Factory build sheet
2008 BMW 328i I Sulev
Build WBAWV135-8 · 3L 6cyl · Coupe
VIN positions 1 through 8 read WBAWV135 and position 10 reads 8. Those nine characters define this build. Position 9 and positions 11 through 17 differ on every car.
Every 328i whose VIN starts WBAWV135 and carries 8 in position 10 left the plant with the same engine, transmission, drivetrain and equipment listed below. We know of 621 of them.
- Decoded Jul 7, 2026
- 621 known VINs
- 2 listed for sale now
Factory specification
As filed by BMW with NHTSA for this build. Fields the filing does not record are left out entirely — a missing row means no recorded value, not a missing feature.
Engine
- Displacement
- 3 L
- Cylinders
- 6
- Horsepower
- 230 hp
- Fuel type
- Gasoline
Body & chassis
- Body class
- Coupe
- NHTSA body type
- PASSENGER CAR
- Doors
- 2
- Series
- 3-Series
- Manufacturer
- BMW AG
Weight rating
- GVWR class
- Class 1
- GVWR
- 6,000 lb or less
Gross vehicle weight rating is the loaded ceiling set by the manufacturer, not the car's own weight.
The same build, other model years
BMW used the VIN pattern WBAWV135 for 3 model years. Nothing but the year changes between these pages, so the price gap between them is depreciation on an identical car.
- 2007 3L 6cyl Coupe · 519 vehicles code 7
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2008 You are here code 8
- 2009 I Sulev 3L 6cyl Coupe · 533 vehicles code 9 $11,185
How this VIN pattern is read
A 17-character VIN carries two kinds of information: what was built, and which one it is. This page is the first kind — the nine highlighted positions.
| Positions | Characters | What they encode |
|---|---|---|
| 1–3 | WBA | BMW AG · World manufacturer identifier |
| 4–8 | WV135 | Model, body style, engine and restraint system |
| 9 | × | Check digit — computed per vehicle, not part of the build |
| 10 | 8 | Model year — 2008 |
| 11 | × | Assembly plant |
| 12–17 | ×××××× | Production sequence number, unique to each vehicle |
621 vehicles carry this build
Every VIN we have decoded to WBAWV135-8 shares the specification above.
- 621 Known VINs
- 2 Listed for sale now
Cars are filed by a fixed rule based on the VIN, so a car never moves between groups.
Neighboring configurations
Other factory configurations of the 328i, each with its own build sheet. The set is fixed by the VIN patterns themselves, so it does not shuffle as prices or inventory move.
- 2009 SA 3L 6-cyl · Sedan saloon 1,399 vehicles · $7,400 median
- 2009 3L 6-cyl · Sedan saloon 1,344 vehicles · $6,995 median
- 2009 SA 3L 6-cyl · Sedan saloon 2,672 vehicles · $6,299 median
- 2009 xDrive 3L 6-cyl · Sedan saloon · AWD 1,584 vehicles · $5,900 median
- 2009 I 3L 6-cyl 708 vehicles · $7,594 median
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Where this data comes from
Specification fields are decoded from the manufacturer's filings in the NHTSA vPIC database, keyed on VIN positions 1–8 and 10. We publish the filed values as they stand and leave out anything the filing does not record.
Vehicle counts come from the 621 VINs of this build we have seen in dealer inventory. They are a sample of the road population, not a production figure.