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Jm1?
Is it normal for my car's ID # to start with JM1FC3....
I thought that all FC's started with FC or is this totally normal? Does this mean it was made in Japan and shipped over here?
I thought that all FC's started with FC or is this totally normal? Does this mean it was made in Japan and shipped over here?
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Ahhh man, do we have to go through how to read a VIN again???
okay... one more time:
1st digit: manufacturing country:
J=Japan,
1=USA,
2= Canada,
4=USA,
K=Korea,
L=Tiawan.
2nd digit: Manufacturing company:
F=ford,
M=Mazda Japan Hiroshima (Toyo Koygo),
Y=Mazda of America.
3rd digit: Vehicle/production line Type:
V=passenger car,
1=Passenger car Japan,
2=Truck,
3=multi-purpose vehicle.
4th and 5th Digit: Model:
FB=RX-7,
FC=RX-7,
FD=RX-7,
NA=Miata,
UF=B2000/B2200/B2600,
etc.
6th and 7th digit: Body style:
31=2door coupe,
32=2 door coupe turbo,
33=RX-7,
34=convertible turbo,
35=convertible.
(intresting to see that Mazda North America did register the vert both in Turbo and NA form)
8th digit: misc code (seat belt type/air bag/engine etc):
1= coupe,
2= turbo,
3= coupe w/o auto should belt,
4= turbo w/o auto should belt
(note that these are not consistent, for example a S5 'vert without airbag will also have a 1, and a S5 'vert with airbag will have a 2).
9th digit: check digit
10th digit: year:
G=86,
H=87,
J=88,
K=89,
L=1990,
M=1991,
N= 1992,
P= 1993,
R=1994,
S=1995,
etc.
(note that o and i and q and other digits that can be mistaken for numbers are not used).
11th digit: Final assembly plant:
0= Hiroshima,
0= Hofu,
5= Flatrock,
U= Louisville.
12th through 17th digit: serial number:
(coupes)
1986=100001- 200000
1987= 500001- 600000
1988= 600001- 700000
1989= 700001- 800000
1990= 800001- 900000
1991= 900001- 950000
(verts)
1988= 100001- 200000
etc.
Mazda's internal designations for the 747 production was FC3S for the coupes and FC3C for the 'verts.
okay... one more time:
1st digit: manufacturing country:
J=Japan,
1=USA,
2= Canada,
4=USA,
K=Korea,
L=Tiawan.
2nd digit: Manufacturing company:
F=ford,
M=Mazda Japan Hiroshima (Toyo Koygo),
Y=Mazda of America.
3rd digit: Vehicle/production line Type:
V=passenger car,
1=Passenger car Japan,
2=Truck,
3=multi-purpose vehicle.
4th and 5th Digit: Model:
FB=RX-7,
FC=RX-7,
FD=RX-7,
NA=Miata,
UF=B2000/B2200/B2600,
etc.
6th and 7th digit: Body style:
31=2door coupe,
32=2 door coupe turbo,
33=RX-7,
34=convertible turbo,
35=convertible.
(intresting to see that Mazda North America did register the vert both in Turbo and NA form)
8th digit: misc code (seat belt type/air bag/engine etc):
1= coupe,
2= turbo,
3= coupe w/o auto should belt,
4= turbo w/o auto should belt
(note that these are not consistent, for example a S5 'vert without airbag will also have a 1, and a S5 'vert with airbag will have a 2).
9th digit: check digit
10th digit: year:
G=86,
H=87,
J=88,
K=89,
L=1990,
M=1991,
N= 1992,
P= 1993,
R=1994,
S=1995,
etc.
(note that o and i and q and other digits that can be mistaken for numbers are not used).
11th digit: Final assembly plant:
0= Hiroshima,
0= Hofu,
5= Flatrock,
U= Louisville.
12th through 17th digit: serial number:
(coupes)
1986=100001- 200000
1987= 500001- 600000
1988= 600001- 700000
1989= 700001- 800000
1990= 800001- 900000
1991= 900001- 950000
(verts)
1988= 100001- 200000
etc.
Mazda's internal designations for the 747 production was FC3S for the coupes and FC3C for the 'verts.
Last edited by Icemark; Feb 15, 2003 at 02:20 AM.
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