Factory build sheet
2001 BMW Z3 3.0
Build WBACK734-1 · 3L 6cyl · Hatchback
VIN positions 1 through 8 read WBACK734 and position 10 reads 1. Those nine characters define this build. Position 9 and positions 11 through 17 differ on every car.
Every Z3 whose VIN starts WBACK734 and carries 1 in position 10 left the plant with the same engine, transmission, drivetrain and equipment listed below. We know of 60 of them.
- Decoded Jul 7, 2026
- 60 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
- Displacement
- 3 L
- Cylinders
- 6
- Engine manufacturer
- BMW-AG
- Horsepower
- 225 hp
- Fuel type
- Gasoline
Body & chassis
- Body class
- Hatchback/Liftback/Notchback
- NHTSA body type
- PASSENGER CAR
- Doors
- 2
- 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.
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 | CK734 | Model, body style, engine and restraint system |
| 9 | × | Check digit — computed per vehicle, not part of the build |
| 10 | 1 | Model year — 2001 |
| 11 | × | Assembly plant |
| 12–17 | ×××××× | Production sequence number, unique to each vehicle |
60 vehicles carry this build
Every VIN we have decoded to WBACK734-1 shares the specification above.
- 60 Known VINs
- 1 Listed for sale now
- WBACK734 91LJ15420
- WBACK734 91LM13269
- WBACK734 61LJ15410
- WBACK734 51LJ15236
- WBACK734 61LJ15228
- WBACK734 61LJ15245
- WBACK734 X1LJ15524
- WBACK734 81LM13053
- WBACK734 71LJ15173
- WBACK734 61LJ15200
- WBACK734 91LJ15059
- WBACK734 11LM13220
- WBACK734 01LJ15046
- WBACK734 81LJ15215
- WBACK734 41LM13020
- WBACK734 11LM13122
- WBACK734 01LM13130
- WBACK734 81LM13232
- WBACK734 11LJ15282
- WBACK734 91LJ15515
- WBACK734 81LJ15098
- WBACK734 51LJ15463
- WBACK734 71LJ15044
- WBACK734 51LM13253
- WBACK734 11LM13136
- WBACK734 X1LJ15541
- WBACK734 41LM13096
- WBACK734 91LJ15367
- WBACK734 81LJ15523
- WBACK734 91LJ15305
- WBACK734 X1LJ15300
- WBACK734 11LJ15136
- WBACK734 41LJ15230
- WBACK734 31LM13087
- WBACK734 01LJ15113
- WBACK734 41LJ15177
- WBACK734 01LM13161
- WBACK734 X1LM13118
- WBACK734 X1LM13183
- WBACK734 21LM13145
- WBACK734 71LM13108
- WBACK734 21LJ15145
- WBACK734 91LM13059
- WBACK734 61LJ15360
- WBACK734 01LM13208
- WBACK734 X1LM13202
- WBACK734 21LM13081
- WBACK734 41LM13048
- WBACK734 61LJ15519
- WBACK734 X1LM13281
- WBACK734 71LM13111
- WBACK734 81LM13215
- WBACK734 21LM13016
- WBACK734 11LM13217
- WBACK734 31LJ15137
- WBACK734 41LJ15440
- WBACK734 81LJ15232
- WBACK734 01LM13001
- WBACK734 41LJ15146
- WBACK734 71LM13027
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.
- 2001 25i Roadster RWD 2.5L 6-cyl · Convertible cabriolet 967 vehicles · $12,595 median
- 2001 3.0 3L 6-cyl · Convertible cabriolet 749 vehicles · $11,995 median
- 2001 Z3 M 3.2L 6-cyl · Convertible cabriolet 70 vehicles · $39,500 median
- 2002 30i 3L 6-cyl · Hatchback liftback notchback 20 vehicles
- 2002 Z3 M 3.2L 6-cyl · Convertible cabriolet · RWD 56 vehicles
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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 60 VINs of this build we have seen in dealer inventory. They are a sample of the road population, not a production figure.