The first three characters of a VIN are the World Manufacturer Identifier (WMI). 5FN is assigned to Honda, built in United States (North America). Any VIN that starts with 5FN decodes to Honda. The sample VINs below are checksum-valid and start with 5FN.
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| WMI | 5FN (VIN positions 1–3) |
| Manufacturer | Honda |
| Country of assembly | United States |
| Region | North America (from the first character, 5) |
| Models seen here | Pilot, Passport, Odyssey |
Honda test VINs · Decode a 5FN VIN →
After the 5FN 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.
5FN is a Honda WMI. Every VIN beginning with 5FN was built by Honda and decodes to that make.
The first character 5 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 5FN WMI, so a decoder returns Honda. No real vehicle's VIN is used.