Honda VIN decoder

Paste a Honda VIN and see the model year, model, body, engine and the plant it was built in, from the record Honda files with NHTSA. Free, no email, and the VIN goes only to NHTSA’s decoder, never to WhichTrim.

Honda vehicle identification number

17 characters. The letters I, O and Q never appear in a VIN. Find it on the driver's-side dashboard, the door jamb, your insurance card or the title.

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Honda’s manufacturer codes (WMI)

Source: NHTSA vPIC

Honda files 21 manufacturer codes with NHTSA. The first three characters of a Honda VIN are one of them: they say who built the vehicle, what kind it is, and in which country. Built in United States (8 codes), Mexico (5 codes), Canada (3 codes), United Kingdom (2 codes).

Code	Vehicle type	Built in	Filed by
19X	Cars	United States	American Honda Motor Co., Inc.
1HG	Cars	United States	American Honda Motor Co., Inc.
2HG	Cars	Canada	Honda Of Canada Mfg., A Division Of Honda Canada Inc.
2HJ	Trucks	Canada	Honda Of Canada Mfg., A Division Of Honda Canada Inc.
2HK	SUVs, vans and crossovers (MPV)	Canada	Honda Of Canada Mfg., A Division Of Honda Canada Inc.
3CZ	SUVs, vans and crossovers (MPV)	Mexico	Honda De Mexico, S.A. De C.V.
3DH	SUVs, vans and crossovers (MPV)	Mexico	Honda De Mexico, S.A. De C.V.
3GP	SUVs, vans and crossovers (MPV)	Mexico	General Motors Llc
3HD	SUVs, vans and crossovers (MPV)	Mexico	Honda De Mexico, S.A. De C.V.
3HG	Cars	Mexico	Honda De Mexico, S.A. De C.V.
5FN	SUVs, vans and crossovers (MPV)	United States	American Honda Motor Co., Inc.
5FP	Trucks	United States	American Honda Motor Co., Inc.
5J6	SUVs, vans and crossovers (MPV)	United States	American Honda Motor Co., Inc.
5J7	Trucks	United States	American Honda Motor Co., Inc.
5KB	Cars	United States	American Honda Motor Co., Inc.
7FA	SUVs, vans and crossovers (MPV)	United States	American Honda Motor Co., Inc.
JH1	Trucks	Not filed	Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
JHL	SUVs, vans and crossovers (MPV)	Not filed	Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
JHM	Cars	Not filed	Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
SHH	Cars	United Kingdom	Honda Of The U.K. Mfg., Ltd.
SHS	SUVs, vans and crossovers (MPV)	United Kingdom	Honda Of The U.K. Mfg., Ltd.

What each character means on a Honda

Source: 49 CFR 565

Every Honda VIN since the 1981 model year follows the federal format. Positions 4 to 8 are Honda’s own code for the model, body, engine and restraints; the decoder reads them from Honda’s filing, so they need no table here.

Position	Section	What it tells you
1–3	World manufacturer identifier	Who built it and where. 1, 4 and 5 are the United States, 2 Canada, 3 Mexico, J Japan, K South Korea, W Germany, S the United Kingdom.
4–8	Vehicle descriptor	Model, body style, restraint system, engine — the section that makes a VIN say which car this is rather than which unit.
9	Check digit	A checksum of the other sixteen characters. A VIN that fails it has been mistyped or invented.
10	Model year	A letter or digit, not the year itself: N is 2022, P 2023, R 2024, S 2025, T 2026. I, O, Q, U and Z are never used.
11	Assembly plant	The manufacturer's code for the factory that built this vehicle.
12–17	Serial number	The unit's own sequence number on that line.

Model year	Code (position 10)
2030	Y
2029	X
2028	W
2027	V
2026	T
2025	S
2024	R
2023	P
2022	N
2021	M
2020	L
2019	K
2018	J
2017	H
2016	G
2015	F
2014	E
2013	D
2012	C
2011	B
2010	A
2009	9
2008	8
2007	7
2006	6

Honda models on WhichTrim

A decode that matches one of these opens its model-year page: recalls, owner complaints, service bulletins, crash ratings and fuel economy.

AccordNewest on file: 2026 CR-VNewest on file: 2027 CR-ZNewest on file: 2016 CivicNewest on file: 2026 ClarityNewest on file: 2021 FitNewest on file: 2020 HR-VNewest on file: 2027 InsightNewest on file: 2022 OdysseyNewest on file: 2027 PassportNewest on file: 2026 PilotNewest on file: 2026 PreludeNewest on file: 2027 PrologueNewest on file: 2026 RidgelineNewest on file: 2026

More for your Honda

Source: where to go from here

Window sticker Honda window sticker by VIN The original sticker: options, MSRP and fuel economy, where Honda publishes it. Open →Service bulletins Honda TSB lookup Every bulletin and campaign Honda filed with NHTSA, by model and year. Open →Recalls Honda recalls Every recall campaign on file, by model, with the free repair it names. Open →Title history What a VIN cannot tell you Title brands, odometer and total losses live in NMVTIS, sold by approved providers. Open →

Common questions

Source: NHTSA vPIC, 49 CFR Part 565

Is the Honda VIN decoder free?

Yes, with no email and no account. The decode comes from NHTSA's vPIC database, the record Honda files with the federal government for every vehicle it sells in the US.

Where is the VIN on a Honda?

At the base of the windshield on the driver's side, readable from outside; on the certification label in the driver's door jamb; and on the title, registration and insurance card.

Does a decode show accidents or title brands?

No. A decode says what Honda built. What happened afterwards (title brands, odometer readings, total losses) is in NMVTIS, sold by providers the Department of Justice approves.

Can I check Honda recalls by VIN?

The decode opens the model year's page here, which lists every recall campaign on file. Whether this exact vehicle is still unrepaired is answered by NHTSA's lookup at nhtsa.gov/recalls, which reads Honda's own list.

Is my VIN stored?

No. The decode runs in your browser against NHTSA's public database. WhichTrim never receives it.