Every Nissan Pathfinder (2022–2024) carries a 17-character VIN that begins with the 5N1 WMI. The Pathfinder is a gas SUV; this page shows what each character of a Nissan Pathfinder VIN means and gives 3 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 Pathfinder.
Each sample below is built from the real 5N1 WMI and the Pathfinder's descriptor, so it decodes to a Nissan Pathfinder of the right model year:
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Worked on the sample 5N1DR3BBXNC685052 — a 2022 Nissan Pathfinder:
| Position | Section | Value | What it tells you |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1–3 | WMI | 5N1 | Marks the VIN as Nissan, built in United States |
| 4–8 | VDS | DR3BB | Descriptor for the Pathfinder — SUV body, gas powertrain |
| 9 | Check digit | X | Mod-11 checksum over the other 16 characters |
| 10 | Model year | N | Code N = 2022 |
| 11 | Plant | C | Assembly-plant code |
| 12–17 | Serial | 685052 | Sequential production number |
Positions 1–3 of every Nissan Pathfinder VIN read 5N1 — the World Manufacturer Identifier that marks the vehicle as Nissan, assembled in United States (North America). After the WMI, positions 4–8 (DR3BB in our seed) describe the Pathfinder itself; see the full 17-digit format.
Position 10 encodes the model year. For the Pathfinder, 2022 is code N and 2024 is code R. See the 2024 year code or the check-digit math.
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A Nissan Pathfinder VIN is 17 characters starting with the 5N1 WMI, for example 5N1DR3BBXNC685052. Positions 4–8 describe the Pathfinder, position 9 is the check digit, position 10 is the model year, and 12–17 are the serial number.
Read it left to right: 5N1 is the Nissan WMI, positions 4–8 are the Pathfinder 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 Pathfinder in our seed uses the 5N1 WMI (United States). Any VIN beginning with 5N1 decodes to Nissan.
No. They are synthetically generated but checksum-valid, use the real Nissan 5N1 WMI, and carry the Pathfinder's descriptor and a valid year code — so a decoder returns a Nissan Pathfinder. No real vehicle's VIN is used.