Where is the 5 made?

[lindsayt]

Does anybody know where the 5 is made? I believe it's the 11th character of the US VIN that specifies the assembly plant (the leading J just means Mazda is a Japanese company and says nothing about manufacture), but since I don't know what the possible codes are (i.e., what characters correspond to what plant) I can't determine where it's built. Not that it matters that much, but my dad is sure his MX-5 was made in Hiroshima, and it would be neat to know where the 5 was built too...

 

[Wojtek]

JM3 = Mazda
ER = CX-7/CR=mazda5
2 = with curtain and side air bags
9 = Wagon. GVW class C
3 = Federal/Canada Engine (would be "L" for California)
* = Check digit (between 0 and 9)
8 = Model year (2008 = 8)
# = Plant number (0=Hiroshima; 1=Hofu)
123456 = Serial Number

 

[lindsayt]

Sweet, my 0 corresponds to Hiroshima:

JM1 = Mazda
CR = Mazda5
2 = side curtain bags, eh?
W = ? (space wagon I suppose)
3 = federal emissions
*
A = 2010 (or 1980, heh)
0 = Hiroshima
xxxxxx = my unique car!

Thanks!

 

[skiph]

More than you probably want to know about VIN numbers:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vehicle_Identification_Number

Online app to 'decode' a VIN number, sort of works:

http://www.analogx.com/contents/vinview.htm