Mitsubishi VIN Decoder


Vehicle Identification Number (VIN)

The VIN of Mitsubishi cars is fully compliant with the standard, except for cars for the European market, whose VIN does not contain a checksum in the 9th position.

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WMI for Mitsubishi
WMI NAME MANUFACTURER COUNTRY VEHICLE TYPE
4A3 Mitsubishi MITSUBISHI MOTORS NORTH AMERICA UNITED STATES (USA) Passenger Car
4A4 Mitsubishi MITSUBISHI MOTORS NORTH AMERICA UNITED STATES (USA) Multipurpose Passenger Vehicle (MPV)
4P3 Mitsubishi MITSUBISHI MOTORS NORTH AMERICA UNITED STATES (USA) Passenger Car
6MM Mitsubishi MITSUBISHI MOTORS AUSTRALIA LTD. AUSTRALIA Passenger Car
JA3 Mitsubishi Mitsubishi Motors Corporation (MMC) JAPAN Passenger Car
JA4 Mitsubishi Mitsubishi Motors Corporation (MMC) JAPAN Multipurpose Passenger Vehicle (MPV)
JA7 Mitsubishi Mitsubishi Motors Corporation (MMC) JAPAN Truck
JB4 Mitsubishi Mitsubishi Motors Corporation (MMC) JAPAN Multipurpose Passenger Vehicle (MPV)
JB7 Mitsubishi Mitsubishi Motors Corporation (MMC) JAPAN Truck
JE4 Mitsubishi Mitsubishi Motors Corporation (MMC) JAPAN Passenger Car
JJ3 Mitsubishi Mitsubishi Motors Corporation (MMC) JAPAN Passenger Car
JL6 Mitsubishi MITSUBISHI FUSO TRUCK & BUS CORPORATION JAPAN Incomplete Vehicle
JL7 Mitsubishi MITSUBISHI FUSO TRUCK & BUS CORPORATION JAPAN Incomplete Vehicle
JLS Mitsubishi MITSUBISHI FUSO TRUCK & BUS CORPORATION JAPAN Incomplete Vehicle
JP3 Mitsubishi Mitsubishi Motors Corporation (MMC) JAPAN Passenger Car
JP4 Mitsubishi Mitsubishi Motors Corporation (MMC) JAPAN Passenger Car
JP7 Mitsubishi Mitsubishi Motors Corporation (MMC) JAPAN Truck
JW6 Mitsubishi Mitsubishi Motors Corporation (MMC) JAPAN Incomplete Vehicle
JW7 Mitsubishi Mitsubishi Motors Corporation (MMC) JAPAN Truck
ML3 Mitsubishi Mitsubishi Motors Corporation (MMC) THAILAND Passenger Car
TYB Mitsubishi MITSUBISHI FUSO TRUCK EUROPE S.A. PORTUGAL Truck




Decode VIN for Mitsubishi
№Description
1-3WMI
4 A - driver and passenger airbag
B - active seat belts (until 1992) / driver's airbag (from 1993)
C - passive seat belts
D - active seat belts
S - sedan, 4 doors
T - sedan, 4 doors
X - hatchback, 5 doors
5 The lineup:
A - Mirage
B - Galant / Sigma / Expo LRV (front wheel drive) (1991-97)
C - Starion (1982-90) / Diamante / Expo LRV (all-wheel drive)
D - Precis (1982-90) / 3000GT (FWD) / Expo (FWD)
E - 3000GT (all-wheel drive) I Expo (half-wheel drive)
F - Cordia (1982-90) / Tredia (1982-90) / Eclipse (front wheel drive)
G - Eclipse (all-wheel drive)
H - Galant (front wheel drive) 1993
J - Montero / Calantl (1994-96)
K - Montero / Eclipse (front wheel drive) (95 - 96)
L - Truck (rear-wheel drive) / Eclipse (all-wheel drive) / Eclipse GSX (95-96)
M - Truck (4WD) / 3000Gr (front wheel drive)
N - 3000G? (full-line) VR4
P - Diamante
R - Galant (front wheel drive) / Montero
S - Eclipse (front wheel drive) / Truck (rear wheel drive)
T - Eclipse (all-wheel drive) / Truck (4WD)
U - Mirage
V - Expo LRV (front-wheel drive) / 3000G? Conv (front-wheel drive)
W - Expo LRV (popnolrna) / ZOOST Conv (all-wheel drive)
X - Galant (all-wheel drive) / Eclipse Conv
Y - Expo (front wheel drive)
Z - Expo (all-wheel drive)
6 Equipment level:
1 - Economy
2 - Deluxe (GL)
3 - Super Deluxe (GLS)
4 - High
5 - Premium / Sports
6 - Premium / Special
7 - Ultimate
8 - Sports / Special
7 Body type (for cars):
0 - station wagon, 4 doors.
1 - sedan, 2 doors
3 - station wagon, 5 doors
4 - hatchback, 3 doors
5 - convertible, 2 doors
6 - sedan, 4 doors
7 - hardtop sedan, 4 doors
8 - hatchback, 5 doors
9 - station wagon, 5 doors

