Factory build sheet

1987 BMW M6

Build WBAEE140-H · Coupe

VIN positions 1 through 8 read WBAEE140 and position 10 reads H. Those nine characters define this build. Position 9 and positions 11 through 17 differ on every car.

Every M6 whose VIN starts WBAEE140 and carries H in position 10 left the plant with the same engine, transmission, drivetrain and equipment listed below. We know of 36 of them.

  • Decoded Jul 7, 2026
  • 36 known VINs
  • 1 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

Fuel type
Gasoline

Body & chassis

Body class
Coupe
NHTSA body type
PASSENGER CAR
Doors
2
Series
6-Series
Manufacturer
BMW AG

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 EE140 Model, body style, engine and restraint system
9 × Check digit — computed per vehicle, not part of the build
10 H Model year — 1987
11 × Assembly plant
12–17 ×××××× Production sequence number, unique to each vehicle

36 vehicles carry this build

Every VIN we have decoded to WBAEE140-H shares the specification above.

  • 36 Known VINs
  • 1 Listed for sale now

Neighboring configurations

Other factory configurations of the M6, 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 36 VINs of this build we have seen in dealer inventory. They are a sample of the road population, not a production figure.