Acura VIN Decoder
Acura launched in North America in 1986 as Honda’s luxury division, the first Japanese premium brand sold in the United States. Every Acura therefore carries a modern 17-character VIN.
Reading a Acura VIN
What do the first three characters of a Acura VIN mean?
Where an Acura was built shows in its first three characters. Cars assembled in Ohio begin with 19U, while those built in Japan begin with JH4, so two examples of the same model can carry different prefixes.
The 17 positions19U …
1192U3·4·5·6·7·8·9·10·11·12·13·14·15·16·17
ManufacturerVehicle detailsCheckYearPlantSerial number
- 1–3Manufacturer
- 4–8Vehicle details
- 9Check digit
- 10Model year
- 11Plant
- 12–17Serial number
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