How to read and check VIN on your motorcycle? The best way to motorcycle VIN check is decode him. We can do it themselves. Its really simple.

VIN Number is divided into four sections.

  • SECTION I WMI World Manufacturer  Identifier)
  • SECTION II VDS (Vehicle Descriptor Section)
  • SECTION III Control character
  • SECTION IV Year of production, Factory, VIS (Vehicle Indicator Section) – the number of the vehicle

 

Example VIN Number  1HFRC29A8TA381925 with division on sections, looks like this:

1HF –  code factory, first characters tells us which factory the motorcycle was manufactured  (in this case Honda Motorcycle; Japan American Honda Motor Co., Inc.; Torrance, CA; USA)

RC29A – identify of vehicle (in this case Honda Motorcycles, first 4 characters denote type of motorcycle, and the last one version)

8 – control character

T – year of production (in this case T is year 1996)

A – factory (in this case A denote Ohio w USA)

381925 the number of the vehicle, it is last 5 characters

Motorcycle VIN check is really easy


To decode VIN Number, use tables and match bodywork number to motorcycle.

SECTION I

Range of codesCountry[ continent ]
A – H[ Africa]
AA – AHRepublic of South Africa
AJ – ANIvory Coast
AP – A0[-]
BA – BEAngola
BF – BKKenya
BL – BRTanzania
BS – B0[-]
CA – CEBenin
CF – CKMalagasy (now Madagascar)
CL – CRTunisia
CS – C0[-]
DA – DEEgypt
DF – DKMorocco
DL – DRZambia
DS – D0[-]
EA – EEEthiopia
EF – EKMozambique
EL – E0[-]
FA – FEGhana
FF – FKNigeria
FF – FKMadagascar
FL – F0[-]
GA – G0[-]
HA – H0[-]
J – R[ Asia]
JA – J0Japan
KA – KESri Lanka
KF – KKIsrael
KL – KRSouth Korea
KS – K0[-]
LA – L0China
MA – MEIndia
MF – MKIndonesia
ML – MRThailand
MS – M0[-]
NF – NKPakistan
NL – NRTurkey
NS – N0[-]
PA – PEPhilippines
PF – PKSingapore
PL – PRMalaysia
PS – P0[-]
RA – REUnited Arab Emirates
RF – RKTaiwan
RL – RRVietnam
RS – R0[-]
S – Z[ Europe ]
SA – SMGreat Britain
SN – STGermany
SU – SZPoland
S1 – S0[-]
TA – THSwitzerland
TJ – TPCzechoslovakia
TR – TVHungary
TW – T1Portugal
T2 – T0[-]
UA – UG[-]
UH – UMDenmark
UN – UTIreland
UU – UZRomania
U1 – U4[-]
U5 – U7Slovakia
U8 – U0[-]
VA – VEAustria
VF – VRFrance
VS – VWSpain
VX – V2Yugoslavia
V3 – V5Croatia
V6 – V0Estonia
WA – W0Germany
XA – XEBulgaria
XF – XKGreece
XL – XRNetherlands
XS – XWUSSR
XX – X2Luxembourg
X3 – X0Russia
YA – YEBelgium
YF – YKFinland
YL – YRMalta
YS – YWSweden
YX – Y2Norway
Y3 – Y5Belarus
Y6 – Y0Ukraine
ZA – ZRItaly
ZS – ZW[-]
ZX – Z2Slovenia
Z3 – Z5Lithuania
Z6 – Z0[-]
1 – 5[ North America ]
1A – 10United States of America
2A – 20Canada
3A – 3WMexico
3X – 37Costa Rica
38 – 30[-]
4A – 40United States of America
5A – 50United States of America
6 – 7[ Australia and Oceania ]
6A – 6WAustralia
6X – 60[-]
7A – 7ENew Zealand
7F – 70[-]
8 – 0[ South America]
8A – 8EArgentina
8F – 8KChile
8L – 8REcuador
8S – 8WPeru
8X – 82Venezuela
83 – 80[-]
9A – 9EBrazil
9F – 9KColumbia
9L – 9RParaguay
9S – 9WUruguay
9X – 92Trinidad and Tobago
93 – 99Brazil
90[-]

SECTION II

Section contain information abut type and version of motorcycle (also about type and power of engine). It gives the manufacturer.

SECTION III

lettervaluelettervaluelettervalue
A1J1T3
B2K2U4
C3L3V5
D4M4W6
E5N5X7
F6P7Y8
G7R9Z9
H8S2

SECTION IV

Year of production

CodeYear of production
A1980
B1981
C1982
D1983
E1984
F1985
G1986
H1987
J1988
K1989
L1990
M1991
N1992
P1993
R1994
S1995
T1996
V1997
W1998
X1999
Y2000
12001
22002
32003
42004
52005
62006
72007
82008
92009

Factory

CodeFactory
AOhio, USA
BAalst, Belgium
CSaitama, Japan
DGuadalajara, Mexico
EMontesa, Spain
FAtessa, Italy
KKumamoto, Japan
MHamamatsu, Japan
RManaus, Brazil
SSuzuka, Japan
TTochigi, Japan
4South Carolina, USA

The number of the vehicle

It gives the manufacturer.

 

Motorcycle VIN Check

 

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