The first three characters of a VIN are the World Manufacturer Identifier (WMI). 19U is assigned to Acura, built in United States (North America). Any VIN that starts with 19U decodes to Acura. The sample VINs below are checksum-valid and start with 19U.
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| WMI | 19U (VIN positions 1–3) |
| Manufacturer | Acura |
| Country of assembly | United States |
| Region | North America (from the first character, 1) |
| Models seen here | TLX |
Acura test VINs · Decode a 19U VIN →
After the 19U WMI, positions 4–8 describe the model, body and engine; position 9 is the mod-11 check digit; position 10 is the model year; position 11 is the assembly plant; and positions 12–17 are the serial number. See the full 17-digit VIN format.
19U is a Acura WMI. Every VIN beginning with 19U was built by Acura and decodes to that make.
The first character 1 places the manufacturer in United States (North America region) under the VIN standard.
No. They are synthetically generated but checksum-valid and use the real 19U WMI, so a decoder returns Acura. No real vehicle's VIN is used.