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WMI codes registered in Sweden

Sweden ranks 15th by three-character WMIs registered there, with 10 of the 3,163 in NHTSA's catalog. One six-character code from a small manufacturer brings the total to 11. The most common vehicle type is passenger cars (30 percent), and 10 of the codes start with Y. The longest model list belongs to YV1, with 27 models.

Holders with the most codes

  1. Volvo Car6
  2. Polestar Performance AB2
  3. Saab Cars North America1
  4. Rickardsson Slapvagns Ab1

Codes by vehicle type

  1. Passenger cars3
  2. Multipurpose passenger vehicles2
  3. Trailers2
  4. Incomplete vehicles2
  5. Buses1

Profiled codes, longest model lists first

CodeHolderMakesModel yearsModels
YV1Volvo CarVolvo1981–open27
YV4Volvo CarVolvo2006–open25
YS3Saab Cars North AmericaSaab1981–20125
YV2Volvo CarVolvo1986–open5

All 10 three-character codes

Y 10

  • YS3Saab Cars North America
  • YSMPolestar Performance AB
  • YSRPolestar Performance AB
  • YT1Rickardsson Slapvagns Ab
  • YV1Volvo Car
  • YV2Volvo Car
  • YV3Volvo Car
  • YV4Volvo Car
  • YV5Volvo Car
  • YV6Volvo Car

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