4US 5UX 5YM
BMW Manufacturer Corporation / BMW North America
Plants in eight countries appear in BMW Manufacturer Corporation / BMW North America's rules. Its decoding rules reach back to model year 1995.
Model years covered by each code
One bar per three-character code, grouped by the vehicle type NHTSA lists for it. Bars reaching 2027 include rules with no end year.
Multipurpose passenger vehicles 2
- 5UX2002–2027
- 5YM2005–2027
Passenger cars 1
- 4US1995–2008
Every code, side by side
| Code | Vehicle type | Makes | Model years | Models | Plant countries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4US | passenger cars | BMW | 1995–2008 | 5 | United States, Germany, South Africa |
| 5UX | multipurpose passenger vehicles | BMW | 2002–open | 6 | Germany, United States, Austria |
| 5YM | multipurpose passenger vehicles | BMW | 2005–open | 5 | Netherlands, Germany, Austria |
Models found under the most codes
Model, model years across all codes, and how many of the codes name it
- X52002–2027 · 3 codes
- X62008–2027 · 2 codes
- X32011–2027 · 2 codes
- X42015–2025 · 2 codes
- 318i1995–1996 · 1 code
- 328i1996–1996 · 1 code
- Z31996–2002 · 1 code
- Z42003–2008 · 1 code
- X72019–2027 · 1 code
- XM2023–2027 · 1 code
- iX52027–2027 · 1 code
Source: NHTSA vPIC, October 2026 release (database updated October 17, 2026). How the figures are counted: How the catalog is read.