Mitsubishi VIN decoder

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

Mitsubishi 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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Mitsubishi’s manufacturer codes (WMI)

Source: NHTSA vPIC

Mitsubishi files 18 manufacturer codes with NHTSA. The first three characters of a Mitsubishi VIN are one of them: they say who built the vehicle, what kind it is, and in which country. Built in United States (9 codes), Japan (6 codes), Australia (1 code), South Korea (1 code).

Code	Vehicle type	Built in	Filed by
1Z2	Chassis for upfitting (incomplete vehicle)	United States	Fca Us Llc
1Z3	Trucks	United States	Fca Us Llc
1Z4	SUVs, vans and crossovers (MPV)	United States	Fca Us Llc
1Z6	SUVs, vans and crossovers (MPV)	United States	Fca Us Llc
1Z7	Trucks	United States	Fca Us Llc
1Z8	SUVs, vans and crossovers (MPV)	United States	Fca Us Llc
4A3	Cars	United States	Mitsubishi Motors North America
4A4	SUVs, vans and crossovers (MPV)	United States	Mitsubishi Motors North America
4P3	Cars	United States	Mitsubishi Motors North America
6MM	Cars	Australia	Mitsubishi Motors Australia Ltd.
JA3	Cars	Japan	Mitsubishi Motors Corporation (Mmc)
JA4	SUVs, vans and crossovers (MPV)	Japan	Mitsubishi Motors Corporation (Mmc)
JA7	Trucks	Japan	Mitsubishi Motors Corporation (Mmc)
JB4	SUVs, vans and crossovers (MPV)	Japan	Mitsubishi Motors Corporation (Mmc)
JJ3	Cars	Japan	Mitsubishi Motors Corporation (Mmc)
JP4	Cars	Japan	Mitsubishi Motors Corporation (Mmc)
KPH	Cars	South Korea	Hyundai Motor Co
ML3	Cars	Thailand	Mitsubishi Motors Corporation (Mmc)

What each character means on a Mitsubishi

Source: 49 CFR 565

Every Mitsubishi VIN since the 1981 model year follows the federal format. Positions 4 to 8 are Mitsubishi’s own code for the model, body, engine and restraints; the decoder reads them from Mitsubishi’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

Mitsubishi 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.

Eclipse CrossNewest on file: 2026 LancerNewest on file: 2017 MirageNewest on file: 2024 OutlanderNewest on file: 2027 i-MiEVNewest on file: 2017

More for your Mitsubishi

Source: where to go from here

Window sticker Mitsubishi window sticker by VIN The original sticker: options, MSRP and fuel economy, where Mitsubishi publishes it. Open →Service bulletins Mitsubishi TSB lookup Every bulletin and campaign Mitsubishi filed with NHTSA, by model and year. Open →Recalls Mitsubishi 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 Mitsubishi VIN decoder free?

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

Where is the VIN on a Mitsubishi?

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 Mitsubishi built. What happened afterwards (title brands, odometer readings, total losses) is in NMVTIS, sold by providers the Department of Justice approves.

Can I check Mitsubishi 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 Mitsubishi's own list.

Is my VIN stored?

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