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WMI codes registered in France

France ranks 13th by three-character WMIs registered there, with 11 of the 3,163 in NHTSA's catalog. Another 5 six-character codes from small manufacturers bring the total to 16. The most common vehicle type is passenger cars (27 percent), and 11 of the codes start with V. The longest model list belongs to VG8, with 37 models.

Holders with the most codes

  1. Renault Group3
  2. Automobiles Peugeot1
  3. Esterel Caravanes S.A1
  4. Peugeot Motorcycles1
  5. Lohr Equipment & Welding1
  6. Fautras Horse Trailers (jlfd Production)1
  7. Sherco Motorcycles Sarl1
  8. Irisbus France1
  9. Toyota Motor Manufacturing, France, S.A.S.1

Codes by vehicle type

  1. Passenger cars3
  2. Trailers3
  3. Buses2
  4. Motorcycles2
  5. Incomplete vehicles1

Profiled codes, longest model lists first

CodeHolderMakesModel yearsModels
VNBSherco Motorcycles SarlSherco2024–open18
VF1Renault GroupEagle, Renault1981–19896

All 11 three-character codes

V 11

  • VF1Renault Group
  • VF3Automobiles Peugeot
  • VFMEsterel Caravanes S.A
  • VG6Renault Group
  • VG8Renault Group
  • VGAPeugeot Motorcycles
  • VGYLohr Equipment & Welding
  • VMEFautras Horse Trailers (jlfd Production)
  • VNBSherco Motorcycles Sarl
  • VNEIrisbus France
  • VNKToyota Motor Manufacturing, France, S.A.S.

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