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WMI codes registered in Italy

Italy ranks eighth by three-character WMIs registered there, with 40 of the 3,163 in NHTSA's catalog. Another 4 six-character codes from small manufacturers bring the total to 44. The most common vehicle type is motorcycles (50 percent), and 39 of the codes start with Z. The longest model list belongs to ZDC, with 260 models.

Holders with the most codes

  1. Maserati3
  2. Alfa Romeo2
  3. Ferrari2
  4. Bluecar, SAS1
  5. Piaggio & C.S.P.A.1
  6. Motor Bike Imports1
  7. Moto Meteora1
  8. Carrozzeria Bertone Spa1
  9. Balbi Rimorchi SRL1
  10. Benelli Q.J. SRL1

Codes by vehicle type

  1. Motorcycles20
  2. Passenger cars9
  3. Multipurpose passenger vehicles4
  4. Low-speed vehicles4
  5. Trailers2
  6. Incomplete vehicles1

Profiled codes, longest model lists first

CodeHolderMakesModel yearsModels
ZFFFerrariFerrari1981–open65
ZD4ApriliaAprilia1994–open54
ZGUMoto Guzzi S.P.AMoto Guzzi1990–open54
ZAPPiaggio & C.S.P.A.Piaggio, Piaggio and Vespa, Vespa1995–open49
ZAMMaseratiMaserati1981–open13
ZARAlfa RomeoAlfa Romeo1981–open8
ZFAStellantis EuropeFiat1981–open5

All 40 three-character codes

V 1

  • VL4Bluecar, SAS

Z 39

  • ZAMMaserati
  • ZAPPiaggio & C.S.P.A.
  • ZARAlfa Romeo
  • ZASAlfa Romeo
  • ZB0Motor Bike Imports
  • ZB2Moto Meteora
  • ZBBCarrozzeria Bertone Spa
  • ZBGBalbi Rimorchi SRL
  • ZBNBenelli Q.J. SRL
  • ZC2Maserati
  • ZCFIveco Trucks of North American
  • ZCHDi Blasi Industriale SRL
  • ZD3Betamotor
  • ZD4Aprilia
  • ZDCAmerican Honda Motor
  • ZDMDucati Motor Holding S.P.A.
  • ZFAStellantis Europe
  • ZFBStellantis Europe
  • ZFFFerrari
  • ZFJCarrozzeria Pezzaioli S.r.l.
  • ZFMFantic Motor
  • ZFRPininfarina
  • ZGRII Toro Italiano
  • ZGUMoto Guzzi S.P.A
  • ZGZOxygen S.P.A
  • ZHKMovitron S.r.l.
  • ZHWAutomobili Lamborghini
  • ZJMMalaguti
  • ZJPPiccoli Motori S.r.l.
  • ZJTItaljet S.r.l.
  • ZKHHusqvarna Motorcycles S.R.L (formerly Known AS Boxer S.r.l., Varese, Italy)
  • ZLFTazzari Gl
  • ZLVMoto Laverda
  • ZN0Swm Motorcycles S.r.l.
  • ZN6Maserati
  • ZNNEnergica Motor
  • ZRGTazzari GL Imola SPA
  • ZRPBimota
  • ZSGFerrari

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