Construction of the Honda VIN

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These are the break downs of the VIN by year from 1990 to 1993. Listed the models from the 1990 model year for now..will do a list from 91 to 93.

1HG|CB7|2|6|5|L|A|000001


Manufacturer, Make, and Type of Vehicle
All vehicles produced by Honda are passenger cars.

JHM Honda Motor Co., Ltd.,
1HG Honda of America Mfg., Inc.
2HG Honda of Canada Mfg., Inc.

Model line & Engine displacement:

BA4 Prelude, 2.0/2.1 liter
CB7 Accord, 2.2 liter
ED3 Civic 4 Dr., 1.5 liter
ED4 Civic 4 Dr., 1.6 liter
ED6 Civic 3 Dr.,1.5 liter
ED7 Civic 3 Dr.,1.6 liter
ED8 CRX, 1.5 liter
ED9 CRX, 1.6 liter
EE2 Civic Wagon, 1.5 liter
EE4 Civic Wagon, 1.6 liter

Body & Transmission type

1 - 2 Dr. Coupe, M/T
2 - 2 Dr. Coupe, A/T
3 - 3 Dr. Hatchback, M/T
4 - 3 Dr. Hatchback, A/T
5 - 4 Dr. Sedan, M/T
6 - 4 Dr. Sedan, A/T
7 - 5 Dr. Wagon, M/T
8 - 5 Dr. Wagon, A/T

Equipment Trim Level & Restraint System Type
(All cars are equipped with a passive restraint system)

1 - 2.0 S
2 - 2.0 Si
3 - 2.1 Si

4 -
2.1 Si Prelude w/4WS
DX Accord
(Std) Civic 3 Dr.
DX Civic 4 Dr.

5 -
2.1 Si Prelude w/ALB
LX Accord
DX Civic 3 Dr.
(Std) CRX
(Std) Civic Wagon

6 -
EX Accord
EX Civic 4 Dr.
Si Civic 3 Dr.
HF CRX
Si CRX
RTi Civic Wagon w/4WD

Check Digit
0-9 or X

Year
L - 1990
M - 1991
N - 1992
P - 1993

Plant
A - Marysville, Ohio
C - Sayama Japan
H - Alliston , Ontario (Canada)
L - E. Liberty, Ohio
S - Suzuka Japan

This list will get updated in the next few days. Moderators feel free to sticky this.