The first three characters of a VIN are the World Manufacturer Identifier (WMI). 19X is assigned to Honda, built in United States (North America). Any VIN that starts with 19X decodes to Honda. The sample VINs below are checksum-valid and start with 19X.
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| WMI | 19X (VIN positions 1–3) |
| Manufacturer | Honda |
| Country of assembly | United States |
| Region | North America (from the first character, 1) |
| Models seen here | Civic |
Honda test VINs · Decode a 19X VIN →
After the 19X 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.
19X is a Honda WMI. Every VIN beginning with 19X was built by Honda 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 19X WMI, so a decoder returns Honda. No real vehicle's VIN is used.