Factory build sheet
1996 BMW Z3 1.9
Build 4USCH732-T · 1.9L 4cyl · Roadster
VIN positions 1 through 8 read 4USCH732 and position 10 reads T. Those nine characters define this build. Position 9 and positions 11 through 17 differ on every car.
Every Z3 whose VIN starts 4USCH732 and carries T in position 10 left the plant with the same engine, transmission, drivetrain and equipment listed below. We know of 723 of them.
- Decoded Jul 7, 2026
- 723 known VINs
- 19 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
- 1.9 L
- Cylinders
- 4
- Engine manufacturer
- BMW Manufacturing Corp.
- Horsepower
- 137 hp
- Fuel type
- Gasoline
Body & chassis
- Body class
- Roadster
- NHTSA body type
- PASSENGER CAR
- Doors
- 2
- Manufacturer
- BMW MANUFACTURER CORPORATION / BMW NORTH AMERICA
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.
What this build asks today
Asking prices of live dealer listings decoded to this exact configuration — narrower than the trim-level figure, because every car counted here shares the same engine, transmission and drivetrain.
$9,495 median asking price · 32 listings · as of Aug 30, 2026
Low 2% of listings $4,625 Top 2% of listings $25,000
The same build, other model years
BMW used the VIN pattern 4USCH732 for 3 model years. Nothing but the year changes between these pages, so the price gap between them is depreciation on an identical car.
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1996 You are here code T $9,495
- 1997 1.9 Convertible · 835 vehicles code V $7,999
- 1998 1.9 Convertible · 272 vehicles code W $7,995
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 | 4US | BMW MANUFACTURER CORPORATION / BMW NORTH AMERICA · World manufacturer identifier |
| 4–8 | CH732 | Model, body style, engine and restraint system |
| 9 | × | Check digit — computed per vehicle, not part of the build |
| 10 | T | Model year — 1996 |
| 11 | × | Assembly plant |
| 12–17 | ×××××× | Production sequence number, unique to each vehicle |
723 vehicles carry this build
Every VIN we have decoded to 4USCH732-T shares the specification above.
- 723 Known VINs
- 19 Listed for sale now
- 32 Priced listings
- $9,495 Median asking
Vehicles of this build
A fixed sample of 2 vehicles carrying this configuration — each with its own history page. The sample refreshes quarterly, not nightly, so it stays put between visits.
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 Z3, 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.
Prices are asking prices from 32 live dealer listings decoded to this build , last updated August 30, 2026 . They are what sellers ask, not what buyers paid.
Vehicle counts come from the 723 VINs of this build we have seen in dealer inventory. They are a sample of the road population, not a production figure.