Vehicle Identification Code Chart Plate

Vehicle identification numbers contain 17 digits. The vehicle number is a code which tells country, make, vehicle type, etc.

Fig 1: Identifying Vehicle Identification Code Chart Plate

Courtesy of MITSUBISHI MOTOR SALES OF AMERICA.

VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION CODE CHART

NO.

ITEM

CONTENT

Country

4: USA

Make

A: Mitsubishi

Vehicle type

3: Passenger car

Others

A: Driver and passenger air bags

Line

K: ECLIPSE

Price class

2: Low

3: Medium

Body

4: 3-door hatchback

Engine

F: 2.4L (4G69) MIVEC

T: 3.8L (6G75) MIVEC

Check digits⁽¹⁾

0, 1, 2, 3, -----------9, X

Model year

6: 2006 year

Plant

E: Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc.

Serial number

000001 to 999999

⁽¹⁾	Check digit means a single number, or letter X, used to verify the accuracy of transcription of vehicle identification number.