Every Jeep Compass (2018–2024) carries a 17-character VIN that begins with the 3C4 WMI. The Compass is a gas SUV; this page shows what each character of a Jeep Compass 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 Compass.
Each sample below is built from the real 3C4 WMI and the Compass's descriptor, so it decodes to a Jeep Compass of the right model year:
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Worked on the sample 3C4NJDBB6JT476069 — a 2018 Jeep Compass:
| Position | Section | Value | What it tells you |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1–3 | WMI | 3C4 | Marks the VIN as Jeep, built in Mexico |
| 4–8 | VDS | NJDBB | Descriptor for the Compass — SUV body, gas powertrain |
| 9 | Check digit | 6 | Mod-11 checksum over the other 16 characters |
| 10 | Model year | J | Code J = 2018 |
| 11 | Plant | T | Assembly-plant code |
| 12–17 | Serial | 476069 | Sequential production number |
Positions 1–3 of every Jeep Compass VIN read 3C4 — the World Manufacturer Identifier that marks the vehicle as Jeep, assembled in Mexico (North America). After the WMI, positions 4–8 (NJDBB in our seed) describe the Compass itself; see the full 17-digit format.
Position 10 encodes the model year. For the Compass, 2018 is code J and 2024 is code R. See the 2024 year code or the check-digit math.
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A Jeep Compass VIN is 17 characters starting with the 3C4 WMI, for example 3C4NJDBB6JT476069. Positions 4–8 describe the Compass, position 9 is the check digit, position 10 is the model year, and 12–17 are the serial number.
Read it left to right: 3C4 is the Jeep WMI, positions 4–8 are the Compass 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 Compass in our seed uses the 3C4 WMI (Mexico). Any VIN beginning with 3C4 decodes to Jeep.
No. They are synthetically generated but checksum-valid, use the real Jeep 3C4 WMI, and carry the Compass's descriptor and a valid year code — so a decoder returns a Jeep Compass. No real vehicle's VIN is used.