As the title states, is there an identification within the VIN that identifies a car as "US Spec"?

I bought my 997 turbo in Stuttgart from an American (bought through the Exchange New Car Sales) but I want to make 100% sure that it is a US Spec car.

There was another guy that tried to bring a Ferrari back that he bought in Germany and he found out it was NOT US spec after paying to ship it to the US.

 

two ideas. Call a US insurance co. Or give the VIN to porsche and see what they say?

 

Maybe here -

https://www.stuttcars.com/technical/vin-decoder/

 

The VIN has country of origin, but with the VIN you can get the build sheet and many times it will have something like ( *** US version) in the build sheet.

There is a VIN decoder thread on Rennlist under the 997 Turbo section. Put the VIN there and they will look it up, or PM me with it and I can get the build sheet to see what it says when I get home tonight.

Or you could likely call a Porsche dealer with the VIN and they can tell you if it is a US build.

Good luck.
DC

 

Easy, if your VIN starts with WPOZZZ it is a ROW (rest of world) car.

 

This is a good suggestion. I'm convinced my car was intended for Canada despite being originally delivered in the US (Michigan). The speedo is in km/h, which isn't a big deal but definitely had me a bit confused when I took delivery.

2009 Porsche 911 Turbo Coupe
Division: PCNA
Prod Month: 06/2009
Commission #: 698374
Year: 2009
Model: 911 Turbo Coupe
Warranty Start: August 24, 2009
Option Description Price
BASE 911 Turbo 161,700.00
220 Limited Slip Rear Differential Lock 0.00
342 Heated Seats 0.00
422 19" RS Spyder Wheel 0.00
480 Manual transmission 0.00
619 Bluetooth Interface for Mobile Phone 0.00
635 Park Assist System 0.00
640 Sport Chrono Package Turbo 0.00
686 XM Radio 0.00
693 6-Disc CD/DVD Changer 0.00
870 Universal Audio Interface 0.00
AT Black Full Leather 0.00
P01 Adaptive Sports Seats with Driver Memory 0.00
XAF Turbo Aerokit 0.00
XAJ Side Skirts in Painted in Exterior Color 0.00
XMZ Rear Center Console in Leather 0.00
XNS Steering Column in Leather 0.00
XPA Thicker 3-Spoke Steering Wheel in Smooth Leather 0.00
XXF Red Taillights 0.00
Z4 Basalt Black Metallic 0.00
Total Options 0.00

 

There's also some physical differences.

For example mine is US and my friend has Germany spec.

Mine had red signal lights, his has yellows, I changed mine to yellows.

Also, on the sides of where you put the license plate on the rear bumper, the U.S. Version has these defense things that pop out, the Germany one is completely flat.

 

Look at the rear bumper, if there are bumperettes, then it's a US model - so I think :-)

 

I believe the odometer on a US car shows MPH ph on the outer ring and KPH on the inner ring. Canadian is reverse. I'll check mine when the snow melts off my car and let you know. My M3 is a US spec car and the odo is MPH outer and KPH inter. canadian BMWs only shows KPH analogue. You can flip the digital back and forth.

 

Unless they were removed (which some folks have done) then you're back to looking at other indicators.