Car make · United States · Japan · Mexico · 1990–2014

Nissan VIN Decoder

Enter a Nissan VIN to read its model year, model, trim, engine and factory specs. The lamps check the format as you type.

Nissan

MAKE DATA

Countries: United States · Japan · MexicoFrom the WMI codes below
WMI: 1N4 · JN3 · JN1 · 5N1 · JN8 · 1N6 …9 maker codes in our patterns
Models: 33 VIN patterns listed below
Years: 1990–2014Sample years in the table
Check digit: North American, position 9

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01About

About Nissan

Nissan was created in Japan, and like other marques from its homeland, the company is renowned for crafting automobiles that place a focus on quality and reliability. The business's roster of items is broad, and includes sporty coupes, family sedans, minivans, trucks and Sports utility vehicles.

Following the turn from the new century Nissan returned back, assisted with a 1999 alliance with Renault that increased the business's finances. Its remodeled Sentra and Altima increased sales and consumer interest, as did new models such as the 350Z sports vehicle, Armada Vehicle and Titan pickup. Today the manufacturer is renowned for offering an array of well-regarded as automobiles, including the most popular Murano Vehicle, the incredible GT-R supercar and also the all-electric Leaf.

The very first Datsun passenger vehicle came from the set up line in 1935 and soon Nissan began conveying to Australia. In 1937 the Datsun Type 15 becomes the very first mass-created vehicle in Japan, that also is available in small-pickup and delivery van form.

Catering for that American market, Nissan introduces the Bluebird, with synchronized 3-speed transmission in 1962. Within the off-road sector, the Patrol is first showed, having a generous quantity of horsepower, which was promoted to be able “to climb trees”. In 1967 the 2000 Roadster is revealed upon the naive public and to the racing world so it takes by storm.

02Models

Nissan VIN patterns

One sample year per model. The pattern is VIN positions 1–8 and 10–11: everything except the check digit and the serial.

Nissan models 200SX to Murano CrossCabriolet
Model	Year	VIN pattern
200SX	1996	`1N4AB42D·TC`
240SX	1994	`JN3MS37A·RW`
300ZX	1995	`JN1RZ27D·SX`
350Z	2008	`JN1BZ36A·8M`
370Z	2011	`JN1AZ4EH·BM`
Altima	2002	`1N4AL11D·2C`
Altima Hybrid	2009	`1N4CL21E·9C`
Armada	2006	`5N1AA08A·6N`
Axxess	1990	`JN1HM15P·LX`
Cube	2012	`JN8AZ2KR·CT`
Frontier	2008	`1N6AD07U·8C`
GT-R	2011	`JN1AR5EF·BM`
Juke	2013	`JN8AF5MN·DT`
Leaf	2012	`JN1AZ0CP·CT`
Maxima	2010	`1N4AA5AP·AC`
Murano	2007	`JN8AZ08W·7W`
Murano CrossCabriolet	2014	`JN8AZ1FY·EW`

Nissan models NV to Xterra
Model	Year	VIN pattern
NV	2013	`1N6AF0LY·DN`
NV Passenger	2012	`5BZBF0AA·CN`
NV200	2013	`3N6CM0KN·DK`
NX	1991	`JN1EB34C·MU`
Pathfinder	2002	`JN8DR09X·2W`
Pulsar	1990	`JN1GN34S·LW`
Quest	2006	`5N1BV28U·6N`
Rogue	2010	`JN8AS5MU·AW`
Sentra	1993	`1N4EB32A·PC`
Stanza	1992	`JN1FU21P·NT`
Titan	2007	`1N6AA06B·7N`
Truck	1993	`1N6HD11Y·PC`
Van	1990	`JN8SC26S·L4`
Versa	2009	`3N1BC11E·9L`
Versa Note	2014	`3N1CE2CP·EL`
Xterra	2010	`5N1AN0NW·AC`

1N4 maker code (WMI) · AB42D vehicle descriptor · T model-year code · C plant code. The check digit (position 9) sits where the dot is.

03Location

Where to find a Nissan VIN

Dashboard tagDriver's side, at the base of the windshield. Read it from outside the car.
Door jamb stickerOpen the driver's door and look at the frame.
PaperworkTitle, registration and insurance card all carry the full VIN.

04Breakdown

How a Nissan VIN breaks down

The 2014 Murano CrossCabriolet pattern from the table, JN8AZ1FY·EW, position by position. A VIN has 17 characters and never uses I, O or Q.

2014 Nissan Murano CrossCabriolet · VIN pattern? = check digit · # = serial

1–3 · WMIMaker & countryJN8 · Infiniti or Nissan, Japan

4–8 · VDSModel, body, engineAZ1FY · Murano CrossCabriolet

9CheckCalc.

10YearE · 2014

11PlantW

12–17 · SerialUnique to this vehicleNot in the pattern

WMI · 1–31N4, 5N1, 1N6… for United States; JN3, JN1, JN8 for Japan; 3N6, 3N1 for Mexico.

VDS · 4–8Model, body and engine. The decoder turns these into specs.

CHECK · 9Worked out from the other 16 characters. A typo breaks it.

YEAR · 10E is 2014 here. In the table, T is 1996 and R is 1994.

PLANT · 11The factory that assembled the car.

SERIAL · 12–17Unique to each vehicle, so it isn't part of the pattern.

05API

Decode Nissan VINs in your app

22 fields per decode: year, model, trim, engine, dimensions, mpg, features
Salvage checks and US plate lookups on the same key
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GET/v2.0/decode_vin

import os, requests

r = requests.get(
    "https://vindecoder.p.rapidapi.com/v2.0/decode_vin",
    params={"vin": "<Nissan VIN>"},
    headers={
        "X-RapidAPI-Key": os.environ["RAPIDAPI_KEY"],
        "X-RapidAPI-Host": "vindecoder.p.rapidapi.com",
    },
    timeout=10,
)
spec = r.json()["specification"]
# spec["year"], spec["model"], spec["engine"] …

const url = new URL("https://vindecoder.p.rapidapi.com/v2.0/decode_vin");
url.searchParams.set("vin", "<Nissan VIN>");

const res = await fetch(url, {
  headers: {
    "X-RapidAPI-Key": process.env.RAPIDAPI_KEY,
    "X-RapidAPI-Host": "vindecoder.p.rapidapi.com",
  },
});
const data = await res.json();
if (data.success) console.log(data.specification);

curl -G "https://vindecoder.p.rapidapi.com/v2.0/decode_vin" \
  --data "vin=<Nissan VIN>" \
  -H "X-RapidAPI-Key: $RAPIDAPI_KEY" \
  -H "X-RapidAPI-Host: vindecoder.p.rapidapi.com"

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