2004 Audi A4
VINWAUPL68E44A290040
- Body
- Sedan/Saloon
- Engine
- 4.2L 8-cylinder
- Fuel
- Gasoline
- Built in
- Germany
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A VIN describes how this 2004 Audi A4 was built. Reported accidents, title brands, odometer readings, previous owners, service records and open recalls are not in the VIN. They come from the full vehicle history report.
Factory specification
24 fields decoded from the NHTSA vPIC database. Fields the manufacturer did not report are omitted.
Vehicle
- Model year
- 2004
- Make
- Audi
- Model
- A4
- Vehicle type
- Passenger CAR
Engine & drivetrain
- Cylinders
- 8
- Displacement
- 4.2 L
- Displacement (metric)
- 4163 cc
- Engine manufacturer
- Audi
- Horsepower
- 344 hp
- Fuel type
- Gasoline
- Other engine detail
- 50-St/Can. BIN 9 / LEV emission std. Emissions Certification Test Group: 4ADXV04.2345
Body & dimensions
- Body class
- Sedan/Saloon
- Doors
- 4
- Gross vehicle weight rating
- Class 1: 6,000 lb or less (2,722 kg or less)
Manufacturing
- Manufacturer
- Audi AG
- Assembly city
- Ingolstadt
- Assembly country
- Germany
- Vehicle descriptor
- WAUPL68E*4A
Safety equipment
- Front airbags
- 1st Row (Driver and Passenger)
- Side airbags
- 1st Row (Driver and Passenger)
- Curtain airbags
- 1st and 2nd Rows
- Seat belt type
- Manual
- Other restraints
- Active Seat Belt.
- Tire pressure monitoring
- Direct
How this VIN breaks down
Every 17-character VIN is split into the same six sections by ISO 3779. Here is what each part of WAUPL68E44A290040 means.
- WAUPositions 1-3
- World Manufacturer IdentifierGermany
Identifies who built the vehicle and where. The first character is the country or region of assembly, the second the manufacturer, and the third the vehicle type or manufacturing division.
- PL68EPositions 4-8
- Vehicle Descriptor Section
The manufacturer's own code for the model, body style, engine, transmission and restraint system. Each carmaker assigns these positions differently, which is why a decoder has to look them up rather than calculate them.
- 4Position 9
- Check digitNot used by this manufacturer
A checksum calculated from the other 16 characters. It catches typos and transposed characters. North-American manufacturers are required to use it; many European and Asian makers are not.
- 4Position 10
- Model year2004
The model year code. Letters and digits repeat on a 30-year cycle, so the same character stands for two possible years, and the rest of the VIN tells a decoder which one applies.
- APosition 11
- Assembly plant
The manufacturer's code for the factory that assembled the vehicle. Codes are specific to each carmaker.
- 290040Positions 12-17
- Serial number
The sequential production number. This is what makes the VIN unique to one individual vehicle rather than to a model.
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Where this data comes from
Specifications are decoded from the NHTSA vPIC public database, published by the US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. It records what manufacturers submitted for vehicles sold in the United States, which is why coverage thins out for imports and older vehicles. Vehicle history data in our paid report comes from a separate commercial source. See the FAQ.