Peugeot P4 chassis numbers

The P4 carries a military data plate with the type (P4) and the French Army registration, and a chassis number in the Mercedes G pattern of its donor body; civilian Peugeots carry the seventeen-digit VIN under the VF3 WMI (Peugeot, France), and Dangel conversions add a Dangel plate on the bulkhead with the conversion number beside the Peugeot VIN. [1][2][3]

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Where to find it

The military plate on the bulkhead and the registration painted on the body (P4); the Peugeot VIN on the bulkhead, the right-hand suspension turret and the windscreen plate; the Dangel plate alongside it in the engine bay.

How to read it

1981–1992 (P4)Type + Army registration: The plate gives the type (P4, later P4 VPS or P4P) and the contract; the French Army registration identifies the vehicle.
1980– (Dangel)Peugeot VIN + Dangel number: VF3 (Peugeot) seventeen-digit VIN with the model code (504, 505, Partner, Expert, Boxer), plus Dangel’s own plate and conversion number.

Prefixes

Prefix or code	Means
P4	French Army type designation, 1981–
P4P / P4 VPS	Armoured and special-forces versions
VF3	Peugeot France WMI
Dangel plate	Conversion number on the bulkhead, Sentheim

Sources

1Peugeot P4Wikipedia · accessed 2026-09-22
2DangelWikipedia · 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.