/ Seg · 01 R
MA
Made in India.
The country of origin. Every Dextrous build is hand-finished in India — no exceptions, no licensed overseas runs.
— OriginVIN DECRYPTED
V.I.N. decrypted.
— OriginMade In India
— MakerBy Dextrous
— Code6 Segments
— StatusUnique Per Build
— Vendibles · Identification · Number 𝘋𝘖𝙃𝘼𝙍𝘿𝘛𝘏𝘐𝘕𝘎𝘚Ⓓ
/ SECTION 01 Why V.I.N.
— Traceability · Ownership · Identity
Every build has a number.
— Definition Card / 01 of 01
V.I.N..
/ˈviː.aɪ.ɛn/
— Noun
Vendibles Identification Number — a unique code carried by every Dextrous build, decoded the same way it's done on automobiles. Run it through the legend and every important detail about your build reveals itself.
OriginMade In India
MakerDXT — Dextrous
Segments06 — Decoded Below
StatusUnique Per Build
Issued ByThe Bunker
Production cars carry V.I.N.s for a reason — traceability, ownership, identity. We borrowed the discipline and applied it to every custom sneaker that leaves the bunker.
No two pairs are identical. Each one is hand-finished, numbered, and registered. The V.I.N. on the inside of your shoe isn't decoration — it's a record of how it was built, when, and what it's made from.
Decode it and you'll see where it came from, who made it, what month and year it was crafted, what colour and style it carries, and which build number it holds in the run. Every digit means something. Nothing on it is for show.
"Every digit means something." — SHREHAN SHAKUR (The Designer)
/ SECTION 02 The Decoder
— Reference · Segment By Segment
Read your V.I.N.
The full breakdown — segment by segment. Match the digits on your build to the legend below and the build tells you its own story.
/ SeCTION 03 How It Works
— Find · Match · Read
From code to build.
The V.I.N. isn't a sticker stuck on the box. It's lazer etched into an acrylic/Titanium coated steel triangualr plate and hooked onto the shoe and signed onto the Owner's manual shipped with your package — two records of the same build, both pointing at the exact pair you're holding.
Three steps to decode it. Find. Match. Read. By the end, you know where it came from, when it was crafted, and which numbered piece in the run it holds.
Most pairs in the world have a serial. Yours has a story.
01
Find the V.I.N.
Every Dextrous custom sneaker carries its V.I.N. etched on the tag of the shoe and on the Owner's manual shipped with the package.
02
Match the segments.
Read the V.I.N. left to right. Each colour-coded segment maps to a specific build attribute — origin, maker, date, style, colour, build number.
03
Read the build.
By the end, you know exactly where it came from, when it was crafted, and which numbered piece in the run you're holding.
/ SECTION 04 Segment Legend
— Six Segments · One Code
What each digit means.
Six segments in every V.I.N. Origin, maker, date, colour, style, build number. Decode each one and the pair introduces itself.
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DXT
Manufactured by Dextrous.
The maker stamp. Confirms the build came out of the Dextrous bunker — not a licensed copy, not a reproduction.
— Maker
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03P
Month & year of build.
Two digits for the month, one letter for the year. Example: 03 = March, P = 2023. Year codes follow P, R, S, T, V, W, X, Y, 1, 2.
— Date
/ Seg · 04 R
XXXX
Product colour.
A four-character code mapped to the exact colourway the build has been curated in
— Colour
/ Seg · 05 R
HG
Product style.
For sneakers: HG = High, LW = Low, MD = Mid. Defines the silhouette of the build.
— Silhouette
/ Seg · 06 R
000
Build number.
This talks about the build number your custom sneaker is at Dextrous.
— Pair Number
/ SECTION 05 Quick Reference
— Year · Style · Month
Code charts.
The three lookup tables you'll use to decode a V.I.N. — year letter, silhouette code, month digits.
/ Chart · 01
Year codes.
— Single letter / year of build- P2023
- R2024
- S2025
- T2026
- V2027
- W2028
- X2029
- Y2030
- 12031
- 22032
/ Chart · 02
Sneaker styles.
— Two-letter silhouette code- HGHigh Top
- MDMid Top
- LWLow Top
/ Chart · 03
Month codes.
— Two digits / simple read- 01January
- 02February
- 03March
- 06June
- 09September
- 12December
Decoding Dextrous
Every digit means something. Every build has a story.
© Dextrous Motorsports
Crafted With Passion · Homologated For Its Intended Use
File 03 — V.I.N. Decrypted
