example VIN - JHMEG636*NC000001 (* = don't care)


Position 1-3 Manufacturer, Make & Type of Vehicle

JHM EG636*NC000001

1HG - Honda of America Mfg Inc - Honda passenger car
2HG - Honda of Canada Mfg Inc - Honda passenger car
JH4 - Honda Motor Co. Ltd - Acura Passenger Vehicle
JHM - Honda Motor Co. Ltd - Honda passenger car


Position 4-6 Model & Engine Displacement

JHM EG6 36*NC000001

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Position 7 Body & Transmission Type

JHMEG6 3 6*NC000001

1 2-Dr 5peed Manual
2 2-Dr 4speed Auto
3 3-Dr 5speed Manual
4 3-Dr 4speed Auto
5 4-Dr 5speed Manual
6 4-Dr 4speed Auto
7 5-Dr 5speed Manual
8 5-Dr 4speed Auto


Position 8 Equipment Trim Level & Restraint System Type

JHMEG63 6 *NC000001

NOTE: This is an incomplete list, there are so many variations that there is not room here to list them all
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1-Integra TypeR
2-Civic CX 3-Dr
4-Prelude S
...Accord DX
...Civic CX 3-Dr
...Civic DX 4-Dr
...Integra RS
5-Prelude Si
...Accord LX
...Civic LX 4-Dr
...Integra LS
6-Prelude Si with 4WS
...Civic VX 3-Dr
...Integra GS/SE
7-Accord EX
8-Civic Si 3-Dr
...Integra GS-R
9-Civic EX 4-Dr
...Integra GS-R w/ leather seats


Position 9 Check Digit

JHMEG636 * NC000001

0 to 9 or X


Position 10 Year

JHMEG636* N C000001

B: 1981
C: 1982
D: 1983
E: 1984
F: 1985
G: 1986
H: 1987
J: 1988
K: 1989
L: 1990
M: 1991
N: 1992
P: 1993
R: 1994
S: 1995
T: 1996
V: 1997
W: 1998
X: 1999
Y: 2000
1: 2001
2: 2002
3: 2003
4: 2004
etc


Position 11 Plant

JHMEG636*N C 000001

A-Marysville, Ohio (USA)
C-Sayama (Japan)
H-Alliston, Ontario (Canada)
L-East Liberty, Ohio (USA)
S-Suzuka (Japan)
T = Tochigi, Japan


Position 12-17 Sequential Production Number

JHMEG636*NC 000001

This number starts at 000001 with the first car