Every Honda CR-V (2017–2024) carries a 17-character VIN that begins with the 2HK WMI. The CR-V is a gas SUV; this page shows what each character of a Honda CR-V VIN means and gives 4 checksum-valid sample VINs you can drop straight into test fixtures. Synthetic — not real: no scraping, no real-owner data. The generator below is pre-filtered to the CR-V.
Each sample below is built from the real 2HK WMI and the CR-V's descriptor, so it decodes to a Honda CR-V of the right model year:
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Worked on the sample 2HKRW2H59HH806032 — a 2017 Honda CR-V:
| Position | Section | Value | What it tells you |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1–3 | WMI | 2HK | Marks the VIN as Honda, built in Canada |
| 4–8 | VDS | RW2H5 | Descriptor for the CR-V — SUV body, gas powertrain |
| 9 | Check digit | 9 | Mod-11 checksum over the other 16 characters |
| 10 | Model year | H | Code H = 2017 |
| 11 | Plant | H | Assembly-plant code |
| 12–17 | Serial | 806032 | Sequential production number |
Positions 1–3 of every Honda CR-V VIN read 2HK — the World Manufacturer Identifier that marks the vehicle as Honda, assembled in Canada (North America). After the WMI, positions 4–8 (RW2H5 in our seed) describe the CR-V itself; see the full 17-digit format.
Position 10 encodes the model year. For the CR-V, 2017 is code H and 2024 is code R. See the 2024 year code or the check-digit math.
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A Honda CR-V VIN is 17 characters starting with the 2HK WMI, for example 2HKRW2H59HH806032. Positions 4–8 describe the CR-V, position 9 is the check digit, position 10 is the model year, and 12–17 are the serial number.
Read it left to right: 2HK is the Honda WMI, positions 4–8 are the CR-V descriptor, position 9 verifies the VIN via a mod-11 checksum, position 10 gives the year, position 11 the plant, and 12–17 the serial. Paste any VIN into the decoder to do it automatically.
The CR-V in our seed uses the 2HK WMI (Canada). Any VIN beginning with 2HK decodes to Honda.
No. They are synthetically generated but checksum-valid, use the real Honda 2HK WMI, and carry the CR-V's descriptor and a valid year code — so a decoder returns a Honda CR-V. No real vehicle's VIN is used.