215 400 1 026 827 1 026 827 1 026 827 1 026 827   0 699 556 0 699 277
Jul 315 220 883 1 029 303 1 029 303 1 029 303 1 029 303   0 707 180 0 706 627
    1500cc
45 hp
1500cc
M240
42 hp
1600cc
54 hp
1600cc
M240
50 hp
FI 1600cc
54 hp
   
Aug 316 027 119 K0 004 204 M 0 0100 001** T0 027 059 P 0 000 001**  
Sep 316 054 118 K0 007 662
T0 51 967    
Oct 316 079 886 K0 011 281 T0 074 943    
Nov 316 111 613 K0 016 000 T0 101 568    
Dec 316 140 426 K0 020 000 T0 126 399    
1966
Jan 316 171 291 K0 024 328 T0 152 405    
Feb 316 200 496 K0 029 729 T0 176 711    
Mar 316 232 523 K0 038 226 T0 199 647    
Apr 316 259 374 K0 044 626  T0 220 502    
May 316 287 049 K0 051 068 T0 242 586     
Jun 316 314 892 K0 059 880 T0 259 894     
Jul 316 316 238        
Aug 317 032 409 K0 074 712 T0 308 780     
Sep 317 058 875 K0 075 365 T0 314 768     
Oct 317 084 672 K0 064 952* T0 337 630     
Nov 317 110 671 K0 067 028* T0 360 341     
Dec 317 135 254 K0 075 495 T0 380 413     
1967
Jan 317 151 263 K0 079 033 M0 001 258 T0 396 497 P0 002 901  
Feb 317 166 414 K0 081 921 M0 001 356 T0 396 497 P0 002 997   
Mar 317 175 407 K0 083 745 M0 001 356 T0 408 000 P0 002 997  
Apr 317 187 668 K0 086 139  M0 001 427 T0 423 520 P0 003 184  
May 317 205 476 K0 089 285 M0 001 458 T0 441 421 P0 002 263   
Jun 317 228 833 K0 091 727  M0 001 572 T0 459 580 P0 003 400  
Jul 317 233 853 K0 095 700**** M0 001 572 T0 476 124 P0 004 035  
Aug 318 019 764 K0 098 222  M0 002 066 T0 478 051 P0 004 138 U0 000 915
Sep 318 042 424 K0 101 825 M0 002 098 T0 469 991 P0 004 223 U0 002 419
Oct 318 062 184 K0 103 600
M0 001 583 T0 498 298 P0 003 457  U0 001 050
Nov 318 084 758 K0 095 854 M0 001 583 T0 509 438 P0 003 590 U0 001 890
Dec 318 102 506 K0 105 421 M0 001 908 T0 517 550 P0 003 649 U0 001 005
1968
Jan 318 125 744 K0 107 674 T0 526 789    
Feb 318 148 806 K0 110 845
T0 538 645     
Mar 318 171 074 K0 113 361
T0 548 711     
Apr 318 188 971 K0 115 880 T0 556 711    
May 318 210 963 K0 118 236
T0 566 186     
Jun 318 224 405 K0 120 734 T0 573 772    
Jul 318 235 387 K0 121 573
T0 576 427   U 0 093 651
Aug 319 023 329 K0 122 747
T0 581 361   U 0 093 652
Sep 319 045 236 K0 124 855
T0 591 514     
Oct 319 070 165 K0 127 690
T0 602 014     
Nov 319 092 602 K0 130 030
T0 610 870     
Dec 319 108 299 K0 131 969
T0 616 933   U 0 154 029
1969
Jul 319 500 000 K 0 150 000 M 0 003 544 T 0 690 000   U 0 230 433
Aug 1 310 2 000 002
310 2 000 003
310 2 000 006
K 0 150 001** M 0 003 545** T 0 690 001**
T 0 690 002
  U 0 230 434**

U 0 231 001
Dec 310 2111 451 K 0 157 478 M 0 003 808 T 0 728 613   U 0 168 080
1970
Mar 17 310 2 187 207         U 0 321 371
Jul 310 2500 000 K 0 173 002 M 0 004 016 T 0 805 013   U 0 366 020
Aug 1 311 2000 001 K 0 173 003** M 0 004 017** T 0 805 014**   U 0 366 021**
Aug 20 311 2 013 182
 
K 0 174 397        
Nov 30 311 2 090 091          
Dec 311 2108 457 K 0 180 600 M 0 004 163 T 0 854 350   U 0 412 693
1971
Jan 12 311 2 115 270          
Apr 17 311 2 ??? ???     T 0 893 490    
Jul 311 2500 000 K 0 198 000 M 0 004 266 T 0 933 000 Engine
1600cc
M239
US/Canada/
California FI
U 0 502 000
Aug 312 2000 001 K 0 198 001** M 0 004 267** T 0 933 001**
P 0 006 901
U 5 000 001
X 0 000 001 Cal.
U 0 502 001**
Dec 7 312 2 054 423 K 0 213 580            
Dec 12 312 2 058 437
 
    P 0 007 237        
Dec 312 2066 941 K 0 200 870 M 0 004 378 T 0974 878 U 5 000 001
X 0 000 001 Cal.
U 0 504 000
1972
Mar 9 312 2 100 433 K 0 199 974   T 0 985 611        
Mar 10 312 2 102 533 K 0 203 296            
Jul 312 2500 000
  U 5 057 000 U 0 507 000
Aug 313 2000 000 K 0 210 511
T 1 029 687 U 5 057 001** U 0 507 001**
Dec 313 2500 000 K 0 213 933
T 1 056 763 U 0 069 142 U 0 510 144

By default, numbers through December, 1968 represent the last # produced in that month
¹Numbers may not be accurate
* Correct (In July one series of numbers was passed over)
** Number represents 1st of month
*** R or N prefix on crankcase to indicate R (high compression) or N (low compression) engine
**** Number corrected due to typo in original VW listing (best guess made)
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