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VIN Decoder

Decode a 17-character VIN. Country of manufacture, likely brand, model year, plant code, serial.

Updated April 2026

17-character VINLetters I, O, and Q are never used in VINs to avoid confusion with 1 and 0.

WMI (positions 1–3)

1HG

United States

Likely manufacturer

Honda (US)

Model year (position 10 = “3”)

2003 or 2033

Year codes repeat every 30 years.

Plant code (position 11)

Sequential serial (positions 12–17)

123456

This decoder uses hardcoded WMI and year tables and covers common manufacturers. For the full VDS (positions 4–9) — engine, body, trim, restraint — use the NHTSA VIN decoder at vpic.nhtsa.dot.gov.

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What it does

Paste a VIN, get the country, brand, year, plant. Full details require NHTSA’s decoder — this is the offline quick-check.

Runs entirely in your browser — no upload, no account, no watermark. For more tools in this category see the full tools index.

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How to use it

Paste 17-char VIN.
Read country + brand + year.
Cross-check with NHTSA for full details.