VW Baywindow Bus Chassis Codes

The chassis plate shows all the information about a VW Baywindow Buses identity.

It is located in three positions on a Baywindow Bus

Behind the passenger seat on the divider panel
In the engine bay, just to the right of the engine
On the dashboard

The first four numbers identify what the vehicle is and the year it was produced and the rest of the numbers are in sequence to the actual Bus on the production line for that year.

The first number

The first number identifies the vehicle type and on a Baywindow Bus is always the number 2.

1970 Chassis Plate Behind Seat

The second number

The second number is identifies the body type and are as follows:

1: Panel Van

2: Microbus (with 7 or 9 seats)

3: Kombi or van with windows

4: Deluxe Microbus (with 7 or 9 seats)

5: Single Cab Pickup

6: Double Cab or Crewcab Pickup

1971 Baywindow Chassis Plate Under Window

The third and fourth numbers

The third and fourth numbers identify what year the Bus was manufactured

80: 1968

90: 1969

02: 1970

12: 1971

22: 1972

32: 1973

42: 1974

52: 1975

62: 1976

72: 1977

82: 1978

92: 1979

1976 Baywindow Chassis Plate in Engine Bay

1978 baywindow Chassis Plate in Engine bay

VW Baywindow Chassis Codes

1968: 218 000 001 – 218 220 000

1969: 219 000 001 – 210 200 000

1970: 210 2000 001 – 210 2300 000

1971: 211 2000 001 – 211 2300 000

1972: 212 2000 001 – 212 2300 000

1973: 213 2000 001 – 213 2300 000

1974: 214 2000 001 – 214 2300 000

1975: 215 2000 001 – 215 2300 000

1976: 216 2000 001 – 216 2300 000

1977: 217 2000 001 – 217 2300 000

1978: 218 2000 001 – 218 2300 000

1979: 219 2000 001 – 219 2153 964