1 - body number,
2 - body brand, body number,
3 - transmission number (variator),
4 - transmission number (manual transmission),
5 - engine number.
Model code decoding (models for the external market)
A. Manufacturer, type of vehicle.
- JHM: Honda Motor- CO., LTD. Passenger Honda car.
- MRH: Honda Automobile (Thailand) CO., LTD. Passenger Honda car,
- 93 N: Honda Automoveis do Brasil Ltda. Passenger Honda car.
- MHR: PT Honda Prospect Motor, Indonesia. Passenger Honda car.
- LHG: Guangzhou Honda Automobile Co., Ltd. Passenger Honda car.
- LUC: Honda Automobile (China) Co., Ltd. Passenger Honda car.
- RKT: Honda Taiwan Co., Ltd. Honda passenger car.
B. Body and engine type.
- GD1: JAZZ/L1ZAT, F1T/L1ZA1;
- GD3: JAZZ/L15A1, L15A2, L15A4;
- GD5: JAZZ/L12A1.
C. Body type and transmission.
- 7: 5-door hatchback/5-speed manual;
- 8: 5-door hatchback/CVT.
D. Equipment.
- 2: 1.2S-W, 1.4S-W:
- 3: 1.2S, 1.4S;
- 5: 1.2S-S, 1.3LX, 1.4LS, 1.4SE;
- 6: 1.4LS, 1.4SE;
- 7: 1.2LS, 1.3EX, 1.4ES, 1.4SES;
- 8: 1.2LS; 1.4ES, 1.4SES;
- 9: 1.2ES.
E. -
F. Model year.
- 2:2002.
G. Manufacturer's plant code.
- S: Suzuka, Japan,
- R: Ayutthaya, Thailand.
- Z: Sao Paulo, Brazil.
- J: Karawang, Indonesia.
- 2: Guangzhou Factory, China.
- 3: Huangpu Guangzhou Factory, China.
- F: Ping Tung Factory, Taiwan.
H. Serial number.
Decoding the identification plate codes (Japan models)
