Every Honda Ridgeline (2017–2023) carries a 17-character VIN that begins with the 5FP WMI. The Ridgeline is a gas truck; this page shows what each character of a Honda Ridgeline 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 Ridgeline.
Each sample below is built from the real 5FP WMI and the Ridgeline's descriptor, so it decodes to a Honda Ridgeline of the right model year:
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Worked on the sample 5FPYK3F53H8355988 — a 2017 Honda Ridgeline:
| Position | Section | Value | What it tells you |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1–3 | WMI | 5FP | Marks the VIN as Honda, built in United States |
| 4–8 | VDS | YK3F5 | Descriptor for the Ridgeline — truck body, gas powertrain |
| 9 | Check digit | 3 | Mod-11 checksum over the other 16 characters |
| 10 | Model year | H | Code H = 2017 |
| 11 | Plant | 8 | Assembly-plant code |
| 12–17 | Serial | 355988 | Sequential production number |
Positions 1–3 of every Honda Ridgeline VIN read 5FP — the World Manufacturer Identifier that marks the vehicle as Honda, assembled in United States (North America). After the WMI, positions 4–8 (YK3F5 in our seed) describe the Ridgeline itself; see the full 17-digit format.
Position 10 encodes the model year. For the Ridgeline, 2017 is code H and 2023 is code P. See the 2023 year code or the check-digit math.
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A Honda Ridgeline VIN is 17 characters starting with the 5FP WMI, for example 5FPYK3F53H8355988. Positions 4–8 describe the Ridgeline, position 9 is the check digit, position 10 is the model year, and 12–17 are the serial number.
Read it left to right: 5FP is the Honda WMI, positions 4–8 are the Ridgeline 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 Ridgeline in our seed uses the 5FP WMI (United States). Any VIN beginning with 5FP decodes to Honda.
No. They are synthetically generated but checksum-valid, use the real Honda 5FP WMI, and carry the Ridgeline's descriptor and a valid year code — so a decoder returns a Honda Ridgeline. No real vehicle's VIN is used.