Every Nissan Leaf (2018–2023) carries a 17-character VIN that begins with the 1N4 WMI. The Leaf is an electric hatch; this page shows what each character of a Nissan Leaf 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 Leaf.
Each sample below is built from the real 1N4 WMI and the Leaf's descriptor, so it decodes to a Nissan Leaf of the right model year:
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Worked on the sample 1N4AZ1CP5JC764280 — a 2018 Nissan Leaf:
| Position | Section | Value | What it tells you |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1–3 | WMI | 1N4 | Marks the VIN as Nissan, built in United States |
| 4–8 | VDS | AZ1CP | Descriptor for the Leaf — hatch body, electric powertrain |
| 9 | Check digit | 5 | Mod-11 checksum over the other 16 characters |
| 10 | Model year | J | Code J = 2018 |
| 11 | Plant | C | Assembly-plant code |
| 12–17 | Serial | 764280 | Sequential production number |
Positions 1–3 of every Nissan Leaf VIN read 1N4 — the World Manufacturer Identifier that marks the vehicle as Nissan, assembled in United States (North America). After the WMI, positions 4–8 (AZ1CP in our seed) describe the Leaf itself; see the full 17-digit format.
Position 10 encodes the model year. For the Leaf, 2018 is code J and 2023 is code P. See the 2023 year code or the check-digit math.
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A Nissan Leaf VIN is 17 characters starting with the 1N4 WMI, for example 1N4AZ1CP5JC764280. Positions 4–8 describe the Leaf, position 9 is the check digit, position 10 is the model year, and 12–17 are the serial number.
Read it left to right: 1N4 is the Nissan WMI, positions 4–8 are the Leaf 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 Leaf in our seed uses the 1N4 WMI (United States). Any VIN beginning with 1N4 decodes to Nissan.
No. They are synthetically generated but checksum-valid, use the real Nissan 1N4 WMI, and carry the Leaf's descriptor and a valid year code — so a decoder returns a Nissan Leaf. No real vehicle's VIN is used.