vin number

[Mxtecy]

 I know on the vin number that ‘00’ indicates the Hiroshima production plant but which plant denotes ‘01’? like on my vin plate.

[ast]

“00” does not denote Hiroshima. “0” does. “1” denotes Hofu. “01” is a misread. You don’t indicate if your car is UK, US or Japanese spec, so:

 

UK VIN’s

decoded - The 17 Characters used…

JMZNA18B200100001 ... 1990
JMZNA18B201121900 ... 1991

JMZ = Mazda Motor Corp.  (originally imported as UK specification)
NA = MX-5
1 = R/W Drive
8 = 2 Door Convertible
B = 1.6 / P = 1.8 (Engine Size)
2 = 5 Speed ( Transmission Type)
0 = N/A
0 or 1 = 0 - Hiroshima Plant ... 1 = Hofu Plant
###### - sequence number

What was the first Japanese Eunos Roadster chassis number ?
NA6CE-100021
First 1.8i Roadster = NA8C-100016
First J Limited = NA6CE-150211
First S Special = NA6CE-209203
First MK1. Series II = NA8C-400007

Japan VIN’s
decoded

NA6CE-100021

NA6 or NA8 = NA6 -
1.6 Roadster  or  NA8 - 1.8 Roadster

NA6CE (1989-93 120PS 1.6), NA8CE (1993-97 130PS 1.8), NB6CE/NB8CE
(1998-present revised model, 1.6/1.8)

 

C or CE = C -    CE - 

###### - sequence number

Example of an USA Miata VIN number.
JM1NA3512L0100014

USA VIN’s
decoded

JM1NA3512L0100014

JM = Mazda Motor
Corp.

1 = Car, 2 = Truck, 3 = MPV

NA or NB = NA - Miata (M1 = 90-97)  NB - Miata (M2=99.##)

35 = Convertible

1 or 3 = 1 - 1.6 (90-93)  & 3 - 1.8 (94-##)

# = Check Number (0 thru  Z)

L=1990 M=91 N= 92
P=93 R=94 S=95 T=96 V=97 W=98 X=99 Y=2k 1=2K1 2=2K2 3=2k3 etc…

0 or 1 = 0 - Hiroshima Plant … 1 = Hofu Plant
… 91-93 show 0 or 1  and  90 and 93-on are 0

###### - sequence number

 

Ref: http://ox.mx5oc.co.uk/faq.htm

[Mxtecy]

 Yeah mines U.K. spec so its Hofu then, cheers.