Origin

WMI codes registered in Brazil

Brazil ranks 13th by three-character WMIs registered there, with 11 of the 3,163 in NHTSA's catalog. The most common vehicle type is trucks (45 percent), and 11 of the codes start with 9. The longest model list belongs to 9C2, with 295 models.

Holders with the most codes

  1. International Truck and Engine3
  2. Harley-Davidson do Brasil Ltda1
  3. Busscar Onibus1
  4. Triumph Motorcycles (America)1
  5. BYD do Brasil Ltda1
  6. Ford Motor Company Brasil Ltda.1
  7. Volvo do Brasil Veiculos Ltda1
  8. Moto Honda da Amazonia Ltda.1
  9. Mercedes-Benz Truck1

Codes by vehicle type

  1. Trucks5
  2. Motorcycles3
  3. Buses3

Profiled codes, longest model lists first

CodeHolderMakesModel yearsModels
93VInternational Truck and EngineCaterpillar, IC Bus, International2006–201323
99LBYD do Brasil LtdaRide2024–open13

All 11 three-character codes

9 11

  • 932Harley-Davidson do Brasil Ltda
  • 93MInternational Truck and Engine
  • 93SInternational Truck and Engine
  • 93VInternational Truck and Engine
  • 94MBusscar Onibus
  • 97NTriumph Motorcycles (America)
  • 99LBYD do Brasil Ltda
  • 9BFFord Motor Company Brasil Ltda.
  • 9BVVolvo do Brasil Veiculos Ltda
  • 9C2Moto Honda da Amazonia Ltda.
  • 9DBMercedes-Benz Truck

Source: NHTSA vPIC, October 2026 release (database updated October 17, 2026). How the figures are counted: How the catalog is read.