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