YV4Volvo multipurpose passenger vehicles

Held by Volvo Car Corporation · registered in Sweden

WMI YV4 decodes 25 models, the ninth longest list among the 208 multipurpose passenger vehicle WMIs in the catalog. It shares most of its model list with three other codes. Its rules place assembly in four countries. The same rules start at model year 2006 and have no end year.

Models in the decoding rules, by model year

  1. C702006–2013
  2. S402006–2011
  3. S602006–2018
  4. S802006–2016
  5. V502006–2011
  6. V702006–2010
  7. XC702006–2016
  8. XC902006–2027
  9. C302007–2013
  10. XC602010–2027
  11. C70 / C302012
  12. V602015–2018
  13. V60CC2015–2026
  14. S60CC2016–2018
  15. S902017–2018
  16. V902017–2018
  17. V90CC2017–2026
  18. XC402019–2026
  19. C402022–2024
  20. EC402025–2026
  21. EX302025–2027
  22. EX402025–2026
  23. EX902025–2027
  24. EX30 CC2026–2027
  25. EX602027

Where the rules place assembly

Plant countriesSweden, Belgium, China, United States

Plant locations namedTorslanda; Ghent; Chengdu; Daqing; Zhangiakou; Gent Plant; Uddevalla

Bodies and power

Body classesSUV, Wagon, Sedan, Convertible, Hatchback

Primary fuelsGasoline, Electric

Electrified versionsBattery electric, Mild hybrid, Plug-in hybrid

Codes with largely the same models

These codes have no page of their own: at least half of the models in their rules also appear under YV4. The last column counts the shared models.

CodeHolderVehicle typeModel yearsShared models
7JRVolvo Car USA, LLCpassenger cars2019–20255 of 5
LVYDaqing Volvo Car Manufacturing Co Ltdpassenger cars2018–open9 of 9
LYVDaqing Volvo Car Manufacturing Co Ltdmultipurpose passenger vehicles2016–202517 of 17

Compared with the closest code, YV1

YV1 is held by Volvo Car Corporation. Measured by the overlap of the two model lists, it is the code closest to YV4 apart from those listed above.

Models in both17

Only under YV4XC40, C40, EC40, EX30, EX40, EX90, EX30 CC, EX60

Only under YV1240 Series, 260 Series, 740 Series, 760 Series, 780 Series, 940 Series, 960 Series, 850 Series, S70, V40

Model yearsYV4: 2006–open · YV1: 1981–open

Plant countries only for YV1Canada, Netherlands, Italy, Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand

Vehicle typeYV4: multipurpose passenger vehicles · YV1: passenger cars

Other codes held by Volvo Car

CodeVehicle typeMakesModel yearsModels
YV1passenger carsVolvo1981–open27
YV2incomplete vehicles (chassis)Volvo1986–open5
YV5incomplete vehicles (chassis)Volvo1986–open5
YV3busesVolvo1984–open1
YV6trailersVolvo1980–open1

All 6 codes of Volvo Car

Codes for Volvo held by other companies are listed on the page for YV1.

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