23 prefixes
Suzuki VIN decoder
Put a Suzuki VIN in and get the full NHTSA specification plus any open recalls. Below, every manufacturer prefix a Suzuki can start with.
Where a Suzuki VIN starts
The first three characters are the World Manufacturer Identifier. Suzuki vehicles carry 23 of them, spread across 6 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2S2 | SUZUKI MOTOR OF AMERICA, INC | Passenger Car | JAPAN |
| 2S3 | SUZUKI MOTOR OF AMERICA, INC | Multipurpose Passenger Vehicle (MPV) | not stated |
| 5SA | SUZUKI MOTOR OF AMERICA, INC | Motorcycle | UNITED STATES (USA) |
| 5Z6 | SUZUKI MOTOR OF AMERICA, INC | Truck | UNITED STATES (USA) |
| JG7 | SUZUKI MOTOR OF AMERICA, INC | Passenger Car | JAPAN |
| JKS | SUZUKI MOTOR OF AMERICA, INC | Motorcycle | JAPAN |
| JS1 | SUZUKI MOTOR CORPORATION | Motorcycle | JAPAN |
| JS2 | SUZUKI MOTOR OF AMERICA, INC | Passenger Car | not stated |
| JS3 | SUZUKI MOTOR OF AMERICA, INC | Multipurpose Passenger Vehicle (MPV) | not stated |
| JS4 | SUZUKI MOTOR OF AMERICA, INC | Truck | JAPAN |
| JSA | SUZUKI MOTOR OF AMERICA, INC | Motorcycle | JAPAN |
| JSK | SUZUKI MOTOR OF AMERICA, INC | Motorcycle | JAPAN |
| JSL | SUZUKI MOTOR OF AMERICA, INC | Motorcycle | JAPAN |
| KL5 | SUZUKI MOTOR OF AMERICA, INC | Passenger Car | SOUTH KOREA |
| LC6 | SUZUKI MOTOR OF AMERICA, INC | Motorcycle | CHINA |
| LM1 | SUZUKI MOTOR OF AMERICA, INC | Motorcycle | TAIWAN |
| LM4 | SUZUKI MOTOR OF AMERICA, INC | Motorcycle | TAIWAN |
| LN1 | SUZUKI MOTOR OF AMERICA, INC | Motorcycle | JAPAN |
| MLC | SUZUKI MOTOR OF AMERICA, INC | Motorcycle | not stated |
| RFD | SUZUKI MOTOR OF AMERICA, INC | Motorcycle | not stated |
| RK6 | SUZUKI MOTOR OF AMERICA, INC | Motorcycle | TAIWAN |
| RK7 | SUZUKI MOTOR OF AMERICA, INC | Motorcycle | TAIWAN |
| VTT | SUZUKI MOTOR OF AMERICA, INC | Motorcycle | SPAIN |
What Suzuki stamps them on
- Motorcycle15
- Passenger Car4
- Multipurpose Passenger Vehicle (MPV)2
- Truck2
Current Suzuki models
Models NHTSA lists for the most recent complete model year.
- Boulevard
- Burgman 400
- DR-Z125L
- DR-Z400S
- DR-Z400SM
- DR-Z50
- DR650S
- GSX-8R
- GSX-8S
- GSX-R1000
- GSX-R1000R
- GSX-R600
- GSX-R750
- GSX-S1000
- GSX-S1000GT/GSX-S1000GT+
- GSX250R
- Hayabusa
- KingQuad 400 Asi
- KingQuad 400 Fsi
- KingQuad 500 Axi
- KingQuad 750 Axi
- Low Speed Vehicle
- QuadSport Z50
- QuadSport Z90
- RM-Z250
- RM-Z450
- RM85
- SV650
- V-Strom 1050
- V-Strom 650
- V-Strom 800
- V-Strom 800DE
Other makes
Prefix table from NHTSA vPIC, built 2026-08-09. 888 prefixes across the site.