Every Subaru Forester (2019–2024) carries a 17-character VIN that begins with the JF2 WMI. The Forester is a gas SUV; this page shows what each character of a Subaru Forester 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 Forester.
Each sample below is built from the real JF2 WMI and the Forester's descriptor, so it decodes to a Subaru Forester of the right model year:
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Worked on the sample JF2SKAGC6KH879289 — a 2019 Subaru Forester:
| Position | Section | Value | What it tells you |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1–3 | WMI | JF2 | Marks the VIN as Subaru, built in Japan |
| 4–8 | VDS | SKAGC | Descriptor for the Forester — SUV body, gas powertrain |
| 9 | Check digit | 6 | Mod-11 checksum over the other 16 characters |
| 10 | Model year | K | Code K = 2019 |
| 11 | Plant | H | Assembly-plant code |
| 12–17 | Serial | 879289 | Sequential production number |
Positions 1–3 of every Subaru Forester VIN read JF2 — the World Manufacturer Identifier that marks the vehicle as Subaru, assembled in Japan (Asia). After the WMI, positions 4–8 (SKAGC in our seed) describe the Forester itself; see the full 17-digit format.
Position 10 encodes the model year. For the Forester, 2019 is code K and 2024 is code R. See the 2024 year code or the check-digit math.
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A Subaru Forester VIN is 17 characters starting with the JF2 WMI, for example JF2SKAGC6KH879289. Positions 4–8 describe the Forester, position 9 is the check digit, position 10 is the model year, and 12–17 are the serial number.
Read it left to right: JF2 is the Subaru WMI, positions 4–8 are the Forester 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 Forester in our seed uses the JF2 WMI (Japan). Any VIN beginning with JF2 decodes to Subaru.
No. They are synthetically generated but checksum-valid, use the real Subaru JF2 WMI, and carry the Forester's descriptor and a valid year code — so a decoder returns a Subaru Forester. No real vehicle's VIN is used.