Body type (pickups and minivans):
1 - station wagon, 5 doors / short wheelbase pickup
2 - minivan, 5 doors / long wheelbase pickup
3 - van, 3 doors / pickup with one and a half cab (king size)
4 - minivan, 4 doors / pickup with conventional cab
5 - pickup with one and a half cab (king size)
9 - pickup with a double cab (double / long cab)
8 Engine:
A - 1.5 SOHC
B - 3.0 DOHC / 1.8 SOHC
C - 3.0 DOHC turbo / 1.8 SOHC MFI
D - 1.8 SOHC / 2.0 SOHC
E - 2.0 DOHC / 2.6 liters
F - 1.8 turbo / 2.0 DOHC turbo / 2.4 DOHC
G - 1.8 / 2.4 SOHC
H - 3.0 SOHC
J - 1.5 / 3.0 DOHC
K - 1.4 / 3.0 DOHC turbo
L - 1.4 DOHC
M - 3.5
N - 2.5 SOHC
P - 1.5
R - 2.0 DOHC
S - 3.0 SOHC
T - 1.8 SOHC
U - 2.0 DOHC turbo
V - 2.0 SOHC
W - 2.4 SOHC
X - 1.5
Y - 1.6 DOHC / 2.0 DOHC
9Check Digit
10Year
11 Manufacturing plant:
A - Mizushima # 2, Japan
B - Bromont, USA
E - Blumington, USA
J - Nagoya # 3, Japan
F - Nedcar, Netherlands
P - Oyo, Nagoya # 2, Japan
T - Tonsley Park
U - Mizushima # 1, Japan
U - Ulsan, Korea
Y - Nagoya # 2, Japan
Z - Okazaki, Japan
12-17Sequential Number


According to the requirements of the standard in the VIN, the year of manufacture is indicated by the 10th character. Not all manufacturers comply with this - explicitly, the year of issue in the VIN on the European market is not indicated on HONDA, BMW, Mercedes-Benz, MAZDA, Toyota, NISSAN cars. But models released for the North American market necessarily contain the model year in the 10th VIN character.

VIN: symbol year of manufacture
Year Symbol Year Symbol Year Symbol
1971 1 1991 M 2011 B
1972 2 1992 N 2012 C
1973 3 1993 P 2013 D
1974 4 1994 R 2014 E
1975 5 1995 S 2015 F
1976 6 1996 T 2016 G
1977 7 1997 V 2017 H
1978 8 1998 W 2018 J
1979 9 1999 X 2019 K
1980 A 2000 Y 2020 L
1981 B 2001 1 2021 M
1982 C 2002 2 2022 N
1983 D 2003 3 2023 P
1984 E 2004 4 2024 R
1985 F 2005 5 2025 S
1986 G 2006 6 2026 T
1987 H 2007 7 2027 V
1988 J 2008 8 2028 W
1989 K 2009 9 2029 X
1990 L 2010 A 2030 Y