Factory build sheet
1986 BMW 528e E Automatic
Build WBADK830-G · 2.7L 6cyl · Sedan
VIN positions 1 through 8 read WBADK830 and position 10 reads G. Those nine characters define this build. Position 9 and positions 11 through 17 differ on every car.
Every 528e whose VIN starts WBADK830 and carries G in position 10 left the plant with the same engine, transmission, drivetrain and equipment listed below. We know of 48 of them.
- Decoded Sep 9, 2026
- 48 known VINs
This configuration is identical to 1988 BMW 528e E Automatic 2.7L 6cyl Sedan (79 vehicles). That page carries the full record.
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
- 2.7 L
- Displacement (CI)
- 164
- Cylinders
- 6
- Engine manufacturer
- BMW-AG
- Horsepower
- 121 hp
- Fuel type
- Gasoline
Drivetrain
- Transmission
- Automatic
Body & chassis
- Body class
- Sedan/Saloon
- NHTSA body type
- PASSENGER CAR
- Doors
- 4
- Series
- 5-Series
- Manufacturer
- BMW AG
The same build, other model years
BMW used the VIN pattern WBADK830 for 4 model years. Nothing but the year changes between these pages, so the price gap between them is depreciation on an identical car.
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 | DK830 | Model, body style, engine and restraint system |
| 9 | × | Check digit — computed per vehicle, not part of the build |
| 10 | G | Model year — 1986 |
| 11 | × | Assembly plant |
| 12–17 | ×××××× | Production sequence number, unique to each vehicle |
48 vehicles carry this build
Every VIN we have decoded to WBADK830-G shares the specification above.
- 48 Known VINs
- WBADK830 3G9705366
- WBADK830 1G9705124
- WBADK830 2G9702412
- WBADK830 5G9660656
- WBADK830 XG9704232
- WBADK830 0G9701629
- WBADK830 XG9702111
- WBADK830 9G9658117
- WBADK830 4G9700497
- WBADK830 XG9660054
- WBADK830 0G9700285
- WBADK830 8G9702348
- WBADK830 3G9659554
- WBADK830 8G9658237
- WBADK830 1G9706242
- WBADK830 XG9702643
- WBADK830 2G9702152
- WBADK830 3G9660543
- WBADK830 6G9658933
- WBADK830 0G9703381
- WBADK830 1G9701977
- WBADK830 0G9700965
- WBADK830 XG9659051
- WBADK830 1G9660511
- WBADK830 7G9703832
- WBADK830 7G9701594
- WBADK830 4G9658302
- WBADK830 9G9705694
- WBADK830 3G9658985
- WBADK830 7G9701174
- WBADK830 XG9659082
- WBADK830 6G9705927
- WBADK830 8G9660196
- WBADK830 3G9700698
- WBADK830 7G9660237
- WBADK830 8G9703953
- WBADK830 9G9701211
- WBADK830 2G9660369
- WBADK830 8G9658089
- WBADK830 5G9703652
- WBADK830 XG9701038
- WBADK830 3G9703570
- WBADK830 0G9705888
- WBADK830 7G9706097
- WBADK830 4G9658820
- WBADK830 0G9660774
- WBADK830 9G9705193
- WBADK830 1G9659696
Neighboring configurations
Other factory configurations of the 528e, 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.
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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 48 VINs of this build we have seen in dealer inventory. They are a sample of the road population, not a production figure.