Lada Niva 2121 and 2131 chassis numbers

AvtoVAZ identifies the Niva by its VAZ model number — 2121, 21211 and 21212 (export, right-hand drive), 21213, 21214, 2131 (five-door), 2329 (pick-up), 2123 (Chevrolet Niva/Travel) — stamped with the body number on a plate in the engine bay and on the body itself; export cars from the 1980s carry the seventeen-digit VIN under the XTA WMI (AvtoVAZ, Tolyatti), with X9L for the GM–AvtoVAZ joint venture. [1][2][3]

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Where to find it

The plate on the engine-bay bulkhead; the body number stamped on the right-hand inner wing and under the rear seat; the engine number on the block.

How to read it

1977–VAZ model + body number: The model number (2121, 21213, 21214, 2131, 2329, 2123) with a sequential body number on the plate and the body.
1980s–Seventeen-digit VIN: XTA (AvtoVAZ) or X9L (GM–AvtoVAZ) + model digits + model-year letter + sequence.

Prefixes

Prefix or code	Means
2121	Niva, 1.6, 1977–93
21211 / 21212	Export versions (21212 right-hand drive)
21213 / 21214	1.7 carburettor / fuel injection, 1993–
2131	Five-door long wheelbase, 1995–
2329	Pick-up
2123	Chevrolet Niva and Niva Travel
XTA	AvtoVAZ, Tolyatti
X9L	GM–AvtoVAZ joint venture

Sources

1Lada NivaWikipedia · accessed 2026-09-22
2VAZ-2121Wikipedia · accessed 2026-09-22
3Vehicle identification numberWikipedia · accessed 2026-09-22

The numbers are as the sources cited above record them — the parts trade's frame-number charts, the clubs' transcriptions of the makers' bulletins and the enthusiast decoders; a blank cell means no number is recorded. Registry research, not a factory record — check the vehicle's plate and the maker's build record before relying on a range. Corrections through the suggestion form.