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Car normal series - First series started in 1905 until 1951 and valid until December 1956.
One letter denoting the province, followed by up to five numerals.
In 1939 recent smaller lettertype was in use.
PROVINCE LIST: A=GRONINGEN B=FRIESLAND D=DRENTHE E=OVERIJSSEL G/GZ/GX=NOORD HOLLAND (1940-GZ 1949-GX) H/HZ/HX=ZUID HOLLAND (1940-HZ 1947-HX) K=ZEELAND L=UTRECHT M=GELDERLAND N=NOORD BRABANT P=LIMBURG R=FOREIGNER
Car normal series 1 (ND-00-00) - First new series and they started in 1951 with N
and continued with A in 1959
In years:
1951-ND NG NK 1952-NP NT 1953-NX PD PG PK PP 1954-PT PX RD RG RK RP 1955-RT RX SG SK SP ST SX TD 1956-TG TK TP TT TX UD UG UK UP UT UX VD VG 1957-VK VP VT VX XD XG XJ XP 1958-XT XX ZD ZG ZK ZP 1959-ZT ZX AD AG AK AP AT AX BD 1960-BG BK BP BT BX DD DG DK DP DT DX ED EG 1961-ED EG EK EP ET EX FD FG FK FP FT FX GD GG 1962-EX GK GP GT GX HD HG HK HP HT HX JD JG JK JP JT JX MD 1963-JN JR JS JT JU JV JZ MA MD ME MF MG MH MJ MK ML MM MN MP MR MS MT MU MV MX MZ 1964-GF GH GJ GL GM GR GS GU GZ HE HJ HL HM HN HR HS HU HV HZ JA JE JF JH JJ JL JM MA 1965-EF EH EJ EL EM EN ER ES EU EV EZ FA FE FF FJ FL FM FN FR FS FU FV FZ GA GE GF 1966-EE EF EL 1970-EA EE
Car normal series 2 (00-00-AD)
In years:
1965-AD AE AF AG AH AJ AK AL AM AN AP AR AS AT AU AV AX AZ
1966-BA BD BE BF BG BH BJ BK BL BM BN BP BR BS BT BU BV BX BZ DA DD DE DF DG DH DJ
1967-DK DL DM DN DR DS DT DU DV DX DZ EA ED EE EF EG EH EJ EK EL EM EN EP ER ES ET
EU EV EX
1968-EZ FA FD FE FF FG FJ FK FL FM FN FP FR FS FT FU FV FX FZ GA GD GE GF GG GH GJ
GK GL GM GP GR GS GT GU GX GZ HD HE HG HJ HK HL HM
1969-HN HP HR HS HT HU HV HX HZ JA JD JE JF JG JH JJ JK JL JM JN JP JR JS JT JU JV
JX JZ MA MD ME MF MG MH MJ MK
1970 ML MM MN MP MR MS MT MU MV MX MZ NA ND NE NF NG NH NJ NK NL NM NN NP NR NS NT
NU NV NX NZ PA PD PE PF PG PH PJ PK PL PM PN PP PR PS PT PU PV PX PZ
1971 RA RD RE RF RG RH RJ RK RL RM RN RP RR RS RT RU RV RX RZ SE SF SG SH SJ SK SL
SM SN SP SR ST SU SV SX SZ TA
1972 SV SX SZ TA TD TE TF TG TH TJ TK TL TM TN TP TR TS TT TU TV TX TZ UA UD UE UF
UG UH UJ UK UL UM UN UP UR US UT UU UV UX UZ VA VD VE VF VG VH VJ VK VL VM VN
VP VR VS VT VU VV VX VZ
1973 VR VS VT VU VV VX VZ XA XD XE XF XG XH XJ XK XL XM XN XP XR XS XT XU XV XX XZ
ZA ZD ZE ZF ZG ZH ZJ ZK ZL ZM ZN
Click here --> to see an old 1972 license document of a VW 1600
Cars normal series 3 (00-AD-00)
In years:
1973-AD AE AF AG AH AJ AK AL AM AN AP AR AS AT AU AV AX AZ BA BD BE BF BG BH
1974-AS AT AU AV AX AZ BA BD BE BF BG BH BJ BK BL BM BP BR BS BT BU BV BX BZ
DA DD DE DF DG DH DJ DK DL DM DN DP DR DS DT DU DV DX DZ EA ED EE EF EG
EH EJ EK EL EM EN EP ER ES ET EU EV
1975-EJ EK EL EM EN EP ER ES ET EU EV EX EZ FA FD FE FF FG FJ FK FL FM FN FP
FR FS FT FU FV FX FZ GA GD GE GF GG GH GJ GK GL GM GP GR GS GT GU GX GZ
HD HE HG HJ HK HL HM HN HP HR HS HT HU HV HX
1976-HP HR HS HT HU HV HX HZ JA JD JE JF JG JH JJ JK JL JM JN JP JR JS JT JU
JV JX JZ MA MD ME MF MG MH MJ MK ML MN MP MR MS MT MU MV MX MZ NA ND NE
NF NG NH NJ NK NL NM NN NP NR NS NT NU NV NX NZ PA PD PE PF PG PH
1977-NX NZ PA PD PE PF PG PH PJ PK PL PM PN PP PR PS PT PU PV PX PZ RA RD RE
RF RG RH RJ RK RL RM RN RP RR RS RT RU RV RX RZ SE SF SG SH SJ SK SL SM
SN SP SR ST SU SV SX SZ TA TE TF TG TH TJ TK TL TM TN TP TR TS TT TU TV
TX TZ UA
1978-TM TN TP TR TS TT TU TV TX TZ UA UD UE UF UG UH UJ UK UL UM UN UP UR US
UT UU UV UX UZ VA VD VE VF VG VH VJ VK VL VM VN VP VR VS VT VU VV VX VZ
XA XD XE XF XG XH XJ XK XL XM XN XP XR XS XT XU XV XX
1979-XZ ZA ZD ZE
1980-ZF ZG ZH ZJ ZK
1981-ZL ZM ZN ZP ZR ZS
1982-ZT ZU ZV ZX
Also use of some of the former 12-34-AB series in 1978 and 1980 with following combinations:1978-ZP ZR ZS ZT ZU ZV ZX 1980-ZS ZT ZU ZV ZX
US size series
Series 4 (DB-01-BB) - New series started and the first two letters denote the year of the vehicle
In years:
1978-DB DD DF DG DH DJ DK 1979-DL DN DP DR DS DT DV DX DY DZ FB FD FF FG FH FJ FK FL FN FP FR 1980-FS FT FV FX FY FZ GB GD GF GG GH GJ GK GL GN GP 1981-GR GS GT GV GX GY GZ HB HD HF HG HH HJ HK 1982-HL HN HP HR HS HT HV HX HY HZ JB JD JF JG JH JJ 1983-JK JL JN JP JR JS JT JV JX JY JZ KB KD KF KG KH KJ KK KN KP 1984-KR KS KT KV KX KY KZ LB LD LF LG LH LJ LK LL LN LP LR LS 1985-LT LV LX LY LZ NB ND NF NG NH NJ NK NL NN NP NR NS NT NV NX NY NZ 1986-PB PD PF PG PH PJ PK PL PN PP PR PS PT PV PX PY PZ RB RD RF RG RH RJ RK 1987-RL RN RP RR RS RT RV RX RY RZ SB SF SG SH SJ SK SL SN SP SR ST SV SX 1988-SY SZ TB TD TF TG TH TJ TK TL TN TP TR TS TT TV TX 1989-TY TZ XB XD XF XG XH XJ XK XL XN XP XR XS XT XV XX XY 1990-XZ YB YD YF YG YH YJ YK YL YN YP YR YS YT YV YX YY YZ ZB 1991-ZD ZF ZG ZH ZJ ZK ZL ZN ZR ZS ZT ZV ZX
US size series
Series 5 (DB-BB-01) - First two letters denote the year of the vehicle. Letters K and Y are gone.
In years:
1991-DB DD DF DG DH DJ DL DN
1992-DP DR DS DT DV DX DZ FB FD FF FG FH FJ FL FN FP FR FS FT FV FX FZ
1993-GB GD GF GG GH GJ GL GN GP GR GS GT GV GX GZ HB HD HF HG HH
1994-HJ HL HN HP HR HS HT HV HX HZ JB JD JF JG JH JJ JL JN JP JR JS JT JV JX
1995-JZ LB LD LF LG LH LJ LL LN LP LR LS LT LV LX LZ NB ND NF NG NH NJ
1996-NL NN NP NR NS NT NV NX NZ PB PD PF PG PH PJ PL PN PP PR PS PT PV PX PZ
1997-RB RD RF RG RH RJ RL RN RP RR RS RT RV RX RZ SB SF SG SH SJ SL SN SP SR
1998-ST SV SX SZ TB TD TF TG TH TJ TL TN TP TR TS TT TV TX TZ XB XD XF XG XH
XJ XL XN
1999-XP XR XS XT XV XX XZ ZB ZD ZF ZG ZH ZJ ZL ZN (SERIES END HERE)
US size series
Series 6 (01-DB-BB) - First two letters denote the year of the vehicle.
In years:
1999-DB DD DF DG DH DJ DL DN DP DR DS DT DV DX 2000-DZ FB FD FF FG FH FJ FK FL FN FP FR FS FT FV FX FZ GB GD GF GG GH GJ GK GL 2001-GN GP GR GS GT GV GX GZ HB HD HF HG HH HJ HK HL HN HP HR HS HT HV HX 2002-HZ JB JD JF JG JH JJ JK JL JN JP JR JS JT JV JX JZ LB LD LF LG 2003-LH LJ LK LL LN LP LR LS LT LV LX LZ NB ND NF NG NH NJ NK NL NN NP 2004-NR NS NT NV NX NZ PB PD PF PG PH PJ PK PL PN PP PR PS PT PV 2005-PX PZ RB RD RF RG RH RJ RK RL RN RP RR RS RT RV RX RZ SB SF SG SH 2006-SJ SK SL SN SP SR ST SV SX SZ TB TD TF TG TH TJ TK TL TN TP 2007-TR TS TT TV TX TZ XB XD 2008-XF XG XH XJ XK XL XN XP
Series 7 (00-GBB-1) - Middel three letters denote the year of the vehicle.
In years:
2008-GBB GDB