22 prefixes
Mitsubishi VIN decoder
Put a Mitsubishi VIN in and get the full NHTSA specification plus any open recalls. Below, every manufacturer prefix a Mitsubishi can start with.
Where a Mitsubishi VIN starts
The first three characters are the World Manufacturer Identifier. Mitsubishi vehicles carry 22 of them, spread across 5 countries of manufacture, because the same model can be built on more than one continent. The prefix tells you which plant lineage built the car before you decode anything else.
| Prefix | Manufacturer of record | Vehicle type | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4A3 | MITSUBISHI MOTORS NORTH AMERICA | Passenger Car | UNITED STATES (USA) |
| 4A4 | MITSUBISHI MOTORS NORTH AMERICA | Multipurpose Passenger Vehicle (MPV) | UNITED STATES (USA) |
| 4P3 | MITSUBISHI MOTORS NORTH AMERICA | Passenger Car | UNITED STATES (USA) |
| 6MM | MITSUBISHI MOTORS AUSTRALIA LTD. | Passenger Car | AUSTRALIA |
| JA3 | MITSUBISHI MOTORS CORPORATION (MMC) | Passenger Car | JAPAN |
| JA4 | MITSUBISHI MOTORS CORPORATION (MMC) | Multipurpose Passenger Vehicle (MPV) | JAPAN |
| JA7 | MITSUBISHI MOTORS CORPORATION (MMC) | Truck | JAPAN |
| JB4 | MITSUBISHI MOTORS CORPORATION (MMC) | Multipurpose Passenger Vehicle (MPV) | JAPAN |
| JB7 | MITSUBISHI MOTORS CORPORATION (MMC) | Truck | JAPAN |
| JE4 | MITSUBISHI MOTORS CORPORATION (MMC) | Passenger Car | JAPAN |
| JJ3 | MITSUBISHI MOTORS CORPORATION (MMC) | Passenger Car | JAPAN |
| JL6 | MITSUBISHI FUSO TRUCK AND BUS CORPORATION | Incomplete Vehicle | JAPAN |
| JL7 | MITSUBISHI FUSO TRUCK AND BUS CORPORATION | Incomplete Vehicle | JAPAN |
| JLS | MITSUBISHI FUSO TRUCK AND BUS CORPORATION | Incomplete Vehicle | JAPAN |
| JP3 | MITSUBISHI MOTORS CORPORATION (MMC) | Passenger Car | JAPAN |
| JP4 | MITSUBISHI MOTORS CORPORATION (MMC) | Passenger Car | JAPAN |
| JP7 | MITSUBISHI MOTORS CORPORATION (MMC) | Truck | JAPAN |
| JW6 | MITSUBISHI MOTORS CORPORATION (MMC) | Incomplete Vehicle | JAPAN |
| JW7 | MITSUBISHI MOTORS CORPORATION (MMC) | Truck | JAPAN |
| ML3 | MITSUBISHI MOTORS CORPORATION (MMC) | Passenger Car | THAILAND |
| MP3 | MITSUBISHI MOTORS (THAILAND) CO LTD | Passenger Car | THAILAND |
| TYB | MITSUBISHI FUSO TRUCK EUROPE S.A. | Truck | PORTUGAL |
What Mitsubishi stamps them on
- Passenger Car10
- Truck5
- Incomplete Vehicle4
- Multipurpose Passenger Vehicle (MPV)3
Current Mitsubishi models
Models NHTSA lists for the most recent complete model year.
- Eclipse Cross
- Low Speed Vehicle
- Outlander
- Outlander Sport
Other makes
Prefix table from NHTSA vPIC, built 2026-08-09. 888 prefixes across the site.