The first three characters of a VIN are the World Manufacturer Identifier (WMI). 2HK is assigned to Honda, built in Canada (North America). Any VIN that starts with 2HK decodes to Honda. The sample VINs below are checksum-valid and start with 2HK.
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| WMI | 2HK (VIN positions 1–3) |
| Manufacturer | Honda |
| Country of assembly | Canada |
| Region | North America (from the first character, 2) |
| Models seen here | CR-V |
Honda test VINs · Decode a 2HK VIN →
After the 2HK 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.
2HK is a Honda WMI. Every VIN beginning with 2HK was built by Honda and decodes to that make.
The first character 2 places the manufacturer in Canada (North America region) under the VIN standard.
No. They are synthetically generated but checksum-valid and use the real 2HK WMI, so a decoder returns Honda. No real vehicle's VIN is used.