GTA IV replaces the older games' long controller patterns with phone numbers. The same documented numbers are used across the PC, PS3 and Xbox 360 versions of Niko Bellic's campaign. That simplifies input, but it does not make every number from the two episodes available in the base game.
This guide covers the original campaign's built-in cheats. The GTA IV profile explains Niko's story and the development team, while the episode guides linked below handle their additional vehicles and effects.
How to enter GTA IV phone cheats
Once the in-game phone and its number-entry function are available, bring up the keypad, enter the number and call it. This is the character's phone inside the game, not a real-world call. After successful activation, the phone's Cheats menu provides a shortcut to previously entered codes.
The numbers are grouped with hyphens for readability. Those separators are not additional keypad inputs. If the dialing interface is not yet available, progress through the opening rather than looking for a PC console command with the same effect.
Health, armor and weapons
Health and armor:
362-555-0100.Health, armor and ammunition-related recovery:
482-555-0100.Advanced weapon set:
486-555-0100.Alternative basic weapon set:
486-555-0150.
The GTA IV reference documents the phone system and effects. The final digits of the two weapon numbers differ, so check the full number rather than stopping after the shared prefix.
These are resource and inventory effects. They do not promise permanent invulnerability, completion of a mission or protection for every accompanying character. If a mission requires a particular action, supplying weapons does not remove that requirement.
Police and weather
Clear wanted level:
267-555-0100.Raise wanted level:
267-555-0150.Change weather:
468-555-0100.
The two police numbers are close enough to confuse on a quick glance. Use the last four digits to distinguish clearing pursuit from increasing it. A weather change is separate from the game's time and mission conditions; it should not be described as a universal mission reset.
Cars and motorcycles
FIB Buffalo:
227-555-0100.Cognoscenti:
227-555-0142.Comet:
227-555-0175.Super GT:
227-555-0168.Turismo:
227-555-0147.NRG 900 motorcycle:
625-555-0100.Sanchez motorcycle:
625-555-0150.
Move to a suitable open area before requesting a vehicle. If a large vehicle cannot appear sensibly in the current surroundings, that is different from entering the wrong digits. Also distinguish a spawned vehicle from permanent ownership or a garage-management feature.
Aircraft and watercraft
Annihilator helicopter:
359-555-0100.Jetmax boat:
938-555-0100.
The Annihilator is not The Ballad of Gay Tony's Buzzard. The similar helicopter category does not make the episode's separate number a base-game cheat. Likewise, choose a usable waterfront location for a boat rather than treating the spawn as automatic transport to the water.
Achievements and saves
Certain GTA IV cheats block particular achievements or trophies. The GTABase cross-platform guide describes the warning behavior. Do not simplify that into either every cheat disables everything forever or no cheat affects achievements.
Keep a clean save before experimenting and read any on-screen warning. If achievement progress matters, return to the clean state rather than assuming GTA V's session rules automatically apply to GTA IV. NextPlayIntel has not tested every platform's achievement implementation.
Episodes and Complete Edition
The Complete Edition packages Niko's campaign with The Lost and Damned and The Ballad of Gay Tony. It does not merge all three protagonists' cheat inventories into one universal campaign. Load the relevant story before using an episode-exclusive vehicle number.
Use The Lost and Damned codes for Johnny's motorcycles and The Ballad of Gay Tony codes for Luis's additional vehicles and effects. The collection guide explains what each package includes.
Sources & verification
Sources last verified on . This article covers published information, not hands-on testing.
Editorial & update notes
AI-assisted research and writing based on the linked references. This is not a hands-on review. Cheat codes have not been tested by NextPlayIntel; platform and edition limitations are explained in the guide. Images are labelled AI-generated illustrations, not gameplay screenshots.